Japanese store deploys remote workers as convenience store clerks for graveyard shifts
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Lawson, a Japanese convenience store chain, addresses labor shortages by hiring overseas remote workers to operate lifelike avatar clerks in stores. The company launched its first overseas cashier this month, with plans to expand to other time zones, aiming to save over 90 minutes of staffing time per store per day on average.
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