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Previously the credit card networks prohibited surcharges and minimum purchase amounts. Credit card fees became legal due to the Durbin legislation. This politician also fought some years ago to get it so merchants could have a "minimum charge amount" if $10. Durbin is a Democrat politici...

Previously the credit card networks prohibited surcharges and minimum purchase amounts. Credit card fees became legal due to the Durbin legislation. This politician also fought some years ago to get it so merchants could have a "minimum charge amount" if $10. Durbin is a Democrat politici...

“To-go” requires packaging, which costs more nowadays, especially because foam containers are verboten in many areas of the country. Dine in requires none of that packaging. As to “checked luggage”, certain items “disappear” from checked luggage frequently as it is checked-like electronic devices. ...

I think this law will save consumers money, as price transparency promotes competition in the marketplace, which tends to lower prices. Credit card fees are not affected, as they are optional and easily avoided. It will be interesting to see what happens with resort/ticket fees. Will websites that a...

I haven't tested to see if Kroger assesses this cash back fee on Discover cash back too or if it is strictly on debit cards. Discover prohibits merchants from charging a fee for this service. While I don't like more fees, this is much cheaper than using a non-bank ATM, and low enough that people wo...

Aldi is looking for rookie District Managers in the Moreno Valley division again, fresh out of college or just finishing up. I think there is some truth to the rumors they're going to acquire a lot of the NorCal, Nevada, and Arizona leases. Wonder where they'll build a warehouse to fulfill from? Ro...

I question the source but it makes a lot of sense as to why the store was remodeled but sat for months before officially changing the brand as they would have had to restart the signage permitting process to use the Vons sign instead of Albertsons (and permits take forever in Long Beach). https://l...

Keep in mind the termination date can be dragged out to October 9. I’d think after that, the merger will almost certainly be stopped. I doubt Trump would approve this merger assuming such a scenario were to happen, considering his friendship with the Gristedes owner in NYC. I bet Trump would direct...

I know I'm a little late, but I'm recently catching up with the latest divesture plan announced by Kroger. According to what I read, Kroger is divesting the Albertsons banner to C&S in California. I wonder if this includes the Vons and Pavilions banner also being divested? Or just the Albertson...

I think I need to be more specific than I was previously as I painted with too broad of a brush. The Vietnamese community in Orange County seems to have something against Ralphs, which has led to the closure of all of the stores in and around Little Saigon. Meanwhile Albertsons does fine with two b...