C-store volume sales of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) fell more than 3% in the 52 weeks ending Jan. 25, 2014, with dollars up 1.1%, according to The Nielsen Co. Both regular and diet CSDs lost ground. For non-cola CSDs, volume sales were off nearly 2%. According to IRI, c-store sales of CSDs fell 2.8% to reach $8.6 billion, with unit sales down 3.9%.
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