At times, using self-checkout was the only option many of us had when shopping at certain stores. But recently, several retailers have started to curb their reliance on these machines amid rising theft and customer complaints. And now, a new law could force some stores to ban self-checkout altogether.
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California bill SB 1446, introduced by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, aims to regulate self-checkout systems in grocery and retail drug establishments. If passed, the bill would impose conditions on self-service checkout, such as limiting the number of stations per employee and ensuring the availability of manned checkout counters. It also restricts the use of self-checkout for certain items and requires businesses to assess the impact of such technology on jobs.
Self-checkout stations at grocery stores are fast, convenient, and fairly easy to use. But they're also a magnet for theft and, as losses for retail stores pile up, California may try to do something about it.
A new California bill has the potential to ban self-checkout options in grocery stores in an attempt to curb retail theft.
Senate Bill 1446, introduced by Democratic state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, would “prohibit a grocery or retail drug establishment from providing a self-service checkout option” unless conditions such as ensuring that no more than two self-service checkout stations are monitored by one employee are met, according to a summary of the proposed legislation.
A newly proposed bill in California could ban grocery stores and certain retailers from offering self-checkout options for customers in an effort to cut down on theft.
A newly proposed bill in California could ban grocery stores and certain retailers from offering self-checkout options for customers in an effort to cut down on theft.
A proposed bill in California could lead to fewer self-checkout kiosks in the Golden State.
Senate Bill 1446, part of a bill package introduced by state Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas in February, would require many large grocery and drug retail stores to staff up their self-checkout stations.
A SoCal state Senator is pushing a new bill that would eliminate self-checkout stands from many stores in California, under the reasoning that self-checkout is responsible for a whole lot of shoplifting, and to keep more human cashiers employed.