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Walmart has launched an exclusively self-checkout store in its home state. Is this the future for all or will it only play in small-format locations?

Safety—both food safety and ensuring staff and consumers are safe—is still paramount, of course. Fortunately, there are a few ways to ensure a streamlined work area, clean and safe kitchens, and reduced risk of injury and other problems.

As grocery stores become used to the new normal, retailers such as Kroger are discontinuing temporary pay bonuses that were instituted at the beginning of the pandemic.