Increased repair and fuel options, healthy food offerings are seen as differentiators As independent fuel retailers wrestle with fuel prices that offer only pennies on the dollar in profit, station…
DetailsProgram 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…
DetailsBy 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…
DetailsDrinks 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…
DetailsPRESIDENT’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…
DetailsAcross 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…
Details$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…
DetailsMIRA 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…
DetailsLawsuit 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…
DetailsRetailers 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…
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