On Friday, President Obama signed into law the Farm Bill contains several provisions of concern to convenience retailers that redeem Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) benefits. As reported last week in…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued orders on Friday to stop the further sale and distribution of four tobacco products currently on the market. According to a press release,…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has overturned a lower court’s 2013 decision that would have rewritten the Federal Reserve’s rule for implementing the Durbin Amendment. A…
The National Grocers Association (NGA) applauded the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act by a bipartisan vote of 248 to 179.…
Agency exercises its authority under the Tobacco Control Act to regulate e-cigarettes and prevent minors from purchasing the products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a proposed…
SNAP Retailers // These questions and answers serve as formal guidance for use by FNS Regional Offices, State agencies, and affected stakeholders as they implement these provisions of the Agricultural…
Participating retailers will no longer be offered free Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) equipment, supplies and related services. The Farm Bill, signed into law on February 7, 2014, imposes additional obligations…
Merchants to petition high court to review interchange case CSP Daily News Merchants are set to take their battle to cut debit-card swipe fees to the Supreme Court, potentially opening…
Urge your members of Congress to support Internet lottery bills introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. For more than 50 years, federal law prohibited gambling over phone…
The FDA is listening; now is the time to make our voices heard! The moment we’ve all been bracing for is here, and time is of the essence. After years of…