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Retailers sticking with automation brought in during the pandemic

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Retailers and restaurant operators turned to automated technology solutions to help address operational challenges caused the novel coronavirus pandemic. Many are sticking with the new automation and even doubling down as it has become more challenging to find human workers to fill open positions.

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