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Self-checkout now comprises nearly 40% of grocery checkout options, study says

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Despite the outcry over the rise of do-it-yourself front ends, consumers that use both self-checkout and staffed lanes are highly valuable to retailers, according to shopper intelligence firm Catalina. 

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