CHOICE Act – Big wins for retailers

As retail operators return to work this week after what was hopefully a busy Memorial Day weekend for them, they should be encouraged by some rare good news out of Washington D.C. The industry had some big wins last week …

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Caught Up in the Entitlement Reform Debate – Again

The President recently made headlines with the release of his first draft budget proposal and while some convenience store operators might applaud the perceived “belt tightening”, leading brands need to be aware of a few hidden minefields. Most prominent among …

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Key lessons emerge from off-year elections

In political terms, 2017 is what’s known as an “off year.” Only a few states have elections but two are for governorships – Virginia and New Jersey – and we have had a couple of notable congressional special elections thrown …

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About 8 years ago

Food For Thought: How Low Paying Retailers Can Adapt to Higher Minimum Wages

How Low Paying Retailers Can Adapt to Higher Minimum Wages – The Harvard Business Review  The Harvard Business Review outlines three strategies for how a low-wage employer can increase productivity when faced with minimum wage hikes and corresponding staffing cuts. Millennials’ Hatred of ‘Dealing With People’ is a Major Threat …

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About 8 years ago

New overtime rules: Now what?

NATIONS RESTAURANT NEWS Salary threshold will be a moving target, says columnist Joe Kefauver The long-awaited changes to federal overtime rules have arrived. Vice President Joe Biden, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez and Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown unveiled them Wednesday …

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