More cities and counties are enacting their own bans on selling tobacco to those under 21 By NACS Online Local governments are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to enacting a higher smoking age, Stateline/Pew Charitable Trustsreports. Currently there are only six states with 21 as the legal smoking age. In…
DetailsThe law criminalizes the act of placing skimming or scanning devices on ATMs and gas pumps By NACS Online Pennsylvania’s new law that criminalizes putting scanning or skimming devices on ATMs and fuel pumps is now in effect, Land Line Magazinereports. The previous regulation made it hard for prosecutors to charge individuals who are…
DetailsBy the Los Angeles Times California is poised to become the first state to restrict the distribution of plastic straws at restaurants under a bill approved Thursday by lawmakers, capturing the attention of environmentalists nationwide who hope the idea, like many with origins in the Golden State, will spread across the nation. The legislation, which would…
DetailsLED lighting and thermal energy storage are the newest green energy solutions for grocers By NACS Online According to FoodDive, grocers and retailers quickly are realizing the benefits of green energy solutions that trim costs, reduce their carbon footprint and improve the customer experience. Walmart says it reduced costs by more than $100 million by…
DetailsBY Alexander Coolidge// Cincinnati Enquirer Kroger said it will ban the use of plastic checkout bags in its grocery stores by 2025. America’s largest supermarket chain said it will transition from single-use to reusable bags and ultimately eliminate 123 million pounds of garbage annually sent to landfills. That would quadruple the amount of plastic the…
DetailsThe digital future is now. So why are traditional grocery stores better than ever? BY DAVID LANDSEL // Food & Wine Very recently, in San Antonio, Texas, a little boy named Thomas had a birthday party, and that birthday party went viral. Thomas was turning five, which is kind of a big deal, at least…
DetailsMillennials and Gen Xers have pushed out baby boomers as the largest consumer group in the wine market By NACS Online Wine sales have been growing, with total U.S. wine sales topping $32 billion in 2017, and a healthy sales projection of more than 6% annually through 2022 to hit $43 billion, Marketing Daily…
DetailsNew State Rule Begins for Sales After Sept. 30 Following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, State Treasurer Nick Khouri announced a change to the state’s sales tax administration that will require many mail order and online retailers located outside of Michigan to pay the 6 percent sales tax on taxable sales into this…
DetailsAnd why line-free mobile checkout is the future By Will Hogben/ CEO, FutureProof Retail The first iteration of what we now call “self-checkout” in the grocery industry was launched at the Food Marketing Institute’s annual convention in 1987. The “Automatic Checkout Machine” was unveiled by a Florida company called CheckRobot, and it was received…
DetailsAugust 15, 2018 Payroll True-Up Deadline: Employers must report their actual payroll by Manual Classification Code for the 7/1/17-6/30/18 Rate Year to the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) by August 15, 2018. Additionally, if it is determined that they owe the BWC additional premium, payment must be made to the BWC by August 15, 2018.…
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