Sweden’s Push to Get Rid of Cash Has Some Saying, ‘Not So Fast’

Sweden’s Push to Get Rid of Cash Has Some Saying, ‘Not So Fast’ - The New York Times

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At the Ikea in Gavle, about 100 miles north of Stockholm, managers decided to go cashless temporarily last month after they realized that fewer than 1 percent of shoppers used cash. They also found that employees were spending about 15 percent of their time handling, counting and storing money.

From Sweden’s Push to Get Rid of Cash Has Some Saying, ‘Not So Fast’ - The New York Times.

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