HBC

General Merchandise/HBC

Can Uber 'Corner' the C-Store Market?

Testing convenience store merchandise delivery service concept in D.C.

Consumer confidence begins to settle, says IRI

C-store sales of over-the-counter (OTC) medication flagged in 2013, with even the largest segment—analgesics—seeing declines. Dollar sales of analgesics fell by 1.4% and unit sales fell 5....

Breath-spray sales in convenience stores grew a remarkable 94% in 2013.

Preparing your product mix for the summer travel season

This year's long, cold winter couldn't boost cough-drop sales.

A Q&A about general merchandise sales with Matt Paduano, vice president of category management, Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes

Convenience store sales data for health and beauty care (HBC) products: toothpaste, soap, sanitary napkins, condoms, lip care, toilet tissue and more.

An unusually cold start to this past winter proved what Dan Goulette of Pine State Trading Co. often stresses to his c-store clients: It pays to focus on core seasonal offerings in general merchandise.

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