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Erik J. Martin

CSP Correspondent...

Articles by
Erik J. Martin

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General Merchandise: Deck the Shelves

Your friendly neighborhood convenience store: Where else can you slog for eggnog, a last-minute gift card or party snack on Christmas Day? A general-merchandise wish list.

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Competitive Watch: Fruit of the Boom

An apple a day may keep the doctor away. But apples priced at only 99 cents a pound, six organic romaine hearts advertised at $5, and a pound of ground turkey for $1.99 keep the customers coming back in droves. At least that’s the hope—and hoopla—fueling Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, an upstart grocery chain that’s looking to steal thunder from fresh-food- centric stalwarts such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s and carve out a healthy niche in the Midwest.

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2014 Show Guide: Sizzle on the Strip

Las Vegas offers more irresistible indulgences than ever before

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Beyond the Bean (Slideshow)

Starbucks shifts into better-for-you fare, offering healthful snacks, drinks and foodservice items

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CSP Exclusive Study: Hard to Handle

CSP fourth-annual cash-management study generated input from 200 c-store respondents who operate and/or influence decisions related to cash flow/banking/cash management. Corporate Safe Specialists/FireKing Security Group commissioned the study.

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Electronic Cigarettes: Local Limits

More than 100 U.S. cities—including Seattle; Boston; Indianapolis; Gainesville, Fla.; Mountain View, Calif.; and Duluth, Minn.—have enacted laws comparable to New York’s, effectively outlawing e-cigarette use in places where smoking is prohibited, such as parks, restaurants, bars, outdoor dining spaces, beaches and office buildings.

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Vapor Trails

From provocative Jenny McCarthy testimonials and colorful sports sponsorships to controversial Super Bowl spots and splashy giveaway promotions, e-cigarette makers are pulling out the big guns in recent months to push their products.

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To Market, To Market To Buy an E-Cigarette

E-cigarette sales have hit a slight bump in the road, but they keep on truckin’ ahead, according to the latest data Nielsen data tracking the convenience store channel.

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E-Cigarette Leaders Holding Share

Blu continues top status as top five mfrs hold unit, dollar share

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Rules to Play By

E-cig industry, operators await federal regulatory and taxation measures

Meet Mariano's

Based on its PR focus and statements to stockholders, parent company Roundy’s is clearly putting its eggs in the Mariano’s basket, despite the fact that the fresh-market chain makes up less than 8% of the company’s total stores.

The Electronic Revolution

The revolution did not start in the c-store channel. It started out quietly, from your home, where you, the customer, browsed the Internet and found vendors from the Asian continent and Western countries selling something different, something revolutionary, something not found in your local c-store or drug store: electronic cigarettes.

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