Amazon Reveals ‘Checkout Free’ Food Store
Amazon Go, opening early next year, to offer meal kits, essentials BY Jon Springer Amazon on Monday announced details of an ambitious new brick-and-mortar convenience store, to be known as…
Anti-Tobacco Efforts Gains More Billionaire Support
Former New York City mayor commits $360 million to raise tobacco taxes and other tobacco control initiatives NACS ONLINE With cigarette use declining globally, former New York City mayor and…
Play At The Pump Fails To Boost Lottery Sales
Sales have been lackluster for lottery games customers can play while filling up their cars By NACS Online Last January, the North Carolina Education Lottery helped c-stores make it more…
Study Reveals Cross-Generational Interest In Alcohol
Drinking at home outperforms on-premise occasions across all groups By NACS Online Although drinks of choice differed among generations, consumers from millennials to seniors continue to indulge in beer, wine…
Amazon Builds ‘Drive-In’ Grocery Store
The first brick-and-mortar location for the online retailer will resemble a 1950s drive-in diner rather than a traditional supermarket NACS ONLINE Last month, Amazon announced it would be opening…
Opec Agrees On First Output Cut Since 2008 Group will reduce output by 1.2 million barrels a day
NACS ONLINE During the 171st meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the group reached a decision to cut oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day…
Cigarette Smoking Declines by 8.6 Million
A new CDC report shows the smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped 6% from 2005 to 2015 NACS Online Smokers are lighting up less in the United States, NPR reports.…
More Online Retailers Moving to Actual Stores
The age of web-based shopping has fueled brick-and-mortar openings NACS Online Online shopping has changed the buying habits of Americans, but many online-only retailers are opening physical locations to further…
The Possible Trump Tax Plan
By: Randall A. Denha, Esq.* After what seemed to be the longest election cycle in recent memory (in no small part due to constant media coverage), which saw jabs, upper…
Winners and Losers in the Grocery Industry from Deflation
By Andrew Harig // Food Marketing Institute We’re in the midst of one of the longest periods of food price deflation in more than 50 years. USDA reports that the…