Philadelphia bans cashless stores with carve-outs for some businesses


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  • Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019

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Philadelphia will become the first major US city to force shops to take cash after Mayor Jim Kenney signed off Feb 28 on a law that would ban so-called cashless stores. 

With the exception of some businesses, the ordinance will prohibit most retail locations from refusing to take cash or charging cash-paying customers a higher price. Violators of the law, which will take effect July 1, will face fines of as much as US$2,000 (RM8,151). 

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