Technology/Services
Where Do C-Stores Rate on Loyalty Programs? (Infographic)
General Mills research offers channel breakout on consumer participation
Beverages
Next Evolution of Beverages: Drinkable Clouds?
Purple Stuff toys with ultrasonic-wave technology
Convenience store sales of cigarettes fell 1.4%, with units off more than 2% in 2013, according to IRI. The biggest areas of growth in the category could be found in smokeless—unit sales rose nearly 4% for chewing tobacco and snuff, with spitless tobacco up almost 3%. Electronic smoking devices—IRI’s term for e-cigarettes—rose by triple-digit percentages on an expanding base.