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 6 years ago

China Takes The Lead In Pioneering Retail

China Takes The Lead In Pioneering Retail – Axios In January, Amazon attracted intense attention when it opened Go, its cashless convenience store in Seattle. And it’s poised to open six more of them on the U.S. west coast, according …

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About 6 years ago

Paid Maternity Leave? Your Baby Will Get The Bill.

Paid Maternity Leave? Your Baby Will Get The Bill. – The Washington Post George Will writes the conservative manifesto for how paid leave has become a bipartisan entitlement program with significant economic consequences. Diane Sawyer Investigates Workplace Sexual Harassment Of …

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Walmart’s Future Workforce: Robots And Freelancers

Walmart’s Future Workforce: Robots And Freelancers – The Atlantic Flexible work arrangements – think gig employment, independent contractors and freelancers – accounted for 94 percent of the net employment growth in the United States from 2005 to 2015. How the …

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