Amid a difficult American economy and a suffering job market, a regional grocery chain announced a decision on Monday that pleasantly shocked customers.
Unlike most supermarket mega-chains, Sparkle Markets — which is based in Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia — will not be implementing any self-checkout machines.
"Many big grocery brands have decided to phase out their cashiers and replace them with self-checkout machines," wrote President Vincent Furrie, Jr., in a statement posted to Facebook. "They believe limiting human interaction is the future of retail shopping."
