1. The attacker or an associate could later return with a different card to extract the information.

2. The customer is more educated, so the store associate has to be more knowledgeable.

3. They needed somebody who people associate with cars.

4. Many travelers associate the TSA with long lines and uncomfortable pat-downs.

5. Essentially, each sales associate was serving one person every half hour.

6. He was business manager for 25 years before becoming the associate director of athletics.