Credit card companies and financial institutions currently charge retailers a fee when consumers use cards — based on the total transaction, including goods, taxes and tips.
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Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Last week denim retailers published their results for Q1.
Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
Compounding the challenge, shipping costs have risen steadily in recent years, squeezing sellers between the pressure to stay price-competitive and an ever-growing cost base.
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Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
With inventory rising and prices stabilizing, sellers are more open to negotiation than in recent years.
Participating merchants generally must fill out a refund document, and will need the traveler’s passport (or, sometimes, a photo of the passport) to do so, Steves wrote.
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Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
Authorities also reported identifying and citing multiple merchants for selling tobacco products to minors during the current state grant funding cycle.
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Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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