The case involves several New York businesses that want to inform customers that using a credit card costs more NACS ONLINE A New York hair salon that wanted to let customers know they would be charged more for paying with plastic has taken its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, Stateline reports. Expressions Hair Design…
DetailsThe card company has changed the U.S. domestic EMV activation deadline for automated fuel dispensers until 2020 NACS ONLINE Visa Inc. has delayed its deadline for installing EMV chip-card readers in U.S. gasoline pumps after retailer discussions made clear that they would not have enough time to complete the multibillion-dollar upgrades, reports Bloomberg. According to…
DetailsThe first brick-and-mortar location for the online retailer will resemble a 1950s drive-in diner rather than a traditional supermarket NACS ONLINE Last month, Amazon announced it would be opening a drive-in grocery store as well as convenience store locations in a move from online to on-the-ground. Now, in its hometown of Seattle, the online…
DetailsNACS ONLINE During the 171st meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the group reached a decision to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day to 32.5 million. According to OPEC, the group took note of oil market developments since it last met in Algeria and reviewed the oil market…
DetailsRecent scrutiny by the FTC and Federal Reserve Board of Governors triggered the modification NACS Online Recently, Visa agreed to change their rules and requirements for payment system stakeholders regarding the rollout of EMV smart chip technology in the United States. The move comes after careful scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal…
DetailsASSOCIATED PRESS A federal court today blocked the start of a rule that would have made an estimated 4 million more American workers eligible for overtime pay heading into the holiday season, dealing a major blow to the Obama Administration’s effort to beef up labor laws it said weren’t keeping pace with the times. The…
DetailsThe soda maker will purchase the antioxidant drink manufacturer for $1.7 billion NACS Online Dr Pepper Snapple Group has announced its plans to purchase Bai Brands for $1.7 billion, Fortune reports. Bai makes antioxidant beverages. “We’re excited to welcome Bai into our family of great brands,” said Larry Young, DPS president and CEO, in a…
DetailsRoughly 87% of Michigan retailers did not sell tobacco to youth under 18 this year, marking the 16th consecutive year vendors have been in compliance with the federal minimum rate of 80%, the Office of Recovery Oriented Systems of Care reported (OROSC). The 2016 rate represents a 2.8% improvement from last year. The OROSC conducted…
DetailsCuyahoga County (OH) gas station owners and managers are invited to “The Skinny on Skimmers,” a free training on how to protect their stations from illegal credit card skimmers. ID thieves use a variety of ploys to distract station employees while they plant illegal skimmers on gas pumps. The Cuyahoga County and Cleveland Weights and…
DetailsA new CDC report shows the smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped 6% from 2005 to 2015 NACS Online Smokers are lighting up less in the United States, NPR reports. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the smoking rate among the adult population dropped from 21% in 2005…
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