Rachel Gignac

2 weeks ago | supermarketnews.com | Rachel Gignac

Up 2.7 percentage points vs. 2024, 48.8% of consumers eat more than three snacks per day, according to Circana’s Snack Unwrap report from April 1. With an increase in snacking, the report reveals which shopping channels saw the largest unit sales in 2024, how inflation has affected snacking, what brands are doing to stay relevant, and the snack element that more than half of consumers seek out—protein. Many categories have seen a decrease in unit sales year-to-date through Feb.

2 months ago | restaurantbusinessonline.com | Rachel Gignac

FacebookTwitterLinkedInThe Rutter's convenience-store chain is adding a couple of sports bars in Pennsylvania. | Photo courtesy: Rutters. Convenience-store retailer Rutter’s is opening two 14,000-square-foot, 21-plus bar and lounge spaces this spring in Johnstown and Milton, Pennsylvania. The sports bar and convenience-store concept will feature a selection of adult beverages, such as canned cocktails, beer and wine.

2 months ago | supermarketnews.com | Rachel Gignac

Retail media networks (RMNs) are popping up within convenience-store chains across the country. At the Conexxus conference in Tucson, Arizona, Jan. 27-30, retailers discussed what adding an RMN to their business would mean. Retailers of different sizes shared their concerns with the tech solution, and presenter Art Sebastian, CEO of consulting firm NexChapter, Des Moines, Iowa, provided insights. The convenience-store industry serves 160 million customers daily, said Sebastian.

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Fuel organizations are also concerned about imported crude oil and an increase in gas and consumer goods prices

2 months ago | supermarketnews.com | Rachel Gignac

While the national average price of gasoline has dropped 3.5 cents compared to a week ago, there has been “little meaningful change over the past week,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. However, President Trump’s tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods could raise fuel prices, he said.