长滩成为美国第一个限制雇员人员配置规则的自我检查的城市,目的是减少盗窃和改善安全。 Long Beach became the first U.S. city to limit self-checkouts with employee staffing rules, aiming to reduce theft and improve safety.

长滩已成为第一个执行严格的自我检查规则的美国城市,要求每三个亭有一名雇员,将交易限制在15个物品,禁止身份证要求或锁定物品,并至少保持一个有人驾驶的车道开放。 Long Beach has become the first U.S. city to enforce strict self-checkout rules, requiring one employee for every three kiosks, limiting transactions to 15 items, banning ID-requiring or locked items, and keeping at least one staffed lane open. "安全商店是有人员的商店"条例,自2024年9月生效,旨在减少盗窃和提高安全性,至少有四家阿尔伯森商店关闭了自助结账. The "Safe Stores Are Staffed Stores" ordinance, effective September 2024, aims to reduce theft and improve safety, with at least four Albertsons stores shutting down self-checkouts in response. 这项措施得到UFCWC Clobal 324的支持,将自我检查作为主要盗窃来源,但包括长滩地区商会和加利福尼亚杂货店协会在内的反对者认为,它可能抬高价格,减少方便,质疑其效力。 Backed by UFCW Local 324, the measure cites self-checkouts as a major theft source, though opponents including the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce and California Grocers Association argue it may raise prices and reduce convenience, questioning its effectiveness.