Increased Shigellosis in SE Michigan
By Sandra Walker // Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Public health officials are seeing an increase in Shigella infections in Saginaw and Genesee Counties. Shigella are bacteria that…
2016 WIC Vendor Conference
By Ed Dichoza // WIC Division – Vendor Management & Operations WIC Vendor Management and Operations will be hosting the Inaugural WIC Vendor Conference on August 11, 2016, at the…
The Double-Speak of Big Banks
What the largest financial institutions won’t reveal about swipe fees NACS Online George Orwell’s 1984 novel has nothing on banks these days in terms of double-speak, wrote Lyle Beckwith, NACS…
Proposed Snap Rule Will Harm Convenience Stores
NACS cautions that prohibiting convenience stores from accepting SNAP benefits will negatively affect not only retailers but their customers and communities NACS Online The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants…
U.S. Court Rejects Visa, MasterCard Settlement
NACS Daily The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today overturned the class-action settlement in the case In Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation. That case led…
Johnnie Walker To Provide Alcohol Content And Nutritional Information On-Pack
Whisky giants to release new labelling design based on global consumer research By Steven Green // the drinks business Diageo has announced that Johnnie Walker will be its first global…
Kroger Files Suit Against Visa Over PIN
The grocer cites fines over the requirement to use PIN confirmation for debit card transactions NACS Online The lawsuits against Visa are piling up with Kroger filing its own suit…
MIRA Mourns The Loss of Former Chairman and Longtime Grocer Chatham’s Harvey Weisberg
West Bloomfield, MI (July 1, 2016) — When Harvey L. Weisberg served as the Chairman of the AFD in 1969 he was quoted as saying, “One of the main reasons…