Target stores will no longer accept your personal check

Customers walk in and out of Target in Houston

The change will occur later this month.AP Photo/Pat Sullivan

Soon, shoppers will not be able to cut a check to pay for the contents of their Target shopping baskets.

The Minneapolis retailer said it will stop accepting personal checks in stores later this month, with the payment method dwindling in popularity through the years as more people use credit and debit cards as well as a growing segment of digital-exchange platforms.

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