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JC Penny goes for self-checkout

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The economy is taking its toll on retailer JCpenny.

But the company has an idea to boost business. The retailer could soon eliminate check out counters.

Instead, shoppers will be able to use self-checkout machines similar to those found in many grocery stores.

JC Penney is also planning to replace traditional bar codes with high-tech radio frequency identification chips to make purchases faster. 

The company hopes to phase out checkout counters by 2014

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