Debit cards and supermarkets

Article Abstract:

Food Consultants Inc pres Albert Evans says that supermarket managers' attraction to debit cards and other new payment mechanisms reflects changes in supermarket operations spurred by changing public tastes. Technological advances such as bar code scanners speed checkout lines and improve inventory control, and can even be used for check acceptance. Evans foresees combining scanning and magnetic strip reading as a way of validating debit cards and simultaneously processing food coupons and food stamps. Retailers do not foresee extensive use of personal identification numbers (PIN) for point-of-sale transactions, because PIN pad installation is expensive and PIN use would slow down checkout lines. Automatic teller machine (ATM) cards would not function as well as debit cards because response time is too slow, and because some ATM cards access passbook savings accounts.

Methods, Management, Usage, Innovations, Credit cards, Retail industry, Retail trade, Supermarkets, Automated teller machines, Electronic funds transfer systems, Speeches, lectures and essays, Debit cards, Point of sale systems, Point-of-sale systems, Identification numbers, Personal, Personal identification numbers, Evans, Albert

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Commerce Department antiboycott activity: FYs 1993-1994

Article Abstract:

The Commerce Dept's enforcement of laws against the Arab countries' economic boycott of Israel continued in 1993-1994. Progress toward peace in the Middle East weakened the boycott and caused some Persian Gulf countries to reconsider their support for it. In 1993, the Commerce Dept handed out $6.8 million in civil fines and one $500,000 criminal penalty to companies that violated US law by adhering to the boycott. The likelihood of continued vigilance by the Commerce Dept means that American companies doing business in the Middle East must stick with efforts to avoid supporting the boycott.

United States, Laws, regulations and rules, Practice, Political aspects, Middle East, Economic sanctions, Sanctions (International law), United States. Department of Commerce, international, Arab boycott of Israel

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The case against tipping: what's so special about filling a plastic cup with coffee?

Article Abstract:

Tipping in the US has become like a tax, as in the case of NYC taxi drivers where undertipping is seen as an affront. Tipping is becoming obligatory but the plastic begging cup at some lunch counter is too ambiguous as too how much should be put in. Perhaps a price hike would mean the same.

Analysis, Column, Compensation and benefits, Services industry workers, Service industries workers, Tipping

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