Merchants push back against fees from card companies

Tide in Congress seems to be turning, putting stores on the offensive

By Andrew Martin / The Bulletin
July 16, 2009

The most profitable item at Patricia Orzano’s 7-Eleven store on Long Island, N.Y., is coffee. Slurpees are a distant second.

But as more customers use plastic to pay for even small purchases like these, she has watched a growing share of her revenue vanish in a stream of credit and....

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