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NACS Daily reports that a new Tik Tok Easy Shop, an "automated convenience store," has opened in Bethesda, Md., using the name Redbox. There care now 10 such machines in the DC area.

The 20-foot-wide, 10-foot-deep and 10-foot-high Redbox is stocked with DVDs, dairy products, soy milk, diapers, eggs, minestrone soup and disposable cameras. Customers can pay via cash or credit card.
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