Wine Sales Projected Growth at 6% Annually
Millennials and Gen Xers have pushed out baby boomers as the largest consumer group in the wine market By NACS Online Wine sales have been growing, with total U.S.…
The Top Four Reasons Self-Checkout Fails in Grocery
And why line-free mobile checkout is the future By Will Hogben/ CEO, FutureProof Retail The first iteration of what we now call “self-checkout” in the grocery industry was launched…
Getting High-Income Millennials to Pump Gas
PYMNTS found that mobile apps draw this demographic to gas stations By NACS Online Which consumer segment is more likely to use mobile apps at the pump? High-income millennials, according…
Coca-Cola to Hike Soda Prices
The beverage company will raise prices of its U.S. soft drinks because of higher tariffs on metal By NACS Online While Coca-Cola has seen higher drink volumes over the last…
At-Home Cooks Rely on Prepared Food
U.S. consumers are eating at home more, but often what they are eating comes from a restaurant, drive-thru or other foodservice operation By NACS Online Consumers are increasingly eating at…
Cashier-less C-Stores Continue to Grow in Pacific Rim
No-clerk, no-cash stores created to increase convenience and reduce labor By NACS Online While no-cashier convenience stores are being introduced slowly to U.S. consumers, staff-less stores keep popping up…
What C-Stores Can Learn from Toys R Us
Did now-defunct retailers fail to provide a compelling experience at a time when it mattered? By Frank Beard // NACS Online Toys R Us closed downon June 29. Social…
Bottled Water Keeps Growing
New products continue adding excitement to the category for healthy hydration options NACS Online Consumers’ concern over healthy hydration continues to boost the bottled water category, according to the 2018…
Make Way for On-Demand Gasoline
New trends may alter the future of gas stations By NACS Online Everyone loves delivery services, but forget pizza and florists. Now Yoshi, a gasoline provider in Silicon Valley, is…
Starbucks Will Ditch Plastic Straws
By 2020, the company will replace plastic straws with straw-free lids or alternative-material straws as part of its initiative to lower waste worldwide By NACS Online Starbucks Coffee Co. will…