GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Giving retailers a whiff of what’s to come, tobacco manufacturers exhibiting in the convenience-store product gallery at last week’s Convenience Retailing University (CRU) conference previewed items ranging from moist smokeless tins to electronic cigarettes.
The category rose in prominence during conference sessions, continuing to dominate in-store sales despite declining as an overall segment of products.
Here are four companies exhibiting in the conference c-store ...