Japan convenience stores to cut out workers, scan entire baskets

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UPI - 4/17/2017 - Elizabeth Shim - Japanese consumers can expect even more convenience at convenience stores. By 2025 the country's major retailers, including Seven-Eleven Japan and other chain operators, will allow customers to use self-checkout computer kiosks to scan an entire basket of items without requiring individual scans, The Nikkei reported Tuesday, local time. The easier method of checkout eliminates the need to scan each item's bar code separately, once a basket is placed on the counter. Read more @ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/ ... 492478626/