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The cashier-less shop operated by E-Mart24 in Seoul (Photo by Sotaro Suzuki)

SOTARO SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- I recently visited an "unmanned" convenience store that opened near my office in Seoul. When you swipe your credit card at the entrance, the door opens automatically.

After you pick up your items, you go to a cashier-less checkout counter and use a bar code scanner to ring up your purchase. Then you pay with a credit card reader. It was surprisingly simple.

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