Convenience retailers anticipate that leisure travel and routine customer trips will return to pre-pandemic levels this summer, according to the results of a new NACS survey of U.S. convenience store owners. Convenience stores, which sell 80% of the fuel purchased in the country, experienced a 13% decrease in fuel sales and less customer traffic throughout…

A February report from Grand View Research, the “Cannabidiol Market Size, Share and Trends Analysis Report,” found that consumer demand for hemp-derived CBD is on the rise due to its wellness properties. Those wellness properties include anti-aging, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits have spurred a rapid increase in use. Manufacturers have noticed. The report cites an…

A new study commissioned by Coca-Cola revealed that three quarters of people crave salty/sweet snacks, and at their ‘hangriest,’ nearly half (48%) of the nation would walk over a mile to fulfill this craving. With March Madness snackers glued to their couches, Coca-Cola uncovered America’s favorite salty/sweet combinations to spice up snacking routines everywhere. See…

Convenience retailers say that in-store sales grew in 2020, with twice as many reporting an in-store sales increase than a decrease (59% vs. 30%, respectively) in 2020, according to the results according to a new National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) survey of U.S. convenience store owners. Convenience stores, which sell 80% of the fuel…

CStore Decisions, for the ninth consecutive year, is recognizing convenience store chains standing out on social media. If there was ever a year where social media outreach proved vital to c-store chains’ success, it was 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought about social distancing and lockdown rules that drove customers inside. Those brands with a…

A recent study on the effects of cannabidiol products and driving ability should provide some peace of mind for consumers of wellness and topical cannabidiol products, as well as those whose worry about those effects may be preventing them from using CBD products. An Australian study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical…

A recent poll of customers on Vroom Delivery, an e-commerce platform specific to the c-store industry, indicated that 80.6% of delivery customers would not have otherwise visited the same store in-person to make a purchase had home delivery not been available. Of those customers that would not have visited the store, 27% indicated that they…

According to a  nationwide survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by General Mills Foodservice, more than one in four Americans (28%) are eating more baked goods as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past six months. Items such as cookies (57%), bread (50%) and cake (42%) top the list of baked goods Americans…

Convenience retailers are always looking for ways to stay ahead of the competition, and Core-Mark International has taken a significant step to ensure that happens for its 40,000+ customers. The market leader in convenience retail distribution in North America, Core-Mark has signed an agreement with IRI to help store operators make the best product mix…

  Does CBD work well for easing chronic, arthritis, and other kinds of pain? In a recent study, online cannabis industry news outlet American Marijuana looked at 1,453 Americans who use CBD for pain relief – 966 regular users and 485 non-regular users – to see how well it performed compared to opioids. Specifically, it…