Visa and Mastercard to increase merchant fees starting in April By NACS Online // February 21, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Purchases with credit cards will cost more for both merchants and consumers when Visa and Mastercard boost certain debit- and credit-card fees starting in April, the Wall Street Journalreports. The two biggest U.S. card networks announced that…
WARREN, Mich. – On Friday, February 15, Lipari Foods, a leading Midwest food distributor based in Warren, Mich., closed on the acquisition of Troyer Cheese, Inc., Troyer Bros. Trucking, Ltd., and Amish Wedding Foods, Inc. (collectively, “Troyer”). Troyer is headquartered in Millersburg, Ohio. The opportunity broadens Lipari’s manufacturing capabilities along with expanding their portfolio of deli…
By National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) // February 7, 2019 CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On January 23rd, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World (FDFW) Florida Chapter held a Truth About Alcoholseminar in its information center in downtown Clearwater. Guests learned about the short and long-term effects of alcohol: such as liver…
While accident numbers eventually do go down, researchers say neighboring towns and cities may be more affected By Kristen Dalli // National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) // February 7, 2019 Since a number of states across the country have begun legalizing the sale of marijuana, researchers have been evaluating the ways the decision has affected…
Amendments to OSHA requirements go into effect February 25th By NACS Online // January 31, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – To protect worker privacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending its recordkeeping regulation, according to an announcement in the Federal Register. As of February 25th, OSHA is rescinding the requirement for businesses with…
The law violates constitutionally protected commercial speech, judges said By NACS Online // February 04, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – For the second time, a federal appeals court has blocked a San Francisco law mandating health warnings on ads for soda and other sugary drinks, according to U.S. News. Such a precedent could have broader…
Mergers and acquisitions continue to be a key trend in the convenience store channel By NACS Online // February 07, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – There are 153,237 convenience stores operating in the United States, a 1.1% decline from last year’s record of 154,958 stores, according to the 2019 NACS/Nielsen Convenience Industry Store Count. The count…
The New England Journal of Medicine finds that e-cigarettes help smokers quit better than other products By NACS Online // February 07, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – According to a new study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, e-cigarette smokers kicked the habit at double of the rate of standard nicotine replacement therapies. Everydayhealth.comreports…
A broad application of AI can solve a wide range of retail problems By NACS Online // January 31, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Consumer spending drives the economic growth in the U.S., making every fluctuation in retail sales important. Manufacturers, suppliers, logistics companies and the industries that support them, benefit from strong retail profits. Now,…
Improve the customer experience by empowering first-line workers By NACS Online // January 31, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The rapid growth of digital retailing, which allows consumers to get most anything where and how they want it, presents both challenges and opportunities, according to a report in Forbes. Despite the 1.1 billion SKUs available on…