Costco's New Pay Stations Cut Checkout Time to 8 Seconds

0:00Costco's rolling out these slick new paystations in a pilot program that's cutting checkout times down to an average of eight seconds. Straight fire for shoppers tired of long lines at the warehouse giant. CEO Ron Vakras dropped the details during their second quarter earnings call back in March, saying members scanned their stuff right in the cart width, helped from staff, then zipped through payment. Early feedbacks been straight positive, smoothing out the whole traffic flow inside stores. Works are hyped on social media, posting videos of the magic like this tiktok from Costco superfan Andy Shen at the Issaquaspot. He showed how an employee prescans your cart, and boom, you're out quick. Works best for lighter loads, not the full ball calls. It's still just a test run, number of locations unclear, and Costco didn't comment when asked. Meanwhile, rivals like Sam's Club are pushing their scanning go app to skip lines altogether with a quick exit code. With over 900 warehouses worldwide, including 634 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, this could

1:04change the game everywhere if it scales up. Keep an eye on your local bulk spot. From your city, powered by AI, this is Anchorage News Today. I'm Corey with The Storing.