Shoppers in the self-checkout queue varied from those with carts jam packed with 20 to 30 items, to flatbed carts loaded with ...

A customer uses a self-checkout machine while shopping at Albertsons in Arcadia in July 2023. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Tired of rampant shoplifting scaring away citizens and shoppers, Long ...

Checking out at the grocery store could take you longer in Long Beach. Most self-checkout lanes are closed due to a new local ordinance. As part of new city rules, larger grocery stores and retail ...

A California city is cracking down on shoplifters with a first-of-its-kind rule dramatically restricting self-checkouts. Long Beach passed the “Safe Stores are Staffed Stores” in September, which ...