Industry News

Food Delivery Increases Cost of Doing Business
The challenge is to retain customers and up their frequency of use.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
California Mulls Diesel Truck Ban
Proposed bill aims to reduce emissions.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Connecting Self-Driving Cars and C-Store Purchases
Convenience store customers primed to benefit.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Fast-Food Portions Expand
Bigger orders buck healthy eating trend.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Philadelphia Bans Cashless Stores
Opponents point to low-income and “unbanked” consumers as the reason.
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Monday, March 11, 2019
The Latest: CBD and Cannabis
NACS provides weekly CBD and cannabis updates from the United States and around the globe.
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Monday, March 11, 2019
Costco Raises Starting Hourly Wage to $15
Tight job market forces hourly pay increases.
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Monday, March 11, 2019
Tesla Claims 15-Minute Charging Time
The electric car industry needs faster recharging to succeed.
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Monday, March 11, 2019
Increased Food Delivery Conflicts with Sustainability Efforts
Single-use packaging and widespread food delivery are opposing trends.
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Monday, March 11, 2019
What Food Issues Do Consumers Care About?
Health, local, labels and knowing more, to name a few.
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Monday, March 11, 2019
Why Gas Prices Vary Around the Country or the Corner
Gas prices often vary from state to state or town to town because of three main reasons: taxes, fuel blends and margins.
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Monday, March 11, 2019
NACS Announces Asian Convenience Retailer Leader of the Year
Jose Victor Paterno, president and CEO of Philippine Seven Corp., accepts the coveted international award.
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Friday, March 08, 2019
Labor Department Releases Proposed Overtime Rule
Under the proposal, the DOL seeks to move the salary threshold from $455 per week to $679 per week.
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Friday, March 08, 2019
House Committee Approves $15 Minimum Wage
The bill would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour over five years.
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Friday, March 08, 2019
New York Assembly Approves Tobacco 21 Measure
The bill does not grandfather in consumers age 18 to 21.
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Friday, March 08, 2019
Family Dollar to Shutter 390 Stores
The discount chain will close the locations this year.
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Friday, March 08, 2019
Reaching Millennial Workers
A NACS webinar will guide retailers in how to attract and retain young employees by helping them with student loan debt.
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Friday, March 08, 2019
Gottlieb Hopes to Finalize Tobacco Policy Before Leaving FDA
NACS believes commissioner’s abrupt resignation won’t diminish focus on tobacco crackdown.
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Thursday, March 07, 2019
Some Japanese 24-Hour C-stores Seek Shorter Hours
Lack of labor—not sales—is the reason.
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Thursday, March 07, 2019
Speakers Announced for Conexxus Annual Conference
Topics range from digital disruption to AI to small data.
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Thursday, March 07, 2019
A Global Focus on Autonomous and Electric Cars
Acceptance of autonomous cars and EVs is an issue to tackle.
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Thursday, March 07, 2019
NATO Clarifies FDA’s Violation Rate Inaccuracies
FDA says that 15 store chains had tobacco sales violations to minors in 15% or more of “their total inspected stores” since 2010.
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Thursday, March 07, 2019
Frito-Lay Reveals U.S. Snack Trends
From daredevil foodies to traditionalists, the U.S. Snack Index shares which snack profiles consumers identify with the most.
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Thursday, March 07, 2019
Understanding Low Carbon Fuel Standards
This week’s Convenience Matters podcast focuses on the challenges and successes of lowering greenhouse gases by reducing the average carbon intensity of transportation fuels.
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Thursday, March 07, 2019
Businesses Struggle with Baby Boomer Retirements
Within the next five years, companies expect to tackle major challenges as older employees leave the workplace.
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Thursday, March 07, 2019

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