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Self-checkouts are here to stay, but retailers shouldn’t leave cash buyers behind in the pursuit of progress

365 Retail

It’s fair to say that self-service checkouts are not universally popular with shoppers. The biggest reason is the irritation we experience when the process doesn’t work smoothly, particularly from the ‘unknown items in the bagging area’ Many of us have felt this frustration at the grocery store.

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Mastercard Announces That Magnetic Stripes Will Be Phased Out

Korona

All cards with magnetic stripes will be completely phased out by 2029 in Europe and 2033 in the U.S. So while banks and credit card companies have already given merchants plenty of reasons to adopt the chip and PIN technology , they’ve still left plenty of time for the new technology to be gradually adopted.