In this BBC radio interview, our Director of Brand Marketing and Communications, Fara Alexander delves into the costs and burdens associated with retail returns and why 52% of retailers offer 'keep it' policies. Algorithms safeguard against excessive returners and fraudsters from exploiting these policies to ensure these flexible, customer-centric policies are exclusive for honest, loyal shoppers.
While returnless refunds appear more environmentally sustainable by eliminating additional transportation and shipping emissions, it raises the question: what happens to the items that remain with customers who no longer want them? To find out, tune into the segment below (FF to mi. 18)!
Director Of Brand Management at goTRG & VIP Outlet
Thank you BBC for having me on the You and Yours radio show earlier to speak on the trend of returnless refunds in the US, and why retailers in the UK may begin adopting similar strategies to minimize the impact of returns costs and fraud. You can catch the segment here: https://lnkd.in/dbU62Aci (FF to minute 18) 😊
A BTS look at the making of our current Consumer Education series on credit unions. Are you following along? See all of our recent videos on our Youtube channel: @FSCBarbadosOnline
There has been a clear push for body-worn cameras to be implemented amongst police forces throughout the last few years.
The most considerable goal of this equipment is to improve public confidence and trust among police officers through increased accountability, especially in diversified and marginalized communities. Police departments are hopeful that body-worn cameras will bridge the gap in transparency between police-civilian interactions. The evaluation of body-worn cameras will be utilized towards enhancing law enforcement agencies' ability to provide effective policing strategies to their communities and when responding to calls for service, as well as attempting to increase their capacity to adopt a community-policing model. Furthermore, using body-worn cameras in the field of policing presents an opportunity to reduce high rates of complaints against officer misconduct and use-of-force and ensure that laws are being enforced legally, equally, and without discrimination.
However, privacy related concerns of public citizens (as outlined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects individuals against indiscriminate video surveillance without cause), a lack of legislation around the use of this technology of when, where, and what can be recorded, and budgetary costs of maintaining the hardware, regular maintenance, and training of this technology may drastically be hindering the deployment and reoccurring usage of body-worn cameras. These major concerns might outweigh the potential positive impacts of adopting this deterrence strategy.
I am curious to hear other people’s thoughts on this topic!
Others before self - compassion for all. Developing ethical change leaders, socially just communities, smart safe cities, and inclusive sustainable societies.
The Vancouver Police Department’s long-awaited rollout of its body-worn camera program in January is the first step in an expected massive increase in the use of the technology in B.C.
Within a few years, nearly 10,000 officers in the province — including more than 1,400 with the Vancouver Police — could be wearing the cameras.
Police forces in B.C. are joining in a growing trend across North America, with the body cameras meant to respond to a call for more police accountability and transparency and a belief the cameras will reduce the use of force by police — and against police. They are in use in many places in Canada already, including Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, and Saskatoon.
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On May 16, Jason Torf will discuss what you need to know to have an enforceable electronic contract at the Toy Association’s Annual Credit Meeting in New York City. Learn more at the link in the comments.
#TuckerEllis#credit#financiallaw
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Concealed Carry Info: what we mean about “threat l, backstop and beyond!” This is what we tell both our police and our concealed carry New Jersey students. Watch, study and learn what happens in this video. If you do, you will get the point. This is why we have standards in our training. Of course I’m waiting for copy and paste companies to try the same for their “2024” year. I mean why create your own training 😂 smh #concealedcarry#useofforce#education
🚫 Unfair Pricing Alert: Your Looks Shouldn’t Determine Your Bill
Setting prices based on how someone looks isn’t just unfair, it’s downright wrong.
Shouldn’t what you pay be about the service, not appearances?
Let’s talk about it. Join in and share your thoughts!
#FairPricing#QualityService#EthicalBusiness
You pull a car over and while in conversation without unlawfully extending the traffic stop or crossing over constitutionally protected language (with RS or your state permits) you ask the owner/driver of the vehicle if there is anything illegal in the vehicle.
She replies “Yes, there is an ounce of methamphetamine in the trunk.” What do you do next?
Comment below ⬇
A. Search the vehicle. Admission satisfies PC and because you’re in a state with the Auto Exception there is no need to apply for a warrant.
B. This gives you enough to now move forward with a consent to search. If she denies consent call for a dog and get the K9 alert.
C. Impound the vehicle and apply for a warrant. The admission is enough to explain to a judge and he/she should be able to provide you with a search warrant to proceed.
D. Just because someone says they have something in the car does not mean you can take their word for it. At best this is RS. You must continue investigating your develop more to cross over from RS to PC.
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More woe's for Royal Mail
Now their machines are reading stamps as fake, which have been bought in their shops. You really cannot make up for the IT issues this organization has.
One customer reported that only 1 stamp from their book of stamps was pulled as fake when the other stamps were fine.
When bringing in a new bar-coding system, how well is Royal Mail testing?
Individuals are getting fined £5 to collect their letters and this has been going on since August 2023.
Time to overhaul the postal service?
#postoffice#stamps#royalmail#barcoding#testing#ITsystems#consumerrightshttps://lnkd.in/e9TBH5rD
Fr. John Jaddou's talk to high school youth groups highlight the surge in gambling and online betting since legalization, especially among youth, while calling for more resources to address these issues. Read more at https://lnkd.in/enfNAVy7
The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA)
If you’re in the fintech or payments industry you may have already heard about the CCCA and possible implications if this Act passes. However if you haven’t well here is what you must know:
What is the CCCA?
The Credit Card Competition Act seeks to create a more competitive credit card playing field. Banks/Issuers would be mandated to enable card payments to be routed over at least one network that competes with VISA or MasterCard.
Why is the act being considered ?
The bill’s intention is to drive interchange fees down by letting merchants choose which network rails they use to route credit card transactions. Banks/Issuers would be mandated to allow card payments to be routed over at least one network that competes with Mastercard/Visa.
Who will benefit the most from this legislation ?
The act seeks to benefit merchants primarily as they would have the option to choose networks with lower transaction processing fees than those charged by MasterCard and Visa. Presently MasterCard and Visa account for approximately 80% of the credit card market.
What is the expected impact on consumers?
At a high level, it is expected that while merchants will benefit from lower fees it is expected that they will in return pass those savings on to their customers. However, experts speculate that consumers could be affected in other ways. With the possible reduced income from interchange and other processing fees, credit card issuers may cut back on their reward programs which consumers have become so accustomed to and love.
#creditcard#creditcardprocessing#credit#visa#mastercard#payments#paymentprocessing#merchantservices#merchants#consumer#cardhttps://lnkd.in/eMWU3xRC
