Category Managers

Tobacco

Could Plain Tobacco Packaging Come to U.S.?

Britain, other nations poised to follow Australia in removing branding from cigarette packs

Company News

What Would Richard Branson Do?

CBX imagines what famed Virgin entrepreneur would do if he owned a chain of gas stations

In-store promotion intended to drive sales of Arriba Horchata via mobile app

Appoints execs to oversee fuels, procurement, sustainability

The Simpsons' irreverent take on convenience stores gets LEGO, "food-truck" treatments

DPSG ready to roll the dice on latest innovation strategies

Colorado swipe-fee bill "studied" to death; NASM lends its support in Texas case

The tobacco category is undergoing upheaval as cigarette sales decline and other tobacco products move in to lap up the leftover market share. E-cigs, vapor, cigars, pipe tobacco, roll-your-own—they’re all demanding more attention, requiring a more purposeful, permanent place in the store landscape.

Are they a trend or mainstay? Questions remain for e-cigs and vaping.

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