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A holiday miracle? Stores try to cut down on long lines

A holiday miracle? Stores try to cut down on long lines | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Dan Bylsma watches the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Oct. 11, 2018, in Detroit. The Seattle Kraken are expected to name Bylsma as their coach, according to a person with knowledge of the choice, putting the 2009 Stanley Cup winner in Pittsburgh back in charge of an NHL team for the first time since 2017. The person spoke to The Associated Press, Monday, May 27, 2024, on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the hire. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

NEW YORK – Retailers will once again offer big deals and early hours to lure shoppers into their stores for the start of the holiday season. But they’ll also try to get shoppers out of their stores faster by minimizing the thing they hate most: long lines.

Walmart, Target and other large retailers are sending workers throughout their stores to check customers out with mobile devices. And at Macy’s, shoppers can scan and pay for items on their own smartphones.

Retailers hope the changes will make in-store shopping less of a hassle. Long lines can irritate shoppers, who may leave the store empty handed and spend their money elsewhere, or go online.

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