Attention Walmart shoppers…Get ready for some changes at the checkout. Target, Walmart and Costco are now cracking down on store self-checkout in Massachusetts. Have you noticed this yet?

Theft at self-checkout is a big problem in theses stores, and many others. So, if you shop at these registers be prepared for some changes as the stores fight the multi-million dollar shoplifting issue.  Find out where the stores are and how they will deal with the issues, here.

Target has over 40 stores in Massachusetts. As reported in the Patch (Massachusetts), the popular discount department chain store has now placed a 10 item limit on customers at it’s “honor system self-checkout registers.” The new rule went into effect yesterday at mostly all of it’s 2,00 stores nationwide. Meanwhile, Walmart has also started limiting the number of items you can self-scan at the registers. They have over 10,000 across the country.

Limiting Items At Self-Checkout in Massachusetts Is Becoming A Trend

According to the article in the Patch, Costco is also making some adjustments to offset problems. They have 6 locations in Massachusetts, and “started making changes at self-checkout lines, cracking down on membership card checks to prevent membership-sharing.”

On Walmart’s website, you’ll find that if you want to self-scan you can enroll in their  Scan & Go program. This exclusive program is for Walmart+ customers only, and the cost for their loyalty program is $98 a year.

I don’t know about you, but I find self-check out in Massachusetts can be more of a problem than a shortcut. I often have issues scanning and have to wait for a staff member to come over and enter their keycard to fix the problem. I will sometimes wait in a longer line to have an employee working the register at check-out.

Where is Your Store?

As reported in The Patch article, Target has over 40 stores in Massachusetts, which include the following:

• Boston (3)
• Braintree
• Burlington
• Danvers
• Framingham
• Hyannis
• Marlborough (2)
• Medford
• Milford
• Quincy
• Salem
• Westborough
• Westwood
• Woburn
• Worcester

Walmart has 48 Massachusetts locations, including:

• Bellingham
• Chelmsford
• Danvers
• Framingham
• Hudson
• Lynn
• North Reading
• Northborough
• Plymouth
• Quincy
• Salem
• Tewksbury
• Walpole
• Worcester