More convenience store chains and fast-casual restaurant chains add drive throughs at their stores, which helps with the sale of coffee. The fast-food drive-through concept now covers the world of designer coffee, convenience stores and fast-casual chains such as Panera Bread. Drive-through sales are growing after the economic recession. Sales increased 3% in 2011, and…
USA Today Deflates Banks’ Swipe Fee Myths
Makes strong case for credit-card reform. In a news story today, USA Today exposed some of the myths banks propagate about hidden, exorbitant “swipe” fees the banks charge retailers when customers buy with credit or debit cards, the Merchants Payments Coalition reported. The article also makes a strong case for reforming the way Visa and…