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General Merchandise

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

Draw Customers in With a Car Wash

When drivers stop into a gas station to refuel, they might also head into the adjoining convenience store to pick up a drink or a snack. For some c-store operators, that’s all they can hope for—a purc...

General Merchandise

C-Stores Look to Automated Labeling to Boost Profits

Grab-and-go and freshly prepared meals are both trending food options that allow convenience stores to compete with supermarkets to build loyalty and increase sales.

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How Walgreens Is Innovating Through Private Label

By Brett Dworski on May 20, 2019

Drugstore’s proprietary brands include its Nice, Complete Home and Pet Shoppe lines

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Reclaiming the Cold Vault

Sponsored content from our partner iSEE on May 10, 2019

How two retailers leveraged simple solutions to revamp their cold space

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RPP Products Names New President

By Brett Dworski on May 10, 2019

Industry veteran Bratta was with Core-Mark, Pantry, BP, 7-Eleven and more

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3 Insights From BIC’s 2019 Lighter Safety Report

By Brett Dworski on May 07, 2019

Sixty-five percent of consumers said safety would influence their decision to buy a pocket lighter

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IRI Names 2018 New Product Pacesetters

By Brett Dworski on May 03, 2019

Smaller brands—those with annual revenues of less than $1 billion—dominated this year’s list

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What Are Moms Looking For When They Shop?

By Brett Dworski on May 02, 2019

Fifty-two percent of mothers visit brick-and-mortars for food, according to Valassis

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GPM Expands Partnership With Core-Mark

By Brett Dworski on May 02, 2019

Deal brings total number of company’s stores supplied by the distributor to 969

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6 Reasons Consumers Are Buying More Automotive Products

By Brett Dworski on Apr. 22, 2019

Category reached nearly $331 million in total c-store sales last year, a 6.3% increase from 2017, according to IRI