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General Merchandise

General merchandise category news for the convenience-store retail industry
General Merchandise

CSP Opens Nominations for Retailer Choice Best New Products Contest

15th annual competition will honor the most innovative and inspired launches from the past year

General Merchandise

15 Ways to Make Your Convenience Stores Shine

Give grab-and-go outlets a boost with these ideas from retail, grocery and college operators

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More Small-Format Grocery Stores Coming?

By Natalie Taylor on Apr. 09, 2019

New concepts, regional expansion driving channel growth

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C-Stores Deliver 'Fool-Service' Fun on April 1

By Greg Lindenberg on Apr. 01, 2019

High jinks ensue when convenience industry embraces the spirit of the day

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Need a Sales Boost? Clean Your Restrooms

By Brett Dworski on Mar. 20, 2019

Half of U.S. consumers are willing to spend more money at retail businesses that have well-maintained restrooms

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4 Reasons Why Millennials Are Avoiding Brick-and-Mortar Retail

By Brett Dworski on Mar. 19, 2019

39% of this age group were interested in shopping entirely online in 2018, an increase of nearly 10% from 2017

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Performance Food Group to Acquire Eby-Brown

By Greg Lindenberg on Mar. 19, 2019

Combined with Vistar division, distributor will service more than 75,000 locations

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Casey’s to Provide POS Data to IRI in New Partnership

By Brett Dworski on Mar. 14, 2019

Data firm also expands relationships with Speedway, Circle K and EG Group

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Produce Purchases Are Shifting to Other Channels: FMI

By Natalie Taylor on Mar. 12, 2019

Power of Produce 2019 finds that older millennials are turning to online, farmers markets for fruits and veggies

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Operators Brace for Potential Tariff Imposition

By Steve Dwyer on Mar. 08, 2019

Trade uncertainty between the U.S. and China has put electronic products in limbo