HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—C-StoreMaster’s new 130,000-square-foot automated warehouse in Huntsville, Alabama, includes robotic solutions designed to eliminate the need for employees to walk long distances or lift heavy goods for order fulfillment. Specializing in the tobacco and beverage ...
WASHINGTON—Rising swipe fees could potentially cost consumers over $20 billion in higher prices for everything from dreidels to Christmas trees this holiday season, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition. NACS is a founding member of the MPC. “Everyone knows about Scrooge ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—OnCue has donated $1,000,000 to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma, the largest single gift ever received at Stillwater Medical. “We knew our gift would make the NICU a reality and our commitment would have a...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Fuels Institute has released a new paper that outlines key considerations when crafting and implementing emissions-reduction policies that affect medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. “Considering that medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDV) contribute 24...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—The GATE Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate of GATE Petroleum Company, raised $180,000 to benefit the St. Johns County Council on Aging (COA) at its Annual Charity Golf Tournament. After two years of a condensed event schedule due to the pandemic, The GATE...
CHICAGO & MCLEAN, Va.—Mondelēz International is selling its gum brands, including Trident, Dentyne, Chiclets and other brands, to Perfetti Van Melle Group for $1.35 billion. The transaction allows Mondelēz to focus on its core chocolate, biscuit and baked snacks categories, accor...
By Pat Pape Despite the slow decline in smoking U.S. smoking rates, cigarettes remain the largest in-store category for convenience retailers in terms of sales, contributing 26.18% of inside sales in 2021. In 2005, 20.9% of U.S. consumers, or 21 of every 100 adults, were smokers....
By Chrissy Blasinsky Anyone selling anything in a convenience store has seen health fads come and go. Some make the cut and become a trend with staying power—I’m looking at you alternative snacks like beef jerky, energy bars and nuts and seeds. The alternative snacks category jum...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Despite soaring inflation and consumer spending cutbacks, loyalty customers at convenience stores and restaurants are spending more, according to a new report by Paytronix. Since January 2020, both convenience stores and restaurants have seen their loyalty member ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on December 6 formally approved a settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Altria, Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, as well as to four cigarette brands owned...
NACS serves the global convenience and fuel retailing industry by providing industry knowledge, connections and issues leadership to ensure the competitive viability of its members’ businesses.
