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California Bans All Plastic Bags, Strengthening Decade-Old Law

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill banning retailers from offering any type of plastic bag to customers at the point of sale. 1, 2026, is designed to close a loophole in the plastic bag ban that was passed by the California legislature in 2014 and affirmed by voters in a 2016 referendum, according to the AP.

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Does it Work for your Online Retail Business?

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BNPL solutions are a way for merchants to offer point-of-sale financing via a simple installment payment plan. Using BNPL, approved customers can defer payments at checkout — both online and in-store. Penny Townsend serves as Chief Product Officer at Qualpay , a company which she co-founded in 2014. Buy Now Pay…What?

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

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Some cases in point include: In 2013, Target experienced a data breach where hackers accessed their customer credit card information by exploiting a weakness in the HVAC system’s network connection.