The Antitrust Task Force of the House Judiciary Committee held hearings this week on legislation that sheds a little light on the interchange and transaction fees merchants pay to accept credit cards -- and the underlying cost of our national obsession with plastic. The Credit Card Fair...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation urged the House Judiciary Committee to approve legislation scheduled for a vote today that would require Visa and MasterCard to negotiate over a hidden credit card fee that costs the average family more than $400 a year. "At a time when Americans...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation welcomed today's introduction of legislation that would make organized retail crime a federal offense in an attempt to stop a growing problem that costs retailers and consumers as much as $30 billion a year and threatens public safety through the sale of tainted goods....
NewMarket Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: NMKT) todayreleased a Letter to Shareholders from CEO Philip M. Verges. The letter isincluded in its entirety below. Dear Fellow Shareholders: Friday's stock market performance is yet another blow to all of our sharedconcerns regarding the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Averagedipped below...
The former Cadillac building at 1015 N. Broadway Ave. in Oklahoma has stood watch over Automobile Alley since its construction in 1908. But that building and many of its neighbors have been restored in the past decade to create a thriving district with office, retail and restaurant...
POSEN, Ill., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Safe Specialists CSS is increasing its industry role during the National Retail Federation Loss Prevention NRF LP Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida from June 23 - 25, 2008 by sponsoring a Big Ideas Conference Session and the Women in Loss Prevention...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation today welcomed the addition of Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., as a co-sponsor of the Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, saying the move shows lawmakers in both parties are increasingly concerned by hidden fees that cost the average family $427 a year....
Frank J. Capaldo is chairman of the newly formed Coalition of Franchise Associations in Washington, D.C. Believed to be the first organization of its kind, the CFA brings together some of the restaurant industry's oldest and biggest franchisee associations and licensee groups in other retail fields to share best practices...
Despite high gas prices and the fallingdollar, consumers plan to spend an average of $94.54 on Father's Day giftsthis year, only a slight drop from $98.34 in 2007, according to theNational Retail Federation's 2008 Father's Day Consumer Intentions andActions Survey.(1) Typical gifts for dads include clothing, books and CDs. ...
Ads and Retail Signage Reinforce Responsibility Message ST. LOUIS, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anheuser-Busch, the nation's largest brewer, is helping the federal government spread an important public service message about underage-drinking prevention. The company will place ads in national publications to support the government's "We Don't Serve...
Each year, millions of fathers, whether they verbalize it or not, recognize that Father's Day, for whatever reason, is not celebrated with the same degree of enthusiasm as Mother's Day. There are exceptions, but in general, this scenario holds true. Let me say up front that it's not...
ATLANTA -- QuantiSense is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Association for Retail Technology Standards ARTS, a division of the National Retail Federation, in creating the new ARTS data warehouse model designed exclusively for retail business intelligence BI. QuantiSense CTO and co-founder Juan Pereira worked alongside leading...
John "Jack" Whipple was no stranger to the congressional halls of power in Washington, D.C., when he was named president of the National Council of Chain Restaurants, a division of the National Retail Federation, in May 2006. The foodservice industry veteran had already logged 25 years of service with Oak...
First National Community Bancorp, Inc. (the "company") is a Pennsylvania business, incorporated in 1997 and is registered as a financial holding company under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended. The company became an active bank holding company on July 1, 1998 when it assumed ownership of First...
* AUSTRALIA Australia's National Farmers' Federation NFF has attacked the country's competition commission over its investigation into retail prices. The NFF said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC had underestimated its task and couldn't rely on public hearings to gather evidence. "It is the ACCC's job...
GVA Williams of Connecticut announced the five-year renewal of a 6,424 s/f lease for The Ginger Man at 64 Greenwich Avenue, in Greenwich, CT. The building has an architecturally rich detailed facade with prominent street presence at the top of the Avenue. The landlord, Federal Realty Investment Trust,...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation and NRF's National Council of Chain Restaurants division welcomed today's Senate passage of legislation that would protect retailers and restaurants from frivolous lawsuits over credit card expiration dates printed on customers' receipts. "The confusing manner in which this provision was written has...
CINCINNATI -- The board of directors of Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) today increased the quarterly dividend on the company's common stock by approximately 2 percent from 13 cents per share to 13.25 cents per share. The regular quarterly dividend is payable July 1, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close...
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation urged the House Judiciary Committee to support antitrust legislation scheduled for a hearing today that would require Visa and MasterCard to negotiate with merchants over credit card processing fees, saying a hidden fee charged by the two card giants is projected to cost the...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The nation's biggest toy sellers are requiring their suppliers to meet new standards that limit the amount of lead and other metals and compounds in toys and children's products, getting ahead of federal legislation. The House and Senate have passed versions of a...
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