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Congress, retailers want to rebuild national parks. Road tolls might pay

Congress, retailers want to rebuild national parks. Road tolls might pay

Published by Sam Flores

American Bison graze at the Grand Teton National Park. Danny Lehman | The Image Bank | Getty Images Congress is trying to come up with more money to give the aging national parks a facelift in honor of the country’s 250th birthday this year. President Donald Trump talks about the importance of federal facilities looking good, while his budget proposal slashed funding for the National Park Service. Republican lawmakers are searching for revenue sources including establishing tolls on federally operated roads in the Washington area used daily by tens of thousands of commuters and by hiking fees to visit national parks for visitors from outside the U.S. Democrats say putting tolls on roads that intersect with the Capital Beltway is an untenable solution and that finding new money to fund park overhauls is not necessary since it’s already the government’s responsibility to maintain the parks. Lawmakers are racing to pass the successor to the Great American Outdoors Act, or GAOA, a law Trump signed during his first term to clear the National Park Service‘s backlog …

Who What Wear on how publishers can think like retailers

Who What Wear on how publishers can think like retailers

Published by Sam Flores

Who What Wear The UK-based managing editor of fashion website Who What Wear has shared her insights into how publishers can mimic the success of retailers who are seeing booming ad sales. According to Advertising Association/WARC data, retail media advertising spend grew 17.5% to £3.8bn in the UK last year. While this is money spent with retailers themselves, such as Amazon and Tesco, in store and online – Future-owned lifestyle brand Who What Wear is an example of a publisher that has cashed in on this trend. Speaking at the PPA Festival in London on Wednesday, Poppy Nash said editorial integrity was at the heart of Who What Wear’s commercial success. She said: “Over the last ten years, we have built a brand that really comes down to one very key principle, and that is that we are a brand with editorial integrity. “We are journalists. We are experts. Every single person in my team is trained. They know what they’re doing. “So that’s meant that we have built a relationship with our audience that …

Does Amazon price match other retailers? What to know

Does Amazon price match other retailers? What to know

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Charles-McClintock Wilson / iStock Editorial via Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.  Online shopping is great for convenience and choice, but if you’re not careful, it’s easy to fall victim to faux deals or not-so-great “savings.” Thankfully, many major retailers have price-matching policies to help curb this, but these rules vary across retailers and can be incredibly nitpicky. Knowing price-matching policies for top retailers helps you make the most informed purchase decisions, and can even reveal how to save more if you miss the best price.  Also: Does Walmart price match? What to know about price-matching policies Several major retailers, like Walmart, Best Buy, and more, have some version of a price-match policy, and understanding the nuances and rules of each policy makes for the most successful shopper. But what about one of the largest online outlets? Here’s what you need to know about Amazon, including whether the e-commerce king price matches or not.  Also: This simple email trick saves me from annoying marketing spam (and it’s free to do) Does Amazon price match?  …

Ministers warn petrol retailers over prices in meeting | UK News

Ministers warn petrol retailers over prices in meeting | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has warned petrol retailers of a “shared obligation” to keep prices down for motorists amid soaring prices and war in the Middle East. The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) had threatened to pull out of the Downing Street meeting with Ms Reeves and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband hours before, citing “inflammatory language”. That language had led to an increase in abuse against forecourt workers, the PRA said. The meeting only went ahead after assurances from the Treasury that it would be held largely in private, with the PRA’s Gordon Balmer saying the government did not apologise for its language. Image: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and energy secretary Ed Miliband at Friday’s meeting. Pic: PA Mr Miliband warned executives from firms including Asda, BP, ExxonMobil and Shell that the government would not tolerate “unfair practices” in the industry. The RAC said the average price for a litre of unleaded had risen by 8p since the start of the crisis, with the cost now its highest for 18 months. The chancellor hosted the …

M&S announces dozens of cafe closures across the UK in major restructure – full list

M&S announces dozens of cafe closures across the UK in major restructure – full list

Published by Sam Flores

Marks & Spencer is closing a number of cafes across the UK, with the spaces to be repurposed for uses that better suit the customer experience. While none of the M&S London branches is affected by the closures, the news will likely be disappointing to many cafe lovers across the country. Often seen as a spot for weary customers to take a break from their shopping and recharge, M&S cafes offer a range of hot and cold drinks and delicious breakfast and lunch items. According to the latest announcements, 14 cafes have already closed or are set to close imminently to make way for new customer services across the UK. It’s unclear at this point what services will replace the cafe spaces, but one regional manager appeared to suggest they’ll make way for more “product choice.” Addressing the cafe closures, M&S regional manager in Congleton, Katie Whelan, said: “We know many of our customers want to be able to shop a wider range of M&S Food.” “That’s why, after reviewing our Congleton store, we are …

Retailers Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop on brink of administration | Money News

Retailers Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop on brink of administration | Money News

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The retailers Claire’s and The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) are on the brink of collapse, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk in a bleak start to the new year for the British high street. Sky News has learnt that the two chains are understood to be filing notices of intention to appoint administrators just days after the conclusion of the crucial Christmas trading period. The filings will buy both Claire’s and TOFS temporary breathing space from creditors, underlining Britain’s fragile retail environment as the industry’s biggest players prepare to report publicly on their festive sales performance. Money latest: Tesco revives value stripes The two chains, which between them trade from just over 300 stores and employ about 2,500 people, are both owned by the investment firm Modella Capital. It snapped up both TOFS, which was already on the brink of collapse, and Claire’s, which had called in administrators, in separate deals over the course of several months last year. Sources said that a combination of government policy, with a significantly increased tax burden on …

Facewatch: The controversial tech that retailers have deployed to tackle shoplifting and violence | Money News

Facewatch: The controversial tech that retailers have deployed to tackle shoplifting and violence | Money News

Published by skeptic

The Christmas period is upon us, and goods are flying off the shelves, but for some reason, the tills are not ringing as loudly as they should be. Across the country, the five-finger discount is being used with such frequency that retailers are taking action into their own hands. With concerns about the police response to shoplifting, many are now resorting to controversial facial recognition technology to catch culprits before they strike. Sainsbury’s, Budgens and Sports Direct are among the high-street businesses that have signed up to Facewatch, a cloud-based facial recognition security system that scans faces as they enter a store. Those images are then compared to a database of known offenders and, if a match is found, an alert is set off to warn the business that a shoplifter has entered the premises. It comes as official figures show shoplifting offences rose by 13% in the year to June, reaching almost 530,000 incidents. Figures reported in August showed more than 80% result in no charge. At the same time, retailers are reporting more …