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in technology, " Duda continued,
" some operators drive their product
pricing lower to keep the business.
And when an operator tries to sell
the business, it doesn't matter what
revenue is if the business isn't profitable.
To get the business profitable,
prices need to be raised to the market
positions. "
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more needs to be done when it comes
to the government's understanding of
a micro market. " Many legislators still
don't know what a micro market is,
but they do understand self-checkout
and it's our job as an industry to help
educate lawmakers, " Duda said. Connecticut
is among the states, in the
majority, whose legislature has yet to
provide a clear definition of and regulations
for a micro market.
There's been some progress,
though, in a dozen other states. Most
recently, the Tennessee House passed a
bill that clarifies the taxation, licensing
and inspections of self-checkout micro
markets operated in the state. By
adding definition to " micro market, "
" micro market display " and " unattended "
for purposes of sales and use
taxes, operators can submit to the
state's department of revenue a single,
monthly sales tax return and payment
from sales made at all markets.
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changing workplace as we
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