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May 23, 2013
Record results for Dollar Tree in Q1

Dollar Tree achieved the highest first-quarter operating margin in its history for the first quarter ended May 4.

April 30, 2013
PayPal extends in-store reach with Discover

Discover has signed contracts with 50 merchant acquirers that will extend PayPal’s in-store acceptance to more than 2 million merchant outlets by the end of the year.

April 4, 2013
SecureNet exceeds in $19 billion in annual transaction volume

SecureNet Payment Systems, an innovative payment technology company directly connected to the major card networks, announced the company has exceeded $19 billion in annual transaction volume and increased its number of merchant partners to over 16,000.

March 26, 2013
Bluebird singing sweeter financial song for Walmart

Who needs a bank? Walmart and American Express have added a host of capabilities to the Bluebird financial service product they introduced last year as an alternative to debit and checking accounts.

March 25, 2013
Dollar General's legal head to retire

Dollar General announced that Susan Lanigan, EVP and general counsel, has decided to retire from Dollar General later this year after nearly 11 years with the company.

March 12, 2013
Costco sales, profits up again in 2Q

Second quarter sales increased 8% to $24.3 billion and profits, aided by a sizable tax benefit, increased 39% to $547 million, or $1.24 a share.

March 7, 2013
Earnings surge makes PetSmart the cat's meow

PetSmart reported that its fourth quarter earnings were up 36% to $1.24.

February 25, 2013
MasterCard enhances digital payments

At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard introduced MasterPass, a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as simple as a click, tap or touch – online, in-store or anywhere.

January 31, 2013
NRF goes after surcharge fear mongering

The National Retail Federation is hoping to dispel fears that merchants are expected to surcharge customers for using a credit card as theoretically allowed under a controversial proposed lawsuit settlement with Visa and MasterCard being debated in the courts.

January 23, 2013
More jobs, stores ahead at Dollar General in 2013

Dollar General has big plans for growth in 2013 with the creation of 6,000 new jobs and the planned addition of 635 new stores and 550 relocations.

January 11, 2013
The sky didn’t fall at Best Buy

Strength in the computing, mobile phone and appliance categories enabled Best Buy to report flat same store sales during the holidays and temporarily silence the voice of those who had prematurely written the company’s obituary.

December 6, 2012
Big brands to benefit from digital gifting deal

CashStar, a leading digital gifting company, has partnered with celebrations site Punchbowl.com, which enables its consumers to embed eGift Cards in their digital greeting cards.

November 28, 2012
Costco gives shareholders a special gift

Costco will pay a $7 a share special dividend before year end as it looks to return cash to shareholders in advance of what is expected to be a 2013 tax increase on dividend payments.

November 5, 2012
Target unveils holiday gift card assortment; includes digital option

Target Corp. unveiled its lineup of gift cards for the upcoming holiday season.

November 1, 2012
Toys'R'Us allows in-store payment for online purchases

Toys"R"Us is now offering customers the ability to shop online and pay for them in store, giving them the freedom to use cash or check, as well as credit, to make the purchase.

October 18, 2012
Check out KC location for Sam’s Club efficiency initiative

Sam’s Club cashiers could become an endangered species if an expanded test of a payment platform at a new club in Kansas City is embraced by members.

October 12, 2012
Long-time media exec joins Dollar General board

Dollar General has named Pat Fili-Krushel to its board of directors effective Oct. 15.

October 8, 2012
Dollar General wins on basket price

Dollar General is the overall basket price leader, delivering a substantial savings to value shoppers, according to Kantar Retail's second annual opening price point survey. Walgreens, for the second year, had the most expensive total basket, driven by sharply higher edible and nonedible grocery baskets.

October 3, 2012
More, more, more at Family Dollar

Family Dollar said it would open 500 new stores next year following the release of record sales and profits on Wednesday morning.

October 2, 2012
Stop & Shop offers no-fee Coinstar gift card loading

Coinstar, an operator of change collecting kiosks, announced that customers utilizing its service at all Stop & Shop stores, now have the option of placing the full value of their coins, without fees, onto a Stop & Shop gift card.

September 26, 2012
NRF: Swipe fee reform saving up to $18 million per day

The National Retail Federation estimates that U.S. retailers and their customers are benefiting from savings of up to $18 million every day since the implementation of the debit card swipe fee reform.

September 19, 2012
Dollar Station

Dollar Station attracts last-minute shoppers.

September 7, 2012
MasterCard acquires rewards provider

MasterCard has acquired Truaxis, Inc., a Silicon Valley, California-based provider of relevant credit and debit card-linked offers to consumers through merchants and financial institutions.

September 6, 2012
More competition coming from Dollar General

If it seems like Dollar General stores are everywhere it’s because they are. And more keep coming presenting price sensitive shoppers with a viable alternative to Walmart.

September 5, 2012
The comps keep coming for Dollar General

Same store sales increased 5.1% at Dollar General during the second quarter and the company remains on track to open more than 600 new stores this year.

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