by admin | Mar 18, 2025 | Brick & Mortar, Clearance Sales / Discounting, Governmental Affairs, News, Opinion, Retail Economy, Retail Strategy, Sales Training
I don’t care what side of politics you are on, the new administration in its first month in office unleashed waves of uncertainty surrounding the continued funding of federal grants, the work of federal employees and tariffs. With many retailers already...
by admin | Mar 16, 2025 | Community, Competitions, Governmental Affairs, News, Opinion, Predictions, Surf
So how’d ya know it was gonna be like this? in this part of the world? Photo: Marcus Paladino A growing number of mainstream news headlines these days have been heralding what appears to be the current executive branch’s systematic dismantling of myriad federal...
by admin | Jul 22, 2023 | Credit Card Processing, Governmental Affairs, Industry, News
Momentum is building in Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act to address the broken and unfair U.S. payments market. Thousands of retailers and consumers have already contacted Congress telling it to act — and Congress is listening. In fact, it’s...
by admin | Jun 10, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Credit Card Processing, Get Paid, Governmental Affairs, News, Resources
Francis Scialabba All right, let’s do this one last time. Congress has reintroduced legislation that could lower fees merchants pay when customers swipe their credit cards. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Ks) introduced the bill, the...
by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | Governmental Affairs, Resources, Safety and preparedness, Wake Skate, Wake Surf, Wakeboard
Last week, representatives from the recreational boating industry – including NMMA, WSIA, Heyday, Indmar Marine Engines, and MasterCraft – joined Tennessee Governor Bill Lee for an official signing ceremony of the industry-backed model wakesurfing and wakeboarding...
