http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NewsHeadLines.aspx2009 nacsconnect365en-ushttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/Skins/nacsconnect365/365/logo.pnghttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/Default.aspxNewsWed, 07 Jan 2009 23:19:50 GMT60http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-1-50166903/Participate-in-the-NACS-Leadership-Challenge.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-1-50166903/Participate-in-the-NACS-Leadership-Challenge.aspxRegistration is now open for the 2009 NACS Leadership Challenge.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50166947/Democrats-Plan-Aggressive-Push-Against-Smoking.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50166947/Democrats-Plan-Aggressive-Push-Against-Smoking.aspxThe new U.S. Congress plans to move aggressively to reduce smoking in coming months by regulating cigarettes, raising per-pack sales taxes and ratifying an international anti-tobacco treaty, according to aides to lawmakers and experts.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50166893/Oil-Dips-As-Traders-Weigh-Demand-Signs-Gaza-Clash.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50166893/Oil-Dips-As-Traders-Weigh-Demand-Signs-Gaza-Clash.aspxOil prices dipped to near $48 a barrel Wednesday as investors weighed tensions in the Middle East and more bad U.S. economic news suggesting slowing crude demand.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50166894/Altria-Closes-Buy-of-Smokeless-Tobacco-Company-UST.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50166894/Altria-Closes-Buy-of-Smokeless-Tobacco-Company-UST.aspxAltria Group Inc. said Tuesday it closed its acquisition of UST Inc., the biggest player in the U.S. smokeless tobacco market. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50166904/Walgreen-s-December-Sales-Up-3-9-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50166904/Walgreen-s-December-Sales-Up-3-9-.aspxWalgreen Co. said sales at stores open at least one year rose in December by 4.9 percent, compared to the year-ago month.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50166905/Sara-Lee-Launches-New-Nutrition-Labeling.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50166905/Sara-Lee-Launches-New-Nutrition-Labeling.aspxSara Lee North American Fresh Bakery is launching new labels to help consumers make better food choices. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50166906/M-M-s-Spokescandies-Help-Bring-Star-Power-to-People-s-Choice-Awards.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50166906/M-M-s-Spokescandies-Help-Bring-Star-Power-to-People-s-Choice-Awards.aspxMars Snackfood US announced today that the M&M'S Brand Characters, "Red" and "Yellow," will attend The 35th Annual People's Choice Awards on January 7. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50166907/MY-Team-M-M-S-Chocolate-Candies-Features-NFL-Team-Colors-and-Logos.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50166907/MY-Team-M-M-S-Chocolate-Candies-Features-NFL-Team-Colors-and-Logos.aspxMars Direct Inc. announced today a licensing arrangement with the National Football League to create officially licensed MY Team M&M’S Brand Chocolate Candies.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50166895/Golden-Brewery-Cuts-Back-Production.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50166895/Golden-Brewery-Cuts-Back-Production.aspxMillerCoors recently began cutting back production at its Golden brewery as the joint venture redistributes beer-making operations among its eight breweries across the nation.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50166908/DreamWorks-PepsiCo-Intel-and-NBC-Create-Monstrous-3D-Super-Bowl-Event.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50166908/DreamWorks-PepsiCo-Intel-and-NBC-Create-Monstrous-3D-Super-Bowl-Event.aspxDreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NYSE:DWA) and PepsiCo's SoBe Lifewater today announced that they have joined together with Intel Corporation and NBC to create a first-of-its kind, nationwide 'Monstrous' 3D event for Super Bowl XLIII. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-1-50166046/Persuasive-Technology-Expert-B-J-Fogg-Kicks-Off-NACStech.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-1-50166046/Persuasive-Technology-Expert-B-J-Fogg-Kicks-Off-NACStech.aspxALEXANDRIA, Va. -- NACStech kicks off this year with a presentation by "captology" expert B.J. Fogg, who will shed light on how computing products -- from Web sites to mobile phone software -- can change how people think and act.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-1-50166047/Pops-Store-Tour-Video-Now-Online.