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World in Progress: Automation craze

Jason Strother
May 30, 2018

Picking up a drink or even an entire meal from a convenience store is part of daily life in South Korea. There's an estimated 40,000 shops all over the country. But not all of them will have staff working behind the counter. Some franchises are rolling out fully automated convenience stores. And that's bad news for employees who depend on minimum wage.

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