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The UK’s shift towards a cashless economy is threatening to “leave millions behind or put our economy at risk” as our cash system nears collapse.

Digital retail payments backlash reaches UK as chancellor warned cashless society will “put our economy at risk”

February 19, 2020

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The UK’s shift towards a cashless economy is threatening to “leave millions behind or put our economy at risk” as our cash system nears collapse. A new report from a…

Cashless retail stores are now officially banned in New York City in a dramatic shift away from digital payments.

New York bans cashless stores in major blow to digital retail payments

January 27, 2020

Ben Stevens

News, Payment

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Cashless retail stores are now officially banned in New York City in a dramatic shift away from digital payments. New York’s city council approved new legislation almost unanimously last week…

Tesco has announced plans to make its “Scan as you Shop” system cashless sparking outrage among many customers across the UK.

Tesco makes “Scan as you Shop” system cashless sparking customer outrage

January 3, 2020

Ben Stevens

News, Payment, Point of Sale

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Tesco has announced plans to make its “Scan as you Shop” system cashless sparking outrage among many customers across the UK. Its Scan as you Shop system allows any Tesco…

Sainsbury’s has scrapped the UK’s first ever cashierless grocery store after a three-month trial admitting “not all our customers are ready for totally till-free” shopping.

Sainsbury’s scraps UK’s first cashierless grocery store admitting “not all our customers are ready”

September 6, 2019

Ben Stevens

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Sainsbury’s has scrapped the UK’s first ever cashierless grocery store after a three-month trial admitting “not all our customers are ready for totally till-free” shopping. The UK’s first till-free grocery…

Tesco has signed a deal which will see 15,000 solar panels installed on 17 of its stores by the end of next year, amid a major investment in sustainable energy.

Tesco set to go cashierless as it seeks to rival Amazon Go

June 27, 2019

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, Instore, News, Point of Sale

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Tesco is set to become the latest major retailer to go cashier-free as it aims to modernise its operations to compete with the likes of Amazon Go. The UK’s largest…

Amazon is planning to open physical stores in Germany marking the latest battleground in its bid to establish itself as a bricks-and-mortar retailer.

Amazon’s cashless Go stores to begin accepting cash

April 11, 2019

Ben Stevens

Instore, News, Payment

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Amazon’s pioneering cashless Go stores are due to start accepting cash, following growing concerns the format discriminates those without access to a bank account. The retailer’s senior vice president of…

Coffee shop becomes first to go cashless

April 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment, Point of Sale

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An Irish coffee shop has become the first in the country to be go entirely cashless, as the increasingly popular concept grows this side of the pond. Bear Market Coffee…

Cashless stores banned in Philadelphia

March 11, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment, Point of Sale

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Philadelphia has become the latest US city to pass a law effectively banning cashless stores, presenting a major hurdle for the emerging format. On July 1 almost all businesses in…

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Digital retail payments backlash reaches UK as chancellor warned cashless society will “put our economy at risk”

New York bans cashless stores in major blow to digital retail payments

Tesco makes “Scan as you Shop” system cashless sparking customer outrage

Sainsbury’s scraps UK’s first cashierless grocery store admitting “not all our customers are ready”

Tesco set to go cashierless as it seeks to rival Amazon Go

Amazon’s cashless Go stores to begin accepting cash

Coffee shop becomes first to go cashless

Cashless stores banned in Philadelphia

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