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=Retail associations yesterday praised new legislation that would make it a federal felony to conduct what is known as organized retail crime, or the large-scale theft of product from retailers.
Calls for the United States to cut subsidies for corn ethanol and reduce production mandates continued building this month in a variety of quarters. In a 10-point plan prepared for last week's G8 Summit in Japan, the World Bank argued that...
By a veto-proof majority, the U.S. Senate yesterday approved a bill to delay regulations that would have resulted in drastic cuts in Medicaid reimbursements.
THE MORE DIVERSE WHOLE HEALTH BECOMES, the more assistance retailers can use. It's no longer just about natural and organic foods. Consumers are interested in sustainability, recycling their grocery bags, lowering energy costs, and finding...
The Produce Marketing Association and the Western Growers Association hosted a free webinar last week, explaining to produce growers, distributors and retailers what they would need to do to become compliant with country of origin labeling...
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday voted 355 to 69 in favor of a bill that would delay implementation of a Medicaid reimbursement plan said to be highly detrimental to retail pharmacies.
The Environmental Protection Agency was urged here yesterday to freeze federal food-to-fuel mandates for 2008 and 2009 at the U.S. production levels for 2007, in a letter sent by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, American Beverage Association...
More retailers from all walks of retailing say they are being victimized by organized crime rings that target high-demand goods such as Similac infant formula and Prilosec antacid, according to the latest analysis of this issue by the National...
Wegmans’ support of a new bill that proposes to remove the two liquor license limit for New Jersey food retailers was the focus of an email it sent to shoppers in the state earlier this week.
Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., yesterday introduced the Credit
Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, a companion bill to legislation that was introduced in the House in March that calls for credit card companies and merchants to negotiate transaction fees.