Cashiers

Because people bag their own groceries the cashiers can sit on comfortable chairs.  The area by the scanner lifts up to reveal the cash drawer.  People who are using a credit card can use the machine right by the cashier, but there is also one at the end of the belt where people stand to bag groceries.

See the metal bar by the cashier's elbow?  It moves in case one person has bought many items or is a slow bagger.  The cashier moves the bar to the other side of the belt and slides things down the other side.  I have not seen any major back ups, but I don't usually shop at peak hours.

a different view (lukket means closed)