Grocers tweak self-checkout options


Less than a decade since self-checkout operations spread throughout the country in 2003, some grocers are abandoning the concept.

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Less than a decade since self-checkout operations spread throughout the country in 2003, some  grocers are abandoning the concept.

The experiment is over for some stores. A chain of Albertsons LLC stores will remove the self-serve scanner from its grocery outlets in eight states, none in the Northwest.

At Fred Meyer stores, more self-scanners will be added along with a new concept from Europe. The Euro-style stations are smaller units. In the space it takes for one conventional checkout, there are three 12 item express stations.  

“They can get those orders processed faster than someone who’s going through UScan,  because of the limitation as far as the number of items you can have,” said Amanda Ip, spokesperson for Fred Meyer stores.

Read more at KGW.com.

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