Inside Alibaba’s High-Tech Freshippo Supermarkets: Mobile-First, Self-Service, and 30‑Minute Grocery Write up on Retailsystems post — Supermarket Grocery of Future – Alibaba (in China) In-store experience TIG Intel Insight: China supermarkets Expert commentary by Craig Allen Keefner, Kiosk Industry Group Commentary: Freshippo is a useful warning shot: if your self-service roadmap is only about adding more endpoints (more… Read More »
There are many touting the Sam’s Scan and Go for self-checkout. Personally it is just another “load factor” with not much ROI for me personally. Good to shop and then when done, good to checkout. More efficient to single task than multi-task (even preemptively). We shop at Costco, and we shop at Kroger or Wegman’s, Aldi, Sprouts or… Read More »
Removing Self-Checkout by Walmart Press The only thing more popular than Taylor Swift’s music industry influence might be Walmart and it’s Self-Checkout units. Maybe close to 100,000 installed across the world? Cash cow for NCR for sure (but here comes Zebra…). Toshiba isn’t exactly laying down either. Fact is over the last 12 months Walmart has removed self-checkout… Read More »
What’s Up with Walmart Self-Checkout SCO September 2025 Update September 2025 — Aldi has addressed shopper concerns about the rumored removal of self-checkout lanes. While some stores have quietly taken away self-checkout, prompting frustration over longer wait times and speculation about reasons like theft, Aldi states that it is continually testing and refining its checkout options to improve… Read More »
Improving Self Checkout at Grocery Stores Nice article by payment processor Datacap on How To Improve Self Checkouts Reputation. Check with Mike Lebo at Datacap or send email to info@kioskindustry.org for more information. Self-checkout solutions have been around for decades. However, advancements in technology, changes in consumer behavior, rising costs, and labor shortages have all led to more… Read More »