Merchants Take Swipe at the New Debit Fees
The Wall Street Journal has published an eye-opening article about debit card transaction fees, “Merchants Take Swipe At the New Debit Fees” states: Continue reading
ProStart fundraising event coming April 19
The Greater Seattle Chapter of NACE will be holding their annual fundraising gala on Thursday, April 19th to benefit the Greater Seattle NACE Chapter and their honored charity ProStart. Continue reading
Hill Climb 2012 a successful platform for restaurateurs
By the end of the day, dozens of Washington restaurant industry professionals had met with state legislators to discuss the issues and challenges the industry faces. Armed with their own unique stories, talking points and a special leave-behind publication of state restaurant facts, WRA members were able to articulate why policy decisions weigh so heavily on businesses. Continue reading
1183 Rulemaking Postponed until May 24
Since passage of initiative 1183, the Washington Restaurant Association has been actively engaged in the rulemaking process to implement the privatized system set up by voters. While most challenges have been cooperatively worked through with the WSLCB, we are still working through a very significant issue -the Board is seeking to limit retail-to-on premise retail sales to 24 liters per day. Continue reading
Restaurants in Washington report softer sales than national average
Washington restaurant operators reported softer same-store sales and traffic results in January, as compared to the national average, according to the latest release of the Washington Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey (WRITS). Continue reading
Recognizing leaders across Washington
The WRA Industry Leadership Awards recognize Washington restaurant industry leaders for their contributions to communities, to the success of a restaurant(s) and for leadership in the industry. Continue reading
