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April 15, 2019

Backlash grows over cash-free stores

  • Philadelphia was the first city to ban cashless stores and New York City is considering a ban. Cashless stores are banned statewide in New Jersey.
    • By ALEXANDRA OLSON and KEN SWEET
    AP Business Writers

    NEW YORK — Hembert Figueroa just wanted a taco.

    So he was surprised to learn the dollar bills in his pocket were no good at Dos Toros Taqueria in Manhattan, one of a small but growing number of establishments across the U.S. where customers can only pay by card or smartphone.


     
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