ALEXANDRIA, Va.—From developing a holistic brand strategy to identifying points of differentiation for your brand, the NACS Advanced Category Management Certification program will level up your category management game. This year, NACS is offering the program as a pre-conference ...

LONDON—A surge in activity at pan-European and domestic grocery chains 2020 saw another record year of investment in self-checkout technology, with shipments increasing by 25% globally, according to the new RBR study, Global EPOS and Self-Checkout 2021, RBR said. The COVID-19 pan...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—As Hurricane Elsa gains momentum, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties. “Elsa is tracking ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Between 800 and 1,500 businesses around the world were reportedly impacted by Friday’s cyberattack that security experts say could be the largest ransomware attack in history, the New York Times reports. As NACS Daily reported Tuesday, Kaseya, a Miami-based softwa...

MILFORD, Conn.—Subway is recasting its menu and updating its digital ordering capabilities to improve the guest experience in what the sandwich chain is billing as its largest menu update in its history. On Monday, July 12, more than 10,000 Subway restaurants across the U.S. will...

DETROIT—General Motors is working to secure U.S.-sourced lithium, a metal crucial to electric vehicle batteries, through a strategic investment and partnership with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR), a lithium resource and renewable energy company, according to CNBC. GM said the...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—QSR loyalty programs are seeing an uptick in interest among value-conscious consumers who want to manage their food budgets, reports PYMNTS.com. In a new survey, 34% of consumers expressed concern about their finances in comparison to their outlook before the pand...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Product procurement throughout the supply chain was a major challenge for convenience stores and their supplier partners last quarter and is expected to continue throughout 2021, according to NACS Research surveys of leading convenience store and supplier companie...

MIAMI—Tropical Storm Elsa, which was briefly upgraded to a hurricane before dipping back down to a tropical storm, made its way across Florida’s northern Gulf Coast yesterday, and was expected to weaken to a tropical depression as it treked northeast toward Georgia and the Caroli...

BRUSSELS—The regional Brussels government recently announced a new prohibition on sales of new fossil-fuel powered vehicles in the region, Quartz reports. New sales of diesel cars will be banned in 2030, followed by new gasoline car sales in 2035. The move is part of an effort to...