The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) announced that ‘We Card’ resources are available at no cost to assist retailers in complying with the new federal law that went into effect on Dec. 20, which raised the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21. Specifically, the four kinds of free resources for retailers are as…

Convenience retailers saw increased sales in 2019, according to a survey of U.S. convenience store owners by NACS. The quarterly NACS Retailer Sentiment Survey tracks retailer sentiment related to their businesses, the industry and the economy. A total of 68 member companies, representing 2,896 stores, participated in the December 2019 survey. Three in four retailers…

Louisiana-based Shop Rite & Tobacco Plus has partnered with Drizly to bring delivery of beer, wine and liquor in under 60 minutes to approximately 1.4 million consumers of legal drinking age, across 14 Louisiana parishes. “We pride ourselves on bringing smiles to our customers’ faces, and Drizly gives us the means to do exactly that in the…

Sunny Sky Products has acquired dispensed beverage manufacturer AMFOTEK. AMFOTEK develops and manufactures dispensed beverages, with specialization in powder-based products, including hot chocolates, cappuccinos, smoothies, teas and lemonades. AMFOTEK serves a customer base across the foodservice and convenience store channels. “AMFOTEK’s product line and customer base is a perfect complement to Sunny Sky’s. We already…

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an enforcement policy, effectively banning most flavors from unauthorized cartridge-based e-cigarettes until companies go through the premarket tobacco application (PMTA) process. The FDA said that companies that do not cease to manufacture, distribute and sell the flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes, excluding tobacco and menthol, in 30 days following the publication of…

Casey’s General Stores is ensuring customers who love the long-time pizza box tops program, which allows them to get a free large pizza for every 10 pizzas they’ve purchased, that its new rewards program makes it even easier to earn and track their progress toward free pizza. With the launch of the new rewards program,…

Virginia-based Tiger Fuel Co. is investing hundreds of thousands of dollars in employee wages, according to NBC29.com. The petroleum product distributor owns multiple convenience stores called The Market in central Virginia, as well as several car washes. Tiger Fuel President Gordon Sutton said he believes his employees’ hard work should be reflected in their paychecks.…

Big Y announced that it is hosting a reusable bag design contest called ‘Proud to Support Local.’ The contest runs until Jan. 26. Entries must include a picture showing the importance of local support and local pride in our communities. One Grand Prize winner will have their art printed on the 2020 Big Y reusable bag,…

President Donald Trump has said the federal government will soon announce a new strategy for underage vaping, saying “certain flavors” would be taken off the market “for a period of time.” “We’re going to protect our families, we’re going to protect our children, and we’re going to protect the industry,” he said. The Wall Street…

Wawa, which operates more than 850 convenience stores in six states and Washington, DC, is facing at least six lawsuits claiming the company failed to protect consumers from a recent data breach that exposed credit and debit card information, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. The lawsuits, seeking class-action status, have been filed in federal court…