by Data Age | Jun 17, 2014 | Business, Industry, Laws, News
PELHAM, Alabama — Declaring them “detrimental” to development, the Pelham City Council tonight issued a one-year moratorium on payday and title loan businesses, check-cashing establishments, pawn shops and certain other business types. The action...
by Data Age | Jun 16, 2014 | Business, General Merchandise, Industry, News
Forget stocks. Sneaker futures are making Wall Street look like a swap meet. High-end kicks are becoming the currency of choice in New York, and one 16-year-old is taking advantage of the trend — using his own five-figure stock of 45 mint-condition basketball shoes to...
by Data Age | Jun 16, 2014 | Industry, News
There was one woman who thought her shiny hair straighteners were solid gold,” says Lin Head, a pawnbroker of more than 10 years. “That was a bit of a strange one. “We get a lot of teeth too. People think they’re solid gold but they’re filled with enamel – they take...
by Data Age | Jun 16, 2014 | Industry, News
NATAL—Mexico coach Miguel Herrera pledged to repay his country’s fans who he said would “sell their houses, cars and even pawn their grandma’s clothes to come to Brazil” by battling to keep their World Cup dream alive. Herrera’s side outclassed Cameroon at a...
by Data Age | Jun 16, 2014 | Industry, Laws, News
Elbert County appears to be holding off on implementing a secondhand dealer ordinance, at least for this month. Similar to the city of Elberton, who adopted a secondhand dealer ordinance on June 2nd, the Elbert County Board of Commissioners has been discussing...
by Data Age | Jun 16, 2014 | Industry, Laws, News
PHOENIX (CBS5) – A Phoenix pawn shop has been fined after giving employees a lie detector test. Pawn 1st LLC has paid $19,500 in civil penalties as part of a settlement. Article here
