NEW YORK -- American Express introduced a program, Business
Savings, designed to reduce expenses for the millions of U.S.
businesses -- including travel agencies -- that are merchants for
its credit card.
The merchants can save on the cost of office supplies, computer
equipment, cell phone services and shipping, as well as temporary
staffing and consulting services.
Charter partners include Office Depot, IBM and Nextel; American
Express said additional partners will be signed in coming
months.
The program is offered free to all U.S. merchants, regardless of
account size. American Express said the focus of the program is to
provide Amexco merchants with smaller volumes the opportunity to
realize the kinds of savings that larger businesses already obtain
through volume purchasing.