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(Changing fashions in retail employment) Up to 7.5M jobs will be automated - C C - May 23, 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4532118/Study-warns-7-5M-retail-jobs-automated.html
EXCERPT: Majority of retail jobs lost to robots will be cashier and 73% of those are women. Sales jobs are also at risk, as people can find items on their smartphone. Study found 10 technologies that will greatly impact the retail industry. Includes smart tags, self checkouts, smart shelves, mobile phones and more. Nearly half of Americans working in retail are at risk of losing their job to a robot, a new study has revealed....