Target’s Self Checkout Policy Will Remain Unchanged in MA and Beyond

5/5/2025 7:15 pm- Story Update: Despite some media reports, there won't be any removal of self-checkout machines at Target. We caught up with Loni Monroe, who is with Target's Media Relations Team, and she stated the following:

 Self-checkout was limited to 10 items or less but that change happened well over a year ago, and it was the last time we made company-wide changes to how we operate self-checkout. Target is not removing self-checkout. We offer it in the vast majority of our stores and have no plans to change this.

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Self-checkout at stores like Target has been a blessing in recent years. For me, it's made the experience more enjoyable. I don't have to wait in really long lines and I can get on with my day. I'm very glad that there will be know changes to the self checkout process.

It was reported that last year, a Target store in Dorchester shut down all of its self-checkout machines, and that the reason, according to staff, was due to a large amount of theft. If that indeed occurred, you can see from Loni's statement above that checkout machines are here to stay and remain unaltered.