Melissa Kress
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 2/14/2024
Throw Away the Lock & Key
Technology tools can help retailers turn away unwanted customers without also turning away wanted ones. - 2/13/2024
Bidi Vapor Fights FDA's Marketing Denial of Tobacco-Flavored ENDS Device
An appeal was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. - 2/12/2024
The Future of Flavored Tobacco Products Remains Up in the Air
Any decision on a federal ban could be hampered by the upcoming presidential election. - 2/8/2024
Convenience Store Retailers Expect Beverage Sales to Tick Up in 2024
However, the "Beverage Bytes" fourth quarter 2023 survey finds growing pessimism around hard seltzer. - 2/5/2024
Reduced-Risk Tobacco Products Face Perception Issue
Adult consumers understand the continuum of risk but don't separate tobacco from nicotine. - 2/4/2024
Tackling Tobacco: January 2024 Legislative & Regulatory Roundup
The year starts off with a mixed bag of on-trend regulation, including mandatory tobacco retail licenses and stiffer penalties for selling tobacco to minors. - 2/4/2024
Appeals Court Issues Permanent Stay of Enforcement for Vuse Menthol Products
The products remain on the market while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decides the merits of the case. - 1/30/2024
Multiple Factors Are Driving an Uncertain Future for Tobacco
Chris Greer with the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association discusses the biggest issues facing the industry at TPE 2024. - 1/29/2024
Retailers Take New Approaches to Fight a Growing Problem
Technology is an important tool for Jacksons Food Stores and The Kroger Co. to combat rising crime, according to panelists at NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show. - 1/28/2024
C-store Backbar Shifts Persist in Q4 2023
The latest "Nicotine Nuggets" survey found that cigarette volume declines accelerated sequentially in the three-month period.
