As the leaves start to fall and with the apple orchards in full swing, there is no better time to pair Benchmark spirits with the changing season. Retailers looking to showcase a Halloween-themed spirit, need to look no further than Red Eye Louie’s Vodquila. Vodquila is a unique blend of vodka and tequila. The primary…
Chicago and Dallas join a growing list of cities where the same-day grocery delivery service is available By NACS Online Amazon is expanding its same-day grocery delivery service, AmazonFresh, to two new cities: Chicago and Dallas. These new cities add to the growing list of regions where AmazonFresh is available, including recently-launched Northern Virginia, Boston,…
Supervalu had been trying to split off or sell the discounter for about a year By John Ewoldt // Star Tribune Supervalu sold Save-A-Lot on October 24th, the discount grocery chain that drove most of its growth in recent years, to a Toronto investment group for $1.37 billion. Supervalu had been trying to split off…
NACS survey finds that educational value and flexible hours were job benefits cited by those who worked in a convenience store during their college years By NACS Online One in six American adults (17%) has worked in a convenience store, gas station or corner store, and they say that their job gave them valuable experience…
New NACS Chair Rahim Budhwani encourages retailers to look at c-stores as “community stores,” rather than “convenience stores” By NACS Online Convenience retailing, or life for that matter, can be summed up by the two words of “hope” and “love,” said NACS 2016-17 Chairman Rahim Budhwani during the 2016 NACS Show Closing General Session. “Hope…
By Brewbound Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP; TSX: TPX) (“Molson Coors” or “the Company”) announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition of SABMiller plc’s (LSE: SAB; JSE: SAB) (“SABMiller”) 58% stake in MillerCoors LLC (“MillerCoors”), the joint venture formed in the United States and Puerto Rico by both companies in 2008. As…
By Lisa Fickenscher // New York Post Jim Beam lovers may want to stock up on their favorite spirit. Union workers at two of the company’s Kentucky distilleries have voted to authorize a labor strike. If a deal on a new contract can’t be worked out, the workers may strike the following day. And a…
By New York Daily News Iraq’s parliament has passed a law forbidding the import, production or selling of alcoholic beverages. The bill passed on October 22, 2016 imposes a fine of up to $21,000 for anyone violating the ban. Islam forbids the consumption of alcohol, but it has always been available in Iraq’s larger cities,…
By PRNewswire The distilled spirits industry continued its impressive 18 straight years of growth, rising 2.0% in 2015 to 215.9 million 9-liter cases. Employment gains and wage increases have led to increased consumption of premium, quality products at home and on-premise. According to the Beverage Information Group’s Liquor Handbook 2016, consumers are spending more and…
By Donna Harris // Oil Price Information Less than half of small and mid-sized bricks-and-mortar retailers of all types accept chip cards at indoor point-of-sale terminals, even a year after the credit card networks’ liability shift, according to a survey this month from The Strawhecker Group. Gas stations and other merchants had to adopt technology…