Integrated scale system for checkout terminal

A method for retail checkout comprising:

• determining, with a control circuit of a checkout terminal system having a scale system, a weight of one or more items placed on a scale plate of the scale system;
• processing a transaction based on the weight of the one or more items;
• and
• actuating an EAS label deactivator to deactivate one or more EAS labels on the one or more items;
• wherein the scale system comprises:
• the scale plate;
• a frame load plate under the scale plate;
• a plurality of load cells mounted on the frame load plate under the scale plate configured to output signals indicating the weight of items placed on the scale plate;
• and
• the EAS label deactivator positioned between the scale plate and the frame load plate.