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Opinion: Thank a Macy’s Employee This Black Friday
Macy’s employees came from as far as Bangor, ME and Virginia to take part in the parade. No one spent the night in the city (at least on Macy’s tab). The folks from Maine got on a bus at 8 p.m. Wednesday for the overnight trip.
Federal Reserve Sued Over Swipe Fee Reform
The National Retail Federation, the Food Marketing Institute, the National Association of Convenience Stores and retailers Boscov’s and Miller Oil filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Washington Tuesday saying the Federal Reserve failed to follow key requirements of a 2010 law when it adopted a flawed cap on debit card swipe fees that took effect this fall.
Deloitte: Consumers Geared Up for Black Friday Weekend
Deloitte’s 2011 pre-Thanksgiving shopping survey shows that more than half of holiday shoppers (51%) plan to shop in-stores or online over the Thanksgiving weekend. Furthermore, nearly 70% of the 1,000 consumers polled between Nov. 17 and Nov. 19 are looking for information about Black Friday sales.
British Postal Regulator: Inflation-based Price Caps a Failure
While a multitude of U.S. mailers appreciate postal rate hikes capped at inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index, the British postal regulatory authority deems this practice to be a failure
EquaShip Adds USPS Priority Mail To Offering
EquaShip, billed as America
Surveys Indicate Slow Retail Growth This Holiday
A few weeks after the National Retail Federation projected a happy online holiday shopping season, a pair of surveys released yesterday show both retailers and consumers are proceeding with caution.
Opposition To USPS Pursuing Exigent Rate Case
The U.S. Postal Service
Opinion: Two Sides to Every Postal Legislation Story
Since the Postal Service