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How Retailers Are Cashing In On A US Coin Shortage
Retail // July 14, 2020

As the United States experiences a coin shortage due to the pandemic, some brick-and-mortar retailers are forcing consumers to tell cashiers to “keep the change.” Kroger is the largest chain so far to do so, temporarily refusing to give coins out as change. Customers can...

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How Retailers Are Cashing In On A US Coin Shortage

July 14, 2020
As the United States experiences a coin shortage due to the pandemic, some brick-and-mortar retailers are forcing consumers to tell cashiers to “keep the change.” Kroger is the largest chain so far to do so, temporarily refusing to give coins out as change. Customers can either round up their bills to the nearest dollar and […]

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Kroger, Kohl’s Mandate Customers Wear Face Masks

July 15, 2020
Kroger and Kohl’s will require customers to wear masks in all locations across the country, the companies announced separately on Wednesday (July 15), hours after Walmart and Sam’s Club did the same. The chains had already required masks at locations where the rule is state-regulated, but this decision expands the restriction greatly. Masks are a […]