City Councilwoman Heather Hutt recently introduced a motion to ban cashless retail businesses in Los Angeles. Whether that's a good thing depends on whom you ask.
Two and a half miles of walking, two failed attempts to cash a $15 check, one toy left behind at a checkout counter and $14 in fees for financial transactions that ordinarily wouldn’t cost me a dime.“While we’ve always believed that it’s important to accept cash to ensure accessibility for all, it’s our responsibility to take any and all measures to protect our team and our space,” the restaurant posted to its Instagram account in February.
These changes are not always permanent. Fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen did away with cash in 2016 butSome businesses began experimenting with cashless models before 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the trend.
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