Even in adulthood, shoppers' purchases and cooking habits are influenced by their mothers, according to a white paper by Sullivan Higdon & Sink. "It's not just what we buy, it's also why we buy certain types of food -- like…
Data from a Harris Interactive/HealthDay survey showed that 56% to 58% of respondents oppose taxes on soda and candy, while 21% to 23% were in favor of such taxes. Researchers found that many respondents doubt that taxing the items would…
Congress is in recess this week, but debate over sales tax fairness hasn't taken a vacation. NRF Vice President and Tax Counsel Rachelle Bernstein took to the airwaves on the PBS "NewsHour" with Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill and eBay's Brian…
Teenagers are natural social media pros, writes Mike Figliuolo, who notes that his daughter is racking up a sizable following on YouTube through a combination of ambition, skill and an intuitive understanding of principles such as search engine optimization and…
Robert Narveson, incoming chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, says he is "absolutely convinced of the power of community pharmacy to dramatically improve the welfare of humanity." At the annual NACDS meeting, he said, "As the demand…
Small businesses face confusing issues related to the Affordable Care Act, Karen Klein writes. For example, the law does not allow companies to offer different health care packages to exempt and non-exempt workers. If a company has more than 50…
The Senate voted 74-20 last night to begin debate on the Marketplace Fairness Act, marking the first binding vote involving an actual sales tax fairness bill in a dozen years. This new action builds on recent momentum after last month's…
President Barack Obama supports the Marketplace Fairness Act after hearing from governors, mayors and business owners around the country who say the measure is needed to level the playing field for brick-and-mortar merchants and shore up state coffers, White House…
Employers posted 3.9 million job openings in February, more than any other month since June 2009, according to the Labor Department. There are now about three jobless Americans for every opening, compared with about seven per opening in 2009. Fully…