This is what grocery shoppers value the most
By Marianne Wilson // Chain Store Age Fresh produce comes out on top as the most important feature to customers in their grocery store experience. That’s according to a new…
Marijuana to remain illegal under federal law, DEA says
By Donna Leinwand Leger // USA Today Marijuana advocates who hoped the cascade of states moving to legalize medical marijuana would soften the federal stance on the drug faced disappointment as the Drug…
Ann Arbor Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco
By Dan Papineau The first municipality to increase the legal age to buy tobacco products in Michigan did so last week. On August 4th the Ann Arbor City Council voted…
2016 Independent Grocers Financial Survey: Same-Store Sales Increase 2.1%
By Kristen Cloud // National Grocers Association FMS and the National Grocers Association (NGA) have released the results of the 2016 Independent Grocers Financial Survey, covering fiscal year 2015. This joint study polled independent…
The Ever Increasing Cost of Processing Credit/Debit Cards
By Dan Papineau It is undeniable that the way retailers process credit and debit cards have undergone major changes. All these changes result in greater costs to business owners. The…
Picking And Choosing A Better Valuation
By: Randall A. Denha, Esq.* If you’re like many people, you may assume that filing a federal estate tax return is pretty cut-and-dried. The executor completes the return, pays the…
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…