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...
Interactive tool Is Cigars POS right for your shop? Answer eight questions about how you actually run your store. You will get a fit score, the specific deal risks your answers trigger, the minimum plan you would need, and a question list to bring to the sales call. 1...
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...
Tobacco excise tax varies wildly by state, from $0.17 per pack in Missouri to $5.35 in New York. Add federal tax, local surcharges, and separate rates for cigars, smokeless tobacco, and vape, and the tax load on a single pack changes sharply from one state to the...
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...
