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April 30, 2012
Join the loyalty club
Chains experiment with innovative rewards to drive new membership
March 5, 2012
Shifting loyalties
Operators pair loyalty programs with payment platforms to capture modern guests.
July 1, 2011
Q&A: Dazbog coffee owners commit to mobile marketing, payment
Dazbog Coffee Co. invests in mobile technology
June 10, 2011
First Data: Growth in payment-card spending slows
Payment-card transactions at restaurants rise as overall consumption drops
December 20, 2010
Yard House CIO keeps music-focused chain’s IT, audio-visual effects on track
Yard House Restaurants chief information officer Phillip “Phil” Crawford 
oversees the IT infrastructure, as well as the audio-visual systems, for the 28-unit, classic rock-focused chain.
December 13, 2010
McDonald's customer data hacked
Stolen information included e-mails and phone numbers
December 10, 2010
Credit and debit card spending up at restaurants
Card transactions also rose in November, but average checks fell
November 30, 2010
'Black Friday' spending fuels restaurant sales
Debit, credit card spending grew 9.6 percent at restaurants, report says
November 9, 2010
Restaurants see credit, debit spending rise in Oct.
Increase marks highest growth in 18 months, report says
September 10, 2010
Restaurant transaction counts rise in August, but checks fall
Report cites aggressive discount activity as cause for the decline
August 23, 2010
New rules for gift cards go into effect
Federal legislation impacts expiration dates and fees
July 26, 2010
Gift card sales grew in first half of 2010
Quick-service restaurants saw the most growth, study finds.
May 31, 2010
Government at a Glance

1. Colorado pols pass ‘anti-business’ bills


Denver — Colorado Restaurant Association chief executive and president Pete Meersman said restaurateurs in that state were glad to end “the most partisan legislative session I’ve seen in my 28 years.”


December 3, 2009
Restaurants sue POS firms over data theft
LAFAYETTE La. Several Louisiana restaurateurs have sued their point-of-sale system maker and distributor, alleging...
November 18, 2009
Gift card spending to fall this holiday season
WASHINGTON Restaurateurs counting on a big holiday sales boost from the merchandising of gift cards...
October 18, 2009
Costly credit card interchange fees an unfair burden on operators, guests
Consumers know a lot about credit card fees. There are late fees, over-the-limit fees, balance-transfer...
August 9, 2009
Aramark’s Boffa: Remotely hosted POS gets an A for campus jobs
The appropriateness of remotely hosting point-of-sale system software for multiple locations and relying on centralized...
June 9, 2009
NRA, NCCR embrace Credit Card Fair Fee Act
WASHINGTON Two major business associations have thrown their support behind a Senate measure that would...
April 19, 2009
Frustrated restaurateurs reserve right to charge fees for no-shows
As the economic storm continues to rip into business at fine-dining restaurants across the country,...
January 11, 2009
E-mail reservation scam targets Calif. operators
At first, Grace Nguyen of Marmalade Café didn’t think it was unusual that “Dr. Allan...
November 30, 2008
Citing economy, Massachusetts delays new data security rules
Massachusetts regulators have given restaurants and other businesses in the state an extra four months...
November 16, 2008
Mass. delays enforcement of data security mandates
BOSTON Regulators in Massachusetts have given restaurants and other businesses an extra four months to...
November 9, 2008
At-table payments can reduce fraud
According to Federal Trade Commission statistics, credit card fraud is now the most common form...
July 29, 2008
Terminal topics: handholding with Chipotle; gripin' about swipin'
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. president and chief operating officer Monty Moran recently offered an insightful...
June 25, 2008
Wireless technology: High-tech tool or high-risk approach?
In this age of multi-tasking, people are answering e-mails, paying bills, accessing bank accounts on...
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