So while plastic and electronic payments often have been pegged as the currency of the future, the oft-predicted cashless society is nowhere in sight.
Cash still rules, especially at convenience stores and small retail shops that process many small transactions. Fiftyfive percent of U.S. small businesses don’t even accept credit cards, according to a 2012 Intuit study. But cash poses challenges for businesses because bills and coins have to be secured, counted, and transported to a bank.
Sometimes cash leads to mistakes and mischief. Handlers can miscount bills, give customers the wrong change, or fall into the temptation of pocketing money meant for a POS cash drawer. Collectively, thieving employees cost the retail industry 7 percent of its revenue, or $50 billion, consulting fi rm Jack L. Hayes International Inc.reported in June 2014.
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Source: APG Cash Drawer, LLC
