Retail Food Safety Forum
Plan now to attend the FMI/National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) inaugural Retail Food Safety Forum in Cincinnati on November 5 – 6, 2012. Through interactive learning, peer discussions, and idea exchanges,…
Gift Now and Value It Later
To make the most of the $5.12 million gift tax exemption amount while it’s available, many families are making large gifts this year. Such gifts can be a challenge, however,…
Brush Up on Your Bourbon Facts
In honor of National Bourbon Heritage Month in September, Forbes.com recently ran an article titled “6 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Bourbon.” Here is a summary of the six…
Pumpkin Forecast
This summer’s drought reduced the number and size of pumpkins in many growers’ patches, but some say the summer’s abundant sunlight also produced more attractive pumpkins, and growers who irrigated…
Grocery Competition = Lower Prices
Stiffer competition for grocery-store dollars in several area communities will dilute the profits of competitors, but will ultimately benefit consumers, local grocers, and the industry, the Dayton Daily News reports.…
Sixth Circuit Upholds Severance Payments are not Subject to FICA
Severance pay is generally taxable income to the recipient; however, the FICA treatment of severance payments has typically been a subject of contention between the taxpayers and the IRS. In…
Kraft Becomes Mondelez
Mondelez International Inc. is commemorating its launch as a new company with events around the world. Joined by 14 employees from five continents, chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld rang the…
Holiday Sales Forecast
Higher consumer confidence levels, increased impulse buying, and consumer intent to spend more could all lead to an upside surprise in 2012 holiday spending, according to Nielsen analyses. For sales…
Finding Security
Protecting credit-card numbers from increasingly savvy hackers can be a daunting task, especially for single-store operators without the IT knowledge and personnel. But retailers, regardless of their resources, must still…
Medical Journal Takes on Cash-Register Candy
An article published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine argued that prominent displays of food items high in sugar, fat, and salt—such as candy displays at checkout…