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Two computers with scanners are set up on a counter in a convenience store, surrounded by packaged snacks and rows of gum and mints.

Will automated convenience stores put South Koreans out of work?

South Korea has one of the world’s highest human-to-convenience-store ratios, but increasingly, those stores are operating without staff, instead relying on machines to allow customers to purchase goods.

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The World

Shoppers and grocery stores both buying locally

Look for new placards at your grocery store that say ‘local.’ More stores are catching on to food that’s made close to home. In part, it’s because of high oil prices, which make it harder to transport food, but it’s also due to the curiosity of Americans who want to know where their food comes from.