A Booths spokesperson said: “We believe colleagues serving customers delivers a better customer experience and therefore we have taken the decision to remove self-checkouts in the majority of our stores.

Source: https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/business/consumer/booths-supermarket-axe-self-service-check-outs-at-lancashire-stores-including-lytham-st-annes-penwortham-longton-lancaster-and-clitheroe-4403560

It has also trialled what it called "love bombing" in some of its stores - being extra attentive to customers, including asking if help is needed at self-checkouts, to act as a potential deterrent.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66562640?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Morrisons makes 'sneaky' change to self-checkouts leaving shoppers 'livid'

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/money/11503707/boston-fern-pink-plant-banish-mould-home/

“We believe colleagues serving customers delivers a better customer experience and therefore we have taken the decision to remove self-checkouts in the majority of our stores,” the company said.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/booths-supermarket-self-service-till-backlash-b2445217.html

With the grocery industry continually evolving, it is difficult to predict the future of self-checkouts in New York.

Source: https://wnbf.com/ixp/498/p/self-checkouts-going-away/