Erik J. Martin

Not everyone is looking for value in simple terms of dollars and cents. What else could explain the growth in superpremium products, from high-end cigarettes to craft beer?

With gas prices down, convenience-store retailers are drooling over the potential to grab some of that loose change in America’s purses and pockets—up to an estimated $140 billion

E-cigarettes and vaping are growing, but CSP- Technomic study shows cigarettes remain the stealthy bull of broader tobacco category in c-stores, with 90% of tobacco consumers purchasing them at least occasionally.

Customers, particularly those 49 and younger, are prepared to purchase their next sub and soft drink from you instead of the QSR down the street. Incredible foodservice opportunities are ripe for the picking.

The exclusive CSP- Technomic report shows change vital to compete in increasingly crowded marketplace where customer loyalty is rare, options are legion.

'Tis the season for chapped skin, runny noses, spiked temperatures and compromised immune systems. What better time for convenience retailers to give a boost to their health and beauty care (HBC) program and optimize an oft-overlooked category that’s begging to be stuffed like a Christmas stocking over the fireplace?