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Convenience Stores Saw Record In-Store Sales in 2013

 Apr. 02, 2014

Continued foodservice growth drove increase; motor fuel sales also reached new highs

Tobacco

NATO Show 2014 Booth Spaces Sold Out

 Mar. 26, 2014

Show floor includes more than 30 new exhibitors

CSP Magazine

Final Word: The Value of NATO Membership

By Mary Szarmach on Mar. 26, 2014

Being a member of NATO is one of the best decisions our family has ever made because NATO is the only national retail trade association that works exclusively on local, state and federal tobacco regulations and FDA regulations.

CSP Magazine

Industry View: FDA Regulatory Update

By Thomas A. Briant on Mar. 24, 2014

Since mid-2013, the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has considered additional tobacco regulations while implementing other tobacco-related actions. The FDA has focused on the use of menthol in cigarettes; potential regulations on cigars, pipe tobacco, electronic cigarettes and/or hookah tobacco; a new “Safety Reporting Portal” website page; and a study on raising the legal age to purchase tobacco products. An update.

Tobacco

Colorado Votes Against Raising Minimum Tobacco-Buying Age

Mar. 21, 2014

Latest state to reject moves to increase purchase age to 21

General Merchandise/HBC

Anti-Smoking Product Sales Withstand Challenge from Electronic Cigarettes

Mar. 21, 2014

Even with the challenge of e-cigs, traditional anti-smoking product sales rose 33% in 2013.

Tobacco

Judge Stays Enforcement of NYC Regulations

By Thomas A. Briant on Mar. 19, 2014

Coupon, promotional price, and minimum pack restrictions on hold til lawsuit is resolved

Tobacco

28 AGs Call on Retailers to Stop Selling Tobacco Products

Mar. 17, 2014

Schneiderman, DeWine head up effort asking drug store chains to follow lead of CVS

CSP Magazine

Tobacco: Innovation or Me-Toos?

By Melissa Vonder Haar on Mar. 17, 2014

The struggle for growing cigar sales in convenience stores has been finding new products that boast consumer-driven innovations—as opposed to “me-too” offerings—while still driving the profitable margins retailers need to justify the space in an already overcrowded tobacco set.

Tobacco

Republic Tobacco Enters Vaping Category

Mar. 13, 2014

Invests in juice supplier Johnson Creek Enterprises

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