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The fastest growing publication in the convenience and petroleum retailing industry, NACS Magazine features thought-provoking and insightful articles that focus on trends, best practices, metrics and analysis for the decision makers and leaders of this dynamic industry.

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Tobacco Rules  

Cover Story | Breakfast Brawl
QSRs are winning the battle over breakfast, but convenience stores can fight back.

TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                                               

Feature | Bidding Wars
Reverse auctions leverage the immediacy of the Internet and the basic elements of free-market trading to uncover new suppliers — offering retailers potentially significant savings.

Feature | Flat Is the New Up
With incremental or no growth in many categories, the industry experiences its fourth most profitable year — in the midst of the country’s worst economic setback in decades.

Feature | Putting the Numbers in Context
What our industry’s past can tell us about our future.

Web Preview | Feature | New Rules for Tobacco Retailing
Retailers must comply with the FDA’s new rules starting June 22 or risk stiff enforcement.

Feature | The End of Liquid Motor Fuels?
A low carbon fuel standard potentially threatens the future of motor fuels — and brings with it a hefty price tag for petroleum retailers.

Ideas 2 Go | Smoothie Operator
Cool, creamy beverages provide customers with a better-for-you treat.

Ideas 2 Go | The Perils of Eminent Domain
It’s unfair, but true: the government could seize pieces of your property for their own public projects.

Inside Washington | 64 to 33
A recent legislative victory marks the latest battle won in the war with the banks and credit card companies.

Capitol Punishment | Giving Credit
At 6:31 pm on May 13, 2010, the United States Senate voted 64 to 33 to accept Senator Richard Durbin’s (D¬IL) amendment on debit and credit inter¬change swipe fees.

Global Trends | Hot Shots and Top Snacks
A U.K. gathering of trade shows displayed unique products to help convenience retailers set themselves apart.

Category Close-Up | Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em!
The vital cigarette category continues to dominate inside merchandise sales for convenience retailers.

PCI | A Day at the Breach
Brought to you by NACS EZ PCI.

Public Speaking | Secrets to “Owning the Room”
You may be surprised to learn that, with rare exceptions, your audience is rooting for you. Every time you step up to speak, they want you to succeed.

Supplier Side | It’s All About the “NACS-ess,” Baby!
Over the past 12 months, the NACS Supplier Membership Committee surveyed our supplier members to find out what was important to them.

A NACS from the Past | 50 Years Ago...
Sam K. Carter founded CarterEnergy Corporation in 1960.

NACS CAFE | Food for Thought