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Judge Blocks Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

Posted by on Mar 1, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Judge Blocks Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels Rules that federal mandate violates free speech rights WASHINGTON — A judge has blocked a federal requirement that would have forced U.S. tobacco companies to put large graphic images on their cigarette packages later this year to show the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit lighting up, reported the Associated Press. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington ruled that...
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WPMA Convention: Las Vegas!

Posted by on Feb 29, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on WPMA Convention: Las Vegas! Some of our Gas Men attended the Western Petroleum Marketers Association (WPMA) convention in Las Vegas the week before last! Above are the high quality iPhone shots that the team brought back to Orange County....
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Expanding C-store Sales Starts With Shopper Insights

Posted by on Feb 28, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Expanding C-store Sales Starts With Shopper Insights ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Convenience store operators do not have the luxury of standing still, and only those that create engaging shopping experiences will position themselves to move forward into the next era of retail growth, according to a new consumer insights report. The NACS/Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council (CCRRC) report, “C-Growth: Using Shopper Research to Grow C-Store...
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API Decries Obama’s ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ Approach to Energy

Posted by on Feb 27, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on API Decries Obama’s ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ Approach to Energy President uses weekly address to hammer home energy message CSP Daily News | February 25, 2012 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used his weekly address to reiterate the energy message he delivered at the University of Miami last Thursday (click here for a full transcript of his remarks)–” there are no quick fixes to this problem, and … we can’t just drill our...
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C-Stores Offering ‘True Foodservice’

Posted by on Feb 24, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on C-Stores Offering ‘True Foodservice’ Sales up, staffs up, operators becoming better at foodservice expansion, execution CHICAGO — In a sign that convenience store operators are successfully ramping up their foodservice efforts, industry consultants Technomic found that average unit volumes for c-stores offering prepared food and dispensed beverages (“true foodservice”) jumped to more than $136,000 in 2011, up from...
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