Credit card swipe fees for the convenience store industry have increased a staggering 82% over the last 3 years and now stand at $19.5 billion.But bipartisan legislation in Congress would tackle these fees and help protect Main Street businesses from the megabanks on Wall...

BREAKING NEWS: Senators will likely vote on the Credit Card Competition Act as early as Tuesday, September 18.Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Roger Marshall (R-KS), sponsors of the Credit Card Competition Act, are pushing for their swipe fee bill to receive a vote this week...

Convenience retailers across the country are hurting.  Credit card swipe fees are our industry's second-highest operating cost, soaring another 44% over the past year. And since the...

Legislation has been introduced in Congress that would allow SNAP participants to purchase hot foods at SNAP-eligible retail stores. This would reverse the outdated regulation today that prevents SNAP participants from using their benefits to buy hot prepared foods, such as...