Why You'll Never See A Self-Checkout Lane At Trader Joe's - Chowhound

In an era where much in business and food is being dehumanized as AI enters all our lives whether we like it or not and we become less connected with human beings, Trader Joe's goes the opposite route — keeping its friendly human cashiers front and center with absolutely no plans to replace them with an unmanned self-checkout option. The store's CEO Bryan Palbaum quashed the idea in no uncertain terms on an…