Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM) resource Organizations & Associations OCEG Reviewed
The Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM) was founded by the Treaty of Chaguaramas (Trinidad; 1973, revised 2001) and including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti (suspended 2004–6), Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Smarter Supply Chain Utilzation for the Retailer (Martec/Microsoft) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed
This paper introduces various supply chain concepts and explains their importance. It describes initiatives being undertaken by the largest retailers and reviews what small and mid-size firms need to do to compete. Very few small and mid-size retailers can compete with companies like Wal-Mart on price. However, while some go to the wall, many smaller retailers prosper alongside Wal-Mart exploiting the traffic that they generate and managing their own supply chains and customer propositions well.
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - Bureau of Consumer Protection resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
The Bureau of Consumer Protection works to protect consumers against unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices in the marketplace. The Bureau conducts investigations, sues companies and people who violate the law, develops rules to protect consumers, and educates consumers and businesses about their rights and responsibilities. The Bureau also collects complaints about consumer fraud and identity theft and makes them available to law enforcement agencies across the country.
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Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq resource National Laws OCEG Reviewed
Under this Act, the Commission is empowered, among other things, to (a) prevent unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce; (b) seek monetary redress and other relief for conduct injurious to consumers; (c) prescribe trade regulation rules defining with specificity acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive, and establishing requirements designed to prevent such acts or practices; (d) conduct investigations relating to the organization, business, practices, and management of entities engaged in commerce; and (e) make reports and legisl
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2008 Global Powers of Retailing (Deloitte) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed
The 11th annual Global Powers of Retailing report. Produced in conjunction with Stores magazine, this report identifies the 250 largest retailers around the world. It also examines 10 trends for retailers to consider as they plan their growth strategies and discusses "Q" ratio – a way of drawing inferences about the future performance of retailers by examining current financial information.
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2007 Retail Industry Benchmarking Report:A Statistical Review for Fiscal Years 2006, 2005 and 2004 (Deloitte) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed
Produced by Deloitte and acknowledged by the National Retail Federation, this unique report provides an up-to-date, three-year financial profile of numerous sectors within the retail industry. The report includes publicly available information on 124 U.S.-based retailers grouped into 14 sectors. The comparative statistics are intended to serve as a reference tool for benchmarking leading companies in the industry.
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Fair Labor Standards Act as Applied to Retailers of Goods and Services (29 C.F.R. Part 779) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed
It is the purpose of this part to provide an official statement of the views of the Department of Labor with respect to the application and meaning of those provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, hereinafter referred to as the Act, which govern rights and obligations of employees and employers in the various enterprises in which retail sales of goods or services are made. The application of the Act to employment in such enterprises was greatly broadened by amendments effective September 3, 1961.
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Manufacturers and Retailers Excise Taxes (26 C.F.R. Part 48) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed
The regulations in this part 48 are designated “Manufacturers and Retailers Excise Tax Regulations.” The regulations relate to the excise taxes imposed by chapter 31 and 32 of the Internal Revenue Code. Chapter 31 (relating to retail taxes) imposes tax on certain luxury items, special fuels, fuel used in commercial transportation on inland waterways, and heavy trucks and trailers. Chapter 32 (relating to manufacturers taxes) imposes tax on gas guzzler automobiles, highway-type tires, taxable fuel, aviation fuel, coal, certain vaccines, and sporting goods.
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Commercial Practices - Guides Against Deceptive Pricing (16 C.F.R. Part 233) resource National Regulations OCEG Reviewed
One of the most commonly used forms of bargain advertising is to offer a reduction from the advertiser's own former price for an article. If the former price is the actual, bona fide price at which the article was offered to the public on a regular basis for a reasonably substantial period of time, it provides a legitimate basis for the advertising of a price comparison. Where the former price is genuine, the bargain being advertised is a true one.
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Is the Retail Payments Industry Headed for Disruption? (Deloitte, 2007) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed
Credit cards, search-to-purchase and the law of unintended consequences:
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