Tobacco – Convenience Store Decisions

  The White House announced today that it has temporarily dropped its planned ban on menthol cigarettes. The ban was initially proposed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in April 2022, ...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/04/26/white-house-delays-fdas-menthol-ban/

The 2023 National Youth Tobacco Study is important for the data it reports and notable for what it leaves out. The study is produced annually by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/04/25/envisioning-the-tobacco-customer-in-five-years/

The Food and Drug Administration has issued civil money complaints (CMPs) against 20 brick and mortar retailers and two online retailers for the sale of unauthorized e-cigarettes and tobacco pro...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/04/24/fda-seeks-civil-money-penalties-from-22-retailers/

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued marketing denial orders (MDO) for 65 disposable e-cigarettes to Shenzhen Yibo Technology Co. Ltd. The e-cigarettes, which received the MDOs on April...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/04/16/fda-issues-mdos-for-65-e-cigarettes/

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued 119 warning letters and filed 41 civil money penalty complaints against brick and mortar retailers for the underage sale of ZYN nicotine pouches...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/04/05/fda-issues-warning-letters-civil-money-penalty-complaints-for-underage-zyn-sales/

The tobacco category remains in the spotlight at c-stores as the industry grapples with marketing denial orders (MDO) for vape products and braces for pending rules from the Food and Drug Admini...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/04/02/navigating-tobacco-backbar-trends/

As retailers continue to await legislation and clear guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it is more important than ever to stay informed and up to date on the current state o...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/03/29/navigating-the-tricky-waters-of-the-tobacco-category/

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new Searchable Tobacco Products Database — a user-friendly list of tobacco and e-cigarette products that may be legally marketed in the U....

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/03/28/fda-publishes-list-of-legally-marketable-tobacco-products/

Earlier this month, five U.S. senators, led by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), issued warning letters to 22 major retailers and distributors for the sale of allegedly unauthorized vap...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/03/18/senators-issue-warning-letters-to-22-retailers-wholesalers-for-sale-of-unauthorized-vape-products/

Boulder, Colo-based retailer Smoker Friendly has completed the acquisition of Richmond-Master Distributors Inc., adding 54 Low Bob’s stores in Indiana to its existing footprint in the state. S...

https://cstoredecisions.com/2024/03/05/smoker-friendly-acquires-54-low-bobs-stores/