Our content is fact checked by our senior editorial staff to reflect accuracy and ensure our readers get sound information and advice to make the smartest, healthiest choices.
Shoppers who don't belong to these groups and Walmart employees themselves have been expressing their frustration over the new self-checkout rule. "Only Walmart would have an entire section of self-checkout closed and leave only six open to use," one X user wrote in a"Walmart never ceases to amaze me. Your lines are already long, so instead of opening more self checkout lanes, you close them and make them for Spark drivers only," another
"Based on several factors including customer and associate feedback, shopping patterns, and business needs, some locations are temporarily testing different checkout staffing options," Pennington explained back in March.