--- title: Checking In Blog | self-checkout description: self-checkout | Explore insights on checkout-free innovation transforming in-store shopping with autonomous retail. 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The Hassles of Traditional Airport Shopping](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/airport-shopping) [Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Zippin store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/zippin-store) [Checkout-free store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-store) [Frictionless shopping](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/frictionless-shopping) [Airports](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/airports) [Retail technology](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/retail-technology) [Self-checkout](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/self-checkout) [Dfw](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/dfw) I don’t travel as much as I used to. But I remember the years I spent flying somewhere different every few weeks. The excitement and dread came in equal measure as I headed out to.. [Explore the full story](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/airport-shopping) [![waiting in line](https://www.getzippin.com/hubfs/Watiing%20BW.jpg)](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/being-tricked-into-waiting-in-line) May 11, 2023, 10:00:00 AM ## [How we're still being tricked into waiting in line](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/being-tricked-into-waiting-in-line) [Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Checkout-free store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-store) [Self-checkout](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/self-checkout) According to a recent study commissioned by Zippin, 53% of shoppers have left a store without their purchase because of long checkout lines. Persistent labor shortages in retail.. [Explore the full story](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/being-tricked-into-waiting-in-line) [![Checkout-free fundamentally changes the in-store shopping experience into a natural and frictionless process that’s convenient and easy to use.](https://www.getzippin.com/hubfs/Checking%20In%20Blog%20Photos/Self-checkout.jpeg)](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/3-big-differences-between-checkout-free-and-self-checkout) Feb 28, 2023, 6:00:00 AM ## [3 Big Differences Between Checkout-Free and Self-Checkout](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/3-big-differences-between-checkout-free-and-self-checkout) [Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Checkout-free store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-store) [Retail technology](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/retail-technology) [Self-checkout](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/self-checkout) As checkout-free shopping continues to expand throughout the world of retail, inevitable comparisons to self-checkout have followed, but it’s important to note the differences... [Explore the full story](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/3-big-differences-between-checkout-free-and-self-checkout) [![Has self-checkout only increased the level of frustration experienced by shoppers?](https://www.getzippin.com/hubfs/Self-checkout%20woes.jpeg)](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/5-unintended-consequences-of-self-checkout) May 24, 2022, 8:45:00 AM ## [5 Unintended Consequences of Self-Checkout](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/5-unintended-consequences-of-self-checkout) [Checkout-free retail](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-retail) [Checkout-free store](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/checkout-free-store) [Frictionless shopping](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/frictionless-shopping) [Retail technology](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/retail-technology) [Self-checkout](https://www.getzippin.com/blog/tag/self-checkout) I recently returned to the U.S. from a long overdue trip to the U.K. to visit family, and on my travels dropped into a few supermarkets, airports and train station stores—and even.. 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