CrossCheck Provides Fix for Sweet Factorys Payment Problems

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- CrossCheck, Inc., the nations largest privately held payment -guarantee company, recently agreed to provide 95 U.S. Sweet Factory locations with a customized check guarantee program. Sweet Factories nationwide can now accept more checks, worry-free, with CrossChecks Disputed Stop Payment Premium, which protects the candy stores against bad checks that customers have put a stop payment on.

ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- CrossCheck, Inc., the nations largest privately held payment -guarantee company, recently agreed to provide 95 U.S. Sweet Factory locations with a customized check guarantee program. Sweet Factories nationwide can now accept more checks, worry-free, with CrossChecks Disputed Stop Payment Premium, which protects the candy stores against bad checks that customers have put a stop payment on.

The Sweet Factory will really benefit from our check guarantee services because candy is often an impulse buy that customers may not have the cash on hand for," said J. David Siembieda, the president and CEO of CrossCheck. This will increase their sales by giving patrons more payment options."

Sweet Factory has 16 years of experience in the industry and has locations in 26 countries. It is the worlds leading retailer in PicknMix" confectionery. Candies from around the world are made easily accessible to customers at Sweet Factory locations in shopping centers, convenience stores, department stores, airports and railway stations. The selections at each location are tailored to fit the different tastes and preferences of each region and are competitively priced.

Founded in 1983, CrossCheck provides payment guarantee solutions to more than 73,000 retail and dealer outlets nationwide and handled more than $9.2 billion in guaranteed transactions in 2001. Its goal for nearly two decades has been to provide merchant customers with increased profitability while reducing their financial risk. CrossCheck is known for industry firsts and cutting-edge-technology in the point-of-sale financial services marketplace. For more information, visit CrossChecks website at www.cross-check.com or call (800) 654-2365.
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