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GLP-1 drugs reshape consumer spending, eating and wellness habits

 By Bill Wilson on Apr. 15, 2026

Acosta Group report shows users are buying more healthy foods, shifting dining behavior and increasing interest in personal care

Snacks & Candy

Gen Z prefers national brands, but shifts spending across categories

 By Bill Wilson on Mar. 20, 2026

Researchers say this pattern indicates reduced engagement rather than outright rejection of established brands

Tobacco

Kansas City passes ban on ‘gas station drugs’

By Diane Adam on Feb. 17, 2026

New law bans synthetic kratom and restricts natural kratom sales to adults 21 and older

Tobacco

Kratom-related products are now illegal in Ohio

By Diane Adam on Dec. 15, 2025

Ohio Board of Pharmacy has implemented a 180-day emergency rule, encourages retailers to dispose of affected items

Tobacco

Is 7-OH kratom?

By Diane Adam on Sep. 16, 2025

Synthetic products sold in gas stations, convenience stores and vape shops are not kratom, says Curtis Bramble at CSP’s Tobacco Plus Forum

Tobacco

Florida removes more than 17,000 packages of 7-OH following emergency ban

By Diane Adam on Sep. 12, 2025

The ‘morphine-like drug’ is found in gas stations, vape shops and convenience stores

Tobacco

Florida official files emergency rule removing 7-OH from store shelves

By Diane Adam on Aug. 14, 2025

‘Potentially there are health uses certainly for kratom, but again, that’s with a prescription, a doctor’s order, you know, not at the 7-Eleven sitting next to a pack of Skittles,’ says state attorney general

Tobacco

FDA takes steps to restrict 7-OH

By Diane Adam on Aug. 01, 2025

The synthetic kratom is sold in vape stores, smoke shops, convenience stores and gas stations

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Balm Squad: Kwik Trip’s Package of 4 Lip Moisturizers Includes Car Wash Scent

By Chuck Ulie on Jan. 24, 2025

For the first time, convenience-store chain has multiple sub-brands in 1 bundle, marketing project manager tells CSP

General Merchandise/HBC

Lil’ Drug Store Products Is Primary Distributor of Procter and Gamble’s Healthcare Products to Convenience Channel

By Hannah Hammond on Aug. 21, 2024

New partnership builds on LDSP’s growth initiatives with Rolaids

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