Amex to Provide Assistance for Merchant EMV Adoption
Program will provide small merchants with $100 to upgrade terminals, starting in February American Express is boosting efforts to combat fraud with a new $10 million program aimed at driving…
Heineken focus on beer and cider NPD
By Caroline Sargent // TR Business Heineken says it is responding to consumer demand, identified through its own insight program, for more flavor varieties and low alcohol options in beers…
Diageo to Take Full Control of Don Julio
Drinks Group Swaps Whiskey for Tequila By Peter Evans // Wall Street Journal Diageo PLC has decided to swap whiskey for tequila.The British drinks giant said Monday it has entered…
Thanksgiving and Getting
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE // NOVEMBER 2014 BOTTOM LINE What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? We all have so much to be thankful for and so much we take for granted…
Nation’s First Soda Tax Passes in Berkeley, California
Across the Bay, similar measure fails in San Francisco In November, Berkeley, California, became the first U.S. city to pass a measure taxing soft drinks and other beverages with added…
Retail Crime Costs Retailers $128 Billion Worldwide Each Year
$42 billion of “shrink” in the United States represents 1.48% of salesShrink, comprised of shoplifting, employee or supplier fraud and administrative errors, cost the global retail industry more than $128…
Fair Food Network Survey
MIRA is supporting the Fair Food Network (FFN) to conduct a very short survey (6 questions) about the Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program, a statewide program to help SNAP/EBT/Bridge…
Discover Sues Visa over Antitrust Violations
Lawsuit alleges Visa has undertaken a series of illegal actions that undermine competitionDiscover Financial Services Inc. announced last week that it is suing Visa Inc., alleging that the card company…
PCI Compliance Deadline Nears
Retailers have one more thing to worry about during the year-end sales push Come January 1, any business that takes credit cards must adhere to the policies and procedures set…
Holiday Estate Planning Review
By: Randall A. Denha, Esq. As you take time to give thanks this holiday season, it may be time for you to consider how you will show your family your…