In a challenged tobacco market, will cigarettes lose their top in-store spot?

Monster Energy continues to drive growth in the energy category.

What’s next for the nicotine pouch? According to JOEY™, it’s long-lasting flavor.

C-stores can play a critical role in the introduction of CPG products thanks to impulse purchasing and destination shopping.

Consumers are gravitating towards ingredients that support health and brain function. 

Convenient RTDs and flavor-forward brands are driving shopper demand for spirits—and c-stores are meeting the moment.

Intoxicating hemp beverages could represent a huge market for convenience—if it’s not locked out.

Energy beverages see sales booming and new brands entering the market—as usual. 

How can convenience compete with vape shops when only one side plays by the rules?

Despite inflationary headwinds, the candy category still provides attractive margins and basket-building opportunities.

From firewood and bait to bottled water and windshield wash, smart retailers use the fuel pad to extend merchandising space.

See the new products that your industry peers were most interested in.

Retailers, consumers and major manufacturers are looking at nicotine-free products.

Limited-time-only beverages create excitement in the vault and spur incremental sales.

With smoking down and future bans looming, retailers will have to reevaluate their tobacco assortment.

Massachusetts and California provide a scary preview of what happens during a menthol prohibition.

Legal skill game terminals can create a new source of revenue.

Black Buffalo forges its own path in the tobacco alternative space.

Guayakí Yerba Mate offers retailers a new product with a track record of sales success.

Beer continues to attract customers into c-stores as category sales hover near their pandemic peak.