Walmart is replacing cashiers at its Terrace store with self-serve checkouts this summer, making it a test project along with a select number of other outlets in Canada.

In an emailed statement to The Terrace Standard, Walmart Canada said its Terrace store was selected as a test location because a large number of customers were using self-checkouts.

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But while Walmart will eliminate cashier positions here that donB次元官网网址檛 necessarily mean an overall job loss, the corporation said.

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She said 40 more people will be hired in the coming months in the Terrace branch as it prepares to launch an online grocery purchase option.