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Apple Store employee Kelly Hogan used a checkout device that allows people to pay anywhere in the Cambridge store.

Retailers take steps to keep lines moving

New tactics ease a holiday peeve

By Jenn Abelson
Globe Staff / December 27, 2005

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If there's one thing Joseph Gillis Jr. hates more than shopping, it's waiting in line. (Full article: 822 words)

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