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-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Self-checkouts have long been a staple feature within retail stores nationwide, but a new study found that an increasing number of Americans are actually in favor of eliminating such technology for good. According to a survey conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies exclusively for Newsweek, 43% of shoppers supported the removal of self-checkouts from retail stores. 23% said they strongly support the removal of self-checkouts and 20% said they generally support a complete removal.

The poll was conducted between June 28 and June 29 and included a sampling pool of 2,500 eligible voters within the United States. It also found that 62% of Americans didn’t like self-checkout technology because it takes away the job of an actual store cashier. 40% of Americans said they disliked self-checkouts because they prefer to speak to a person.



An additional 27% of respondents said they don’t prefer such technology because it doesn’t accept cash. As explained by Will Glaser — CEO and Founder of Grabango , the leading provider of checkout-free shopping technology for retailers across the nation — the recent findings aren’t surprising, considering that the removal of self-checkout is beneficial for both retailers and consumers. “In particular, self-checkout causes a dramatic increase in partial shrink, where a shopper pays for some of their purchase, but not the full amount,” he explained to Newsweek .

“By eliminating partial shrink, c.

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