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June 1, 2006

Online Voting Begins Today for Product Categories Showcased in NACS Show 2006 Trendspotter Panels

Retailers Offer Incentives for Cash Carrying Customers

Canada’s New Smoking Laws Take Effect

NYACS Advises Consumers of Actual Gasoline Tax Savings

Colorado Governor Vetoes Mandatory Ethanol Bill

June Retail Member Call: Food Safety Webinar With Paster Training

June 12, 2006

California Legislators Go After All Parties Suspected of Gasoline ‘Gouging’

High Gasoline Prices Slow Down Delivery Services

Smoke-free Tobacco Products Hit Store Shelves

Switch to Ethanol ‘Too Costly’ for Some Small Retailers

Wendy’s to Reduce Trans Fats

Valero ‘Makes a Wish’

June 13, 2006

Study Says New Jersey, Retailers Lose Out to High Cigarette Excise Tax Rate

Competitive Wages, Employee Benefits Give QuikTrip an ‘Edge’

Pearson Ford Eyes Potential Profits From Gasoline Blends

Gasoline Prices Don’t Impact Shreveport’s Fuel Theft

Kids More Likely to Eat Foods They Can Play With

June 14, 2006

Tobacco Companies Join Fight Against Tax-Free Smokes

Efforts Fizzle to Raise Oregon Cigarette Excise Tax

Iowa Lottery Board Orders TouchPlay Companies to Pay Up

U.S. Retail Sales Increase at Slowest Pace in Three Months

Homegrown Food Trend Shows Signs of ‘Sprouting’

DVDs Help Entertain, Pass the Time on Family Road Trips

NACS to Host Food Safety Webinar With Paster Training

June 15, 2006

High Gasoline Prices Affect Consumer Spending

More Smokers Signals Push for Higher New York City Cigarette Excise

Spinx Company Sets Sights on Alternative Fuels

Gas Station Offers Gourmet Fare With Spanish Flare

Restaurant Self-service Slow to Advance With U.S. Consumers

June 16, 2006

Memo From Washington

June 19, 2006

NACS Applauds Senate Investigation Into Credit Card Fees

E-Z Mart Hosts 16th Annual Jim Yates Memorial Charity Golf Classic

Time to Bring Out the Dogs

Safeway Stores Get Ready for Independence Day With 'Great Grilling'

Veeder-Root Offers New Rewards Program

Gasoline Theft Leads To Much Larger Crime

June 2, 2006

Memo From Washington

June 20, 2006

Retailers Warn Customers of Card Holds Before Swiping

Car Wash Services Expand to Attract Consumers

Georgia Retailers Rely on Prepay to Curb Gasoline Theft

New Florida Retailer Implements Biometrics

RedPrairie Acquires BlueCube Software

June 21, 2006

New NACS Resource Provides Tips to Minimize Chargebacks

Second Time Around, U.S. House Appropriators Defeat Minimum Wage Increase

Modernized Stations Coming Soon to Arizona Market

EIA Projects Strong Energy Growth Through 2030

Study Suggests Meth Use is No ‘Epidemic’

June 22, 2006

Senate Defeats Another Attempt to Boost Minimum Wage

VPCGA President Advises Senate Committee of Business Threats Posed by Tribal Recognition Legislation

San Francisco Officials Unveil Universal Healthcare Plan

Tax Fairness Legislation Heads to Gov. Pataki

Gasoline Prices Drop for First Time in Three Weeks

Massachusetts Senator Goes After Fluff

June 23, 2006

Memo From Washington

June 26, 2006

NACS Daily Buzz: Readers Speak Out

Kum & Go Sends ‘Go Crew’ Onto City Streets

Generation Y Fuels Gasoline Price Blogs

Teen Interest in Soft Drinks May Lose Fizz

Odd Craving Leads to Flavorful Hot Dog

June 27, 2006

EPA Issues Final Report on Boutique Fuels

Town & Country Food Stores Expands Convenience Concept

Nebraska Retailer Dumps Credit Cards for Cheaper Prices

‘Extreme’ Weather Brings Out the Shoppers

Radiant, PDI Reach 1,000 Milestone With Combined Applications

NTDE Launches Airport Convenience Store

June 28, 2006

Wal-Mart Relies on Ads to Combat Effects of Gasoline Prices

New Service Sends Coupons to Customers’ Cellular Phones

Coca-Cola Bottler, MasterCard Test Cashless Vending

Daily Grind Could Ward Off Diabetes

Home Depot’s Independence Day Promotion Honors U.S. Military

June 29, 2006

Checks Are On the Way for Wal-Mart Settlement Fund

Gasoline Prices Won’t Stop Independence Day Travel

House Science Committee Approves Energy Technology Legislation

Marathon Adds STP Performance Product to Gasolines

Retailers Get Ready To Go ‘Boom’

Boxing Legend Launches Low-Calorie Food and Beverages

June 30, 2006

Memo From Washington

June 5, 2006

Help is Available to Ensure Retailer Compliance With New Diesel Regulations

EPA Releases List of Boutique Fuels

NACS Daily Buzz: Readers Speak Out

Wawa Lands at Northeast Philadelphia Airport

Florida Law to Require Retailers to Have Generators

June 6, 2006

NOCO Express Expands Convenience Store Concept

High Gasoline Prices Alter Consumer Vehicle Choices

Texas Retailers Weary of Cigarette Excise Tax Increase

Gilbarco Veeder-Root, GSTV Team to Bring Media Centers to Fuel Stations

June 7, 2006

NACS Government Relations Vice Chair Sonja Hubbard Warns U.S. Congress About State Biofuels Mandates

RaceTrac Petroleum Helps Florida Travelers Find Their Way

Tesco Relies on ‘Clubcard’ To Combat Wal-Mart

Pepsi Turns to Technology Innovation to Reduce Out-of-Stocks

Power Alley Energy Drink Hits the Books

June 8, 2006

State Biofuels Mandates, Boutique Fuels Under the Microscope

Greenspan Gives Grim View of Crude Oil Impact

NRF Study Suggests Gasoline Prices ‘Adjust’ Consumer Spending

Nestea Relies on 'Basics' to Promote New Green Tea, Classic Line

Candy Category Trends Debut at 2006 All Candy Expo

Mass Transit Group Urges Motorists to ‘Dump the Pump’

June 9, 2006

Memo From Washington

December 4, 2008

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