ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 1/21/2025

  Massachusetts Group Kicks Off New Campaign Against Generational Tobacco Ban

  Citizens for Adult Choice holds rallies against a statewide prohibition push.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/20/2025

  Community Service Spotlight: EG America, Little General Stores & OnCue

  Nittany MinitMart, POET, The Spinx Co. and Stewart's Shops also gave back to their communities.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/20/2025

  LV Petroleum Expands Travel Center Portfolio

  The company picks up two sites in Missouri.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/16/2025

  First Nicotine Pouches Receive FDA Market Authorization

  Twenty ZYN products get marketing orders through the PMTA pathway.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/15/2025

  Judge Delays Enforcement of New Cigarette Graphic Warnings

  A recent ruling found the U.S. Food and Drug Administration went beyond what Congress specified in the Tobacco Control Act of 2009.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/15/2025

  Defining Artificial Intelligence

  Retailers will need to do the legwork to find the right AI application for their business.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/13/2025

  RaceTrac Streamlines Store-Level Marketing

  A collaboration with AccuStore provides marketing guides tailored to each location.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/12/2025

  Massachusetts Flavor Ban Fails to Move the Needle on Menthol Smoking Rates

  A new report by the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association highlights the numbers following the 2020 statewide legislation.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/8/2025

  TravelCenters of America Partners on Human Trafficking Prevention Initiative

  The company will host in-person educational briefings at select sites in collaboration with TAT, formerly known as Truckers Against Trafficking.

  Melissa Kress

  
• 1/7/2025

  NATSO Names Interim CEO

  Darren Boyd Schulte takes on the lead role as the organization's board looks for a permanent successor to Lisa Mullings.

  Melissa Kress