Samantha Oller

Armour lays out NACS initiative to boost convenience store industry's image

Most convenience retailers support the need for a minimum wage but were mixed about the need for an increase to it.

In a recent CSP poll of more than 200 convenience-store retailers, nearly 60% opposed raising the federal minimum wage. For those who supported an increase, most—42%—favored an increase to no more than $9 an hour, below the Obama administration’s proposal of a $10.10 wage. And nearly 40% believed there should be no federal minimum wage at all.

Seven of the top 10 in-store categories posted decent unit sales growth in the first half of 2014. Here's a look at category highlights.