From potato chips to popcorn, savoury snacks have long been a c-store sales juggernaut. With a new wave of innovation, the category is well poised to keep its superstar status.
By restricting compliant convenience stores while letting online contraband and underperforming specialty shops run unchecked, Canadian governments are implementing nicotine policies that exacerbate youth access instead of solving it.
The Independent Convenience Stores Alliance (ICSA) calls on governments to expand adult access to federally regulated smoking cessation products through Canada's convenience stores for World No Tobacco Day.
The proposed legislation would prohibit urban convenience stores open to youth from selling flavoured vapes, while allowing rural convenience stores to continue selling those products.
Southgate Council throws its support behind LCBO Convenience Outlets as owners warn that unfair margins, rigid payment terms and a surge in bottle returns are forcing historic community hubs to go up for sale.
Following a rise in unregulated nicotine sales, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. outlines how federal enforcement can eliminate contraband products and recover lost tax revenue.
