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Self-checkout services have always been a mixed bag for customers, but one thing seems sure: Those kiosks are a hit with retail thieves. And stores are noticing. America’s largest retailers moved to eliminate self-checkouts at many of their respective locations and the reason is disheartening in many ways. In March, Dollar General had announced the immediate end of multiple self-checkout kiosks and will remove the devices from more than 300 stores that have the biggest problem with what the retail industry calls “shrinkage” — something everyone else calls shoplifting. The Dollar General annou…

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