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Lil' Drug Store Products acquires Navajo's health and beauty business to expand retail reach

 By Hannah Hammond on Sep. 11, 2026

Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based company broadens distribution beyond convenience stores into grocery and drug channels

Tobacco

Massachusetts governor orders emergency kratom sales restrictions

 By Diane Adam on Aug. 31, 2026

Order gives tools needed to hold retailers accountable, officials say

Tobacco

DEA to temporarily schedule 7-OH into the same category as heroin and LSD

By Diane Adam on Jul. 02, 2026

The synthetic kratom products are sold in gas stations, convenience stores and vape shops

Snacks & Candy

Cogknition, W. Capra, NexChapter executives to speak at CSP’s Center Store Forum

By Diane Adam on Jun. 16, 2026

3-day event kicks off June 22 in Chicago suburb of Lombard, Illinois

General Merchandise/HBC

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

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