Most convenience retailers insist 5 Hour Energy is the only game in town, despite a drop in sales of the energy-shot category overall and an almost equal drop for leader 5 Hour Energy, according to 2013 year-end data from IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm (@iriworldwide).
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