Key Takeaways: According to users, Global Payments raised discount rates effective August 2026, ranging from 1% to 2.25% depending on the account. Heartland notified merchants of increases effective September 1, 2026, without stating the amount in the notice. ...
Key Takeaways: Inspectors pull a sample of items from around your store, ring them up, and compare each price to the price you had posted. In most states you pass if 98% or more of them match. You only get fined for overcharges. Undercharges still count toward the...
Key Takeaways: Federal law redefines hemp on November 12, 2026, capping THC at 0.4 milligrams per container. Every standard-dose THC seltzer, social tonic, and infused mocktail on your shelves exceeds that limit by a factor of 10 or more. Your state may impose its own...
Key Takeaways: Retail markup is your profit on an item (Selling Price – Cost) shown as a percentage of what the item cost you. Markup and margin describe the same profit from two different angles. A 100% markup always equals a 50% margin, and mixing up the two leads...
Key Takeaways: Most retailers evaluate suppliers on relationships and habit, but your POS data tells you which vendors actually make you money and which ones quietly cost you. Five metrics do most of the work: gross margin by supplier, sell-through rate, on-time...
