Other Safeway stores in California cities such as San Francisco and Emeryville have also removed their self-checkout kiosks, with an unspecified number of stores now planning to remove theirs.

Safeway has made “operational changes” at select Bay Area stores in response to increasing theft, including removing self-checkout kiosks from a few locations.

A newly proposed bill in California could ban grocery stores and certain retailers from offering self-checkout options for customers in an effort to cut down on theft.

A Sacramento Safeway installed additional retail theft protection at self-checkout, mirroring technology installed in the Bay Area last year.

As more retailers fret over theft in California stores, it appears another major chain is reconsidering its use of self-checkout machines.

Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP Concerns about theft had previously forced Safeway to remove self-checkouts at stores throughout California and the Bay Area.

Albertsons, the parent company of Safeway, was ordered to pay nearly $4 million to settle a statewide legal complaint for overcharging customers. The judgment made in Marin County Superior Court ...

California lawmakers proposed a law that would eliminate self-checkout lanes at certain grocers and retailers to combat theft. Retail experts say this will only drive up costs.

A newly proposed bill in California could ban grocery stores and certain retailers from offering self-checkout options for customers in an effort to cut down on theft.

In San Francisco, Safeway and Target have been closing self-checkout kiosks since last last year. Meanwhile, Amazon seems to be a lot more trusting of its customers.