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• n  the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)
• a  of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves

• The idea is not new, but with the rise of self-service supermarkets, super drug and variety stores, there is a greater incentive than ever before to encourage shoppers to throw .
• The Vlib' self-service scheme has been a roaring success, with more than 30 million rentals since the launch in July 2007.
• Companies love self-service for the money it saves, and with consumers finally playing along, the need to interact with human beings is quickly disappearing.

News & Articles

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• PaymentsJournal.com Launches Self-Service and Convenience Strategy Session
  PaymentsJournal.com, Mercator Advisory Group's news and information source for payments and bank channel professionals, launched a new Strategy Session, today, focusing on self-service and convenience.
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Cummins Allison's New Self-Service Coin Machine Programs Deliver More Choices And More Profit To Grocers
  Cummins Allison, the leading innovator and provider of currency, coin and check handling solutions, recently announced the introduction of new offerings for grocers interested in leveraging the benefits of self-service coin machines to grow their business and increase their bottom line.
  June 12, 2013 - RetailSolutionsOnline
• Cummins Allison Introduces Flexible Programs for Adding Self-Service Coin Machines to Branches
  MT. PROSPECT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cummins Allison makes it easier than ever for financial institutions to leverage the benefits of self-service coin machines; helping them boost traffic and customer service.
  June 11, 2013 - Business Wire

Quotes

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• Arthur Goldstuck in Tectonic
  The research reveals that self-service is no longer a stand-alone extension to the business and its existing processes, but an integral part of the organisation which complements call centres and physical branches,says Goldstuck.