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Brazil’s Middle-Class Finds Salvation at Pawnshops
Some Brazilians are using their jewelry and other valuables to replace high-interest credit cards. Photo Credit Paulo Fridman for The New York Times. http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/for-brazilians-pawnshops-are-the-antidote-to-soaring-interest-rates/?_r=1
It’s a Game Shop Not a Pawn Shop
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, ringleader Kevin Rohan and part-time czar Grant Lachner will conduct the grand opening of their new store The Pawn Shop. The shop, located at 8 W. Fifth St., is not a traditional pawn shop but a new game shop. Just to be clear, The Pawn...
Car Title Loans with 200% Annual Interest
Michigan's pawnbrokers are unlikely allies with advocates for low-income families to block proposed legislation that would allow some high-cost car title loans in Michigan....
Gloucester Pawnbrokers Unite Against Crime
Pawnbrokers in Gloucester have united to crackdown on crime across the county. Shops including Cash Converters and The Money Shop are working with Gloucestershire Police to eliminate stolen goods passing through their stores. Read more:...
How did you Celebrate?
NATIONAL PAWNBROKERS DAY: Each year on December 6, people all across the United States acknowledge National Pawnbrokers Day. This holiday was created as a day to pay tribute to a profession that provides a valuable service to those in need of cash funds and also...
Vintage Adventure Cost Pawnbroker 100K
https://bdaily.co.uk/entrepreneurship/02-12-2014/manchester-based-pawnbroker-invests-100k-in-vintage-venture/
NPA ALERT: Stay In Compliance
- State Labor Law Updates Each year the NPA provides you with federal and state labor law posters. Throughout the year, some states make changes in the law that require you to update your poster. There have been no changes in federal labor laws this year, so please...
Black Friday a Success for Pawn Shops
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) -People found great deals at some stores you may not think about on Black Friday. Just like millions of other Americans on Black Friday, Sheila Westbrook was out shopping at big retailers looking for deals. However, she decided to check out a...
NRA Keep Your hands OFF Initiative 594
http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2025125007_nraeditorialxml.html
NPA and the UK Launch Wide Trading Standards Scheme
Business Secretary Vince Cable MP has approved a new Primary Authority Coordinated Partnership between the National Pawnbroking Association (NPA) and Surrey County Council....
Used Guns: How Pawn Shops Know Second-Hand Firearms are Legal
http://www.newsmax.com/fastfeatures/used-guns-pawn-shops-legal/2014/11/25/id/609602/
FOCUS: How pawnbroking is targeting new audiences
NPA chief executive Ray Perry tells Professional Jeweller: “Pawnbrokers have realized that they need to promote themselves, so the NPA has been much more proactive, engaging with TV, radio and the press to create awareness. Our research recently indicated that there...
WASHINGTON: Initiative 594 Deeply Flawed
Barely two weeks after Washington State voters approved Initiative 594 -- a measure the NRA warned was “ Deeply Flawed” -- our predicted consequences are beginning to emerge....
Send Texts, Increase Revenue by more than 4% this Thanksgiving!
Holiday Sales Expected To Increase Through Text-Messaging Marketing According to the National Retail Federation, retailers can expect to see a boost in holiday sales this November and December. Expected sales to increase up to 4.1% in comparison to last years 3.1% ....
Silver bullion bar heading back to Augusta pawn shop owners
The owners of A&E Trading on Water Street went to court to get police to return the seized property. http://www.pressherald.com/2014/11/18/silver-bullion-bar-heading-back-to-augusta-pawn-shop-owners/
Underbanked Women Launching Mobile Money Revolution
Married women account for almost half of the American households that don’t have a bank account at an insured institution....
Pawnbrokers Give the Gift of Music This Holiday Season
On December 6, 2014, the National Pawnbrokers Association (NPA) is celebrating Musical Instrument Gift Day, where pawnbrokers from around the country make generous donations of musical instruments to organizations in need. Learn more at http://www.GiftDay.org....
H & T Pawnbrokers Support FCA Regulation Changes
‘H&T Pawnbrokers fully supports the price cap rules announced by the financial conduct authority and operates within FCA guidelines. We acknowledge the need for these industry changes, which are fair for both consumers and businesses.’...