Target Gearing Up For Major Change At Minnesota + Wisconsin Stores

It's hard to keep up with all the changes major businesses are making as of late and now Target is eying a pretty big one.

The superstore has made quite a few changes over the past few years. For example, late last year, they changed the way that customers can pick up their items curbside.

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The change was put in place to help staff working curbside pickup, as customers weren't notifying the store when they were on the way, causing a big backup for workers.

This new change is going to be a lot more noticeable if it does come to fruition - and it will definitely change your shopping experience, for better or for worse.

Target Might Be Axing Self-Checkout At Minnesota + Wisconsin Stores

Target now might be taking a page out of Walmart's book, axing self-checkout at stores all across the country. According to several reports, this has already happened at a few different locations.

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Target has not confirmed or denied the reports but it would make sense, as they recently started cracking down big time on self-checkout. Last year, they put a cap on the number of items you can take through the self-checkout lanes, capping it at ten to prevent theft.

Target Taking A Page From Sam's Club By Axing Self-Checkouts?

A new report says that Sam's Club stores nationwide are slowly phasing out self-checkout lanes. Instead, customers will have to use their mobile app to 'scan and go' as they pick items up throughout the store.

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The first thing I thought of when I read about the change was those that aren't technologically savvy. Maybe someone doesn't have a smart phone to download the app or struggle with using a smart phone! It's definitely an interesting change.

I understand that self-checkouts can be annoying at times, especially when people bring way too many items through but I would be sad to see them go. I like checking out myself and think that getting rid of this option would create long lines.

We will have to wait and see what happens but I hope that these reports aren't true! They will still have a fan in me either way, though.

UPDATE 5/6: A spokesperson for Target said the following regarding this report, writing "Target is not removing self-checkout. We offer it in the vast majority of our stores and have no plans to change this."