The cash register rings its last sale

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press In this Feb. 15 photo, a sales staff member at Barney’s New York uses an iPod Touch to help a customer make a purchase. Stores across the country are ditching old-fashioned, clunky cash registers and instead having salespeople—and shoppers themselves—check o...

NEW YORK—Ka-ching! The cash register may be on its final sale.

Stores across the country are ditching the old-fashioned, clunky machines and having salespeople—and even shoppers themselves—ring up sales on smartphones and tablet computers.

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Published: 03/23/2013