UPDATE: Tobacco 21 Law
Across the country many municipalities and states have passed laws raising the legal smoking age to 21. Raising the minimum age to 21 to purchase and/or use tobacco products is…
Supervalu and Unified Grocers Marriage to Create $16B Business
Posted by Terrie // The Shelby Report Supervalu is acquiring California-based Unified Grocers in a transaction valued at approximately $375 million. Supervalu President and CEO Mark Gross said on a conference call Tuesday morning…
4 Predictions for The Future of C-Stores: One NACS SOI presenter looks ahead
By Jackson Lewis, Winsight // NACS Online “There’s no point only looking to the past to predict the future,” said Oliver Schlake, Ph.D. and clinical professor at the University of…
Convenience Stores Hit Record In-Store Sales in 2016
NACS Online U.S. convenience stores experienced record in-store sales of $233.0 billion in 2016—and the third straight year of $10 billion-plus in pretax profits—according to newly released NACS State of…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Surcharge Bans May Violate Retailers’ Free Speech
The narrow ruling said that lower courts could hear challenges on whether the New York law inhibits how retailers advertise prices NACS Online A New York law that prohibited retailers…
UPDATE ON HALF-MILE RULE
By Auday Arabo // MIRA President & CEO For over 40 years Michigan has had what is commonly referred to as the half mile rule. As you know, this rule,…
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeal Over Swipe Fee Settlement
The Second Circuit’s ruling that the settlement did not sufficiently protect the interests of some merchants will stand BY NACS ONLINE Recently, the nation’s highest court declined to hear appeals…
Chicago City Council Passes Ordinance To Allow Minors To Sell Packaged Liquor
By Morrill & Associates To ease shopping inconvenience and create new job opportunities for youth in restaurants and supermarkets, the Chicago City Council today passed an ordinance that will allow…
Americans Increasingly Choose Fueling Locations Based on Associated Quality of Food
A new national survey from NACS shows a growing trend of consumers seeking out high-quality food and beverages as part of their fueling experience By NACS Online Americans are increasingly…
MIRA Challenges Liquor Control Effort to End ‘Half-Mile Rule’
West Bloomfield, MI (March 23, 2017) – The Midwest Independent Retailers Association (MIRA) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the Court of Claims asserting that the Liquor Control Commission (LCC) violated…