Cashierless Technology Heats Up
Established and startup companies are working on ways to streamline shopping By NACS Online // January 23, 2019 Twelve months ago, Amazon opened its first Amazon Go cashierless convenience store.…
DetailsBeware of Private Loans
By Ronald G. Acho // Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, PLC Janelle and Doug Duncan owned a real estate agency in the Florida. The married couple borrowed $36,762 from ABC…
DetailsDespite Conflicting Evidence, A New Report Finds Legal Marijuana Does Not Impact Alcohol Sales
By Tara Nurin // Forbes Weighing in on an issue that weighs heavily on alcoholic beverage suppliers, the Distilled Spirits Council released new research that shows the sale of legalized marijuana does…
DetailsC-Store Retailers Say Sales Increased in 2018
In-store sales were led by strong foodservice growth; retailers optimistic about 2019 business prospects. By NACS Online Both fuels gallons and in-store sales increased in 2018, according to U.S. convenience…
DetailsGovernment Shutdown
Most signs indicate that the partial government shutdown will continue into 2019 and into the 116th Congress. Both the House and Senate have canceled votes for the remainder of the week,…
DetailsSNAP Benefits Will Continue
The USDA said the federal government shutdown will not impact a retailer’s ability to accept food stamp benefits By NACS Online // January 02, 2019 With the federal government shutdown…
DetailsUSDA Proposes New Rule to ‘Restore Original Intent of SNAP’
By The Shelby Report // December 20, 2018 At the direction of President Trump, the USDA has proposed anew ruleintended to “move more able-bodied recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
DetailsYear End Gifting: Timing Is Everything
By: Randall A. Denha, Esq. For 2019, the annual exclusion gift amount will remain the same as 2018’s at $15,000, but the lifetime gift and estate tax exemption will increase…
DetailsTexas Judge Strikes Down ACA (For Now)
Judge rules that individual mandate tax penalty is “no longer fairly readable as an exercise of Congress’s tax power” By NACS Online // December 18, 2018 On December 14th,…
DetailsPresident Trump Signs Farm Bill into Law
NACS praises the bill, which includes a ban on processing fees for SNAP transactions. On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of…
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