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November 3, 2026 | 19 min read

Hiring Teenagers at Your Store: What Federal Rules Allow Workers Under 18 to Do

Federal child labor rules set hour limits for 14- and 15-year-olds and keep everyone under 18 off some store equipment, such as deli slicers. The rules, sorted by age band and by machine.

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November 2, 2026 | 15 min read

The List Your Backbar Has to Match: Vape Directory Laws, State by State

A growing number of states publish a directory of vapor products that may legally be sold — and in several of them the fine for stocking one that is not on it falls on the retailer, per device, per day.

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October 31, 2026 | 13 min read

How to Run a Successful Deli

Learning how to run a successful deli means more than a clean layout and a friendly counter — it means managing a perishable, labor-intensive category where waste and slow checkout both eat directly into thin margins. Here’s what genuinely moves the needle.

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October 30, 2026 | 12 min read

PFAS Rules Are Coming for Your Hot-Food Packaging — and in Some States They Bind the Store

State bans on PFAS in food packaging cover wraps, bags, cups, clamshells and pizza boxes. In some states the prohibition names retailers, and in one it reaches the products on your shelf too.

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October 29, 2026 | 14 min read

Paper, Plastic or Neither: What Bag Law Actually Requires of a Store Your Size

Bag rules turn on your square footage, your state, how many locations you run and sometimes your customer’s tender. Four states answer it four different ways — and three of them put a charge on your register.

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October 28, 2026 | 15 min read

What a Delivery App Is Allowed to Charge You — and the Bucket Most Owners Never Read

New York City caps delivery app fees in four buckets, not three, and the fourth is far more expensive than the one most summaries quote. Here is what each bucket covers, the plan you are entitled to be offered, and how to read your statement.

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October 27, 2026 | 8 min read

Seven Varieties by November 4: The New Staple Stocking Rule for Authorized Retailers

SNAP’s staple food stocking standard more than doubles on November 4, 2026 — 28 varieties and 84 stocking units, with perishables now required in three categories. Here is how to audit your shelves before the date.

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