Retail sales solid for 2018, despite slight June dip
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Forty-three percent of respondents in a monthly retail survey said their 2018 sales are up from what they projected at the year’s beginning, while 36 percent said they were down,
Credit card declined: The 3 most unpopular words for retailer and customer
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By JOHN MAYLEBEN
When “credit card declined” pops up during a transaction, what do you do?
There are many reasons a card will fail to get a successful approval code.
Gardner-White furniture business innovates with each new generation
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
AUBURN HILLS – Steve Tronstein jokes that his oldest daughter’s return to the family furniture business was a step up after working for President Bill Clinton and Nobel Laureate Steven Chu,