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  • GETTING THE REBATE

    There is substantial funding available to reduce the cost of upgrading existing lighting systems, but it takes some preparation. Here are some tips:

  • NRF: Consumers want swipe fee status quo

    The people have spoken – and they like limits on debit card swipe fees the way they are.  

  • Report: Visa sues Walmart over alleged PIN pilot

    Wal-Mart Stores, which filed suit against Visa in May over debit card authorization, is getting taste of its own medicine.  

  • NRF supports overturning of swipe fee settlement

    The National Retail Federation (NRF) is publicly welcoming a ruling striking down the 2012 settlement of a class action lawsuit over Visa and MasterCard’s credit card swipe fees.   The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York overturns a December 2013 approval of the settlement by U.S. District Court Judge John Gleeson.  

  • Proposed new food stamp rules would impact some retailers

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering new regulations that could it make it difficult for smaller stores to accept food stamps.  

  • Grocery store chain fined for refrigerant leaks; ordered to cut greenhouse gases

    Trader Joe’s is cleaning up its act — with regards to the environment.   In a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the EPA, the chain agreed to spend $2 million over the next three years to reduce coolant leaks from refrigerator equipment at its 460 stores nationwide, and also to pay a $500,000 related civil penalty.  

  • Wayfair shifts veteran exec to new role

    Michael O’Hanlon, who has been an executive with Wayfair Inc. for a decade, is transitioning to a new role with the company.   O’Hanlon has been named VP of government and industry relations. Previously Wayfair’s VP of corporate and business development since September 2006, O’Hanlon will now spearhead government relations strategy and ongoing collaboration with legislators, policymakers, regulators and other industry leaders at the federal, state and local levels.  

  • Good news for retailers: Rents could drop 5% this year

    Retail store expansion could get a boost from lower rents in the next 12 months as real estate investment trusts react to volatility in global financial markets, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.   In a report titled, “U.S. Real Estate: A Storm Is Brewing,” PIMCO portfolio managers John Murray and Anthony Clarke forecasted a drop of as much as 5% in commercial real estate prices due to a confluence of factors including public market volatility, tightened regulations, and uncertain foreign capital flows.
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