Here in the US most of the stores with that many cashiers are grocery stores and have become increasingly automated via "self checkout", and they're still perfe

Here in the US most of the stores with that many cashiers are grocery stores and have become increasingly automated via "self checkout", and they're still perfectly capable of accepting cash - it's like an ATM machine, and far more challenging to rob with a gun. The locale I've most encountered the cashless shift has been Santa Monica, not at the grocery stores with tons of cashiers, but at small restaurants and such where they've embraced cashless and in many cases menu-less as well. It's outright hostile to find yourself socializing there without a phone and just a wad of cash. And it should be made illegal IMNSHO, as these are public spaces operating with a business license discriminating against those without credit cards and/or smartphones. This is private members-only club levels of B.S. Portland is another locale I've been affected by this BTW.