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Swipe fee costs average household more than $1,100

Mass Relators

household more than $1,100 last year, the Merchants Payments Coalition said. billion in swipe fees for Visa and Mastercard credit cards alone, which account for more than 80 percent of the market. By contrast, net profit for general retail averages only 3 percent. Last year’s total included $100.8

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The Profitability Challenge: Why SKU-Level Visibility Matters

Retail TouchPoints

My days as a merchant are long over, yet I remain a retailer at heart. As an advisor for industry groups such as the Ascendant Network and the Digital Shelf Institute Executive Forum, I‘m surprised to hear my industry friends are still frustrated by ongoing online profitability hurdles. How should they be allocated?