Amendments to OSHA requirements go into effect February 25th By NACS Online // January 31, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – To protect worker privacy, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is amending its recordkeeping regulation, according to an announcement in the Federal Register. As of February 25th, OSHA is rescinding the requirement for businesses with…
The law violates constitutionally protected commercial speech, judges said By NACS Online // February 04, 2019 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – For the second time, a federal appeals court has blocked a San Francisco law mandating health warnings on ads for soda and other sugary drinks, according to U.S. News. Such a precedent could have broader…
Mergers and acquisitions continue to be a key trend in the convenience store channel By NACS Online // February 07, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – There are 153,237 convenience stores operating in the United States, a 1.1% decline from last year’s record of 154,958 stores, according to the 2019 NACS/Nielsen Convenience Industry Store Count. The count…
The New England Journal of Medicine finds that e-cigarettes help smokers quit better than other products By NACS Online // February 07, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – According to a new study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, e-cigarette smokers kicked the habit at double of the rate of standard nicotine replacement therapies. Everydayhealth.comreports…
A broad application of AI can solve a wide range of retail problems By NACS Online // January 31, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Consumer spending drives the economic growth in the U.S., making every fluctuation in retail sales important. Manufacturers, suppliers, logistics companies and the industries that support them, benefit from strong retail profits. Now,…
Improve the customer experience by empowering first-line workers By NACS Online // January 31, 2019 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The rapid growth of digital retailing, which allows consumers to get most anything where and how they want it, presents both challenges and opportunities, according to a report in Forbes. Despite the 1.1 billion SKUs available on…
U.S. consumers remain the globe’s top snackers By NACS Online // January 24, 2019 With the popularity of clean labels, consumers are looking for the presence or absence of certain ingredients when they choose something to nosh, reports Mintel, the consumer research organization. According to a story at Bakeryandsnacks.com, ingredients are changing in snacking worldwide, with…
Established and startup companies are working on ways to streamline shopping By NACS Online // January 23, 2019 Twelve months ago, Amazon opened its first Amazon Go cashierless convenience store. Today, startups and established companies are working on ways to replicate that success and streamline shopping, Bloomberg reports. From startups like Mighty AI to retail giants like…
By Ronald G. Acho // Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, PLC Janelle and Doug Duncan owned a real estate agency in the Florida. The married couple borrowed $36,762 from ABC Merchant Solutions. In addition to other paperwork required for the loan, they were required to sign a ‘confession of judgment.’ The Duncans set up automatic…
By Tara Nurin // Forbes Weighing in on an issue that weighs heavily on alcoholic beverage suppliers, the Distilled Spirits Council released new research that shows the sale of legalized marijuana does not impact alcohol purchases, at least in the three states that have allowed recreational pot smoking the longest. In announcing its findings Thursday, the council,…