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Life in the Self-Scan Supermarket Lane

By Adam Hochberg
Published December 28, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST
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Self-scan checkout lanes are growing in popularity at U.S. supermarkets. But labor leaders worry about their effect on the work force. And the technology intimidates many shoppers. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

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Adam Hochberg
Based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Adam Hochberg reports on a broad range of issues in the Southeast. Since he joined NPR in 1995, Hochberg has traveled the region extensively, reporting on its changing economy, demographics, culture and politics. He also currently focuses on transportation. Hochberg covered the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, followed candidates in three Presidential elections and reported on more than a dozen hurricanes.