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-1-50166047/Pops-Store-Tour-Video-Now-Online.aspxALEXANDRIA, Va. -- To call the one-store operation Pops a convenience store with a lot of different sodas would be a gross understatement. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165963/E85-Sales-Shrink-With-Gas-Prices.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165963/E85-Sales-Shrink-With-Gas-Prices.aspxArea retailers say E85 -- 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline -- sales are already slumping as motorists realize buying it is a losing proposition at this time.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165964/Low-Gas-Prices-Spark-Fuel-Tax-Hike-Talk.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165964/Low-Gas-Prices-Spark-Fuel-Tax-Hike-Talk.aspxA group of economists, academics, environmentalists and even some businesspeople is telling Congress and the incoming Obama administration that the 18.4 cents a gallon in federal gasoline taxes isn't nearly enough. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165965/States-Eye-Mileage-Taxes-As-Gas-Use-Declines.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165965/States-Eye-Mileage-Taxes-As-Gas-Use-Declines.aspxOregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they usehttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165966/Gas-Use-Falls.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165966/Gas-Use-Falls.aspxU.S. gasoline use fell 3.8 percent the week of December 22 as the U.S. recession reduced demand during the week of Christmas.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165968/Powerball-Tickets-Debut-in-Orlando-Without-Fanfare.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165968/Powerball-Tickets-Debut-in-Orlando-Without-Fanfare.aspxOrlando-area convenience and grocery stores had not seen a rush of lottery players Sunday hoping to cash in on the $105 million, multi-state jackpot.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50166031/7-Eleven-Rolls-Out-Redbox-1-Per-Night-New-Release-DVD-Rentals.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50166031/7-Eleven-Rolls-Out-Redbox-1-Per-Night-New-Release-DVD-Rentals.aspx7-Eleven has an agreement to roll out popular redbox kiosks to approximately half of its U.S. stores nationwide by year end. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50165969/Prices-for-Groceries-Expected-to-Climb-Again-This-Year.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50165969/Prices-for-Groceries-Expected-to-Climb-Again-This-Year.aspxAccording to the USDA's Consumer Price Index forecast, the only relief for the new year is that food costs aren't expected to go up as much as last year's 6 percent. Between 2008 and 2009, though, groceries are expected to cost as much as 11 percent more overall. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50165991/Technomic-Finds-Impressive-Growth-in-Top-Sandwich-Chains.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50165991/Technomic-Finds-Impressive-Growth-in-Top-Sandwich-Chains.aspxA number of top limited-service sandwich chains overcame the downhill economy by exhibiting growth, reports foodservice consultancy Technomic. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50165970/Wilton-Based-Beverage-Brands-Jump-on-the-Celebrity-Bandwagon.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50165970/Wilton-Based-Beverage-Brands-Jump-on-the-Celebrity-Bandwagon.aspxDrinks Americas is expecting to succeed with new products, including a line of beverages named after celebrities. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50165381/Booze-Tax-Taken-Out-of-Mix.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50165381/Booze-Tax-Taken-Out-of-Mix.aspxCalifornia's long-running effort to crack down on sugary alcoholic beverages popular among young drinkers apparently has fizzled.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165354/Oil-Rises-Above-47-As-OPEC-Cutbacks-Take-Hold.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165354/Oil-Rises-Above-47-As-OPEC-Cutbacks-Take-Hold.aspxOil prices rose above $47 a barrel Monday on evidence that OPEC production cutbacks were taking hold and news of more unrest in oil-rich Nigeria. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165355/Gas-Prices-Creeping-Back-Up-Across-U-S-.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165355/Gas-Prices-Creeping-Back-Up-Across-U-S-.aspxAt the pump, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $1.626, up from Thursday's $1.618 a gallon, according to the American Automobile Association.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165365/Cheaper-Gas-at-the-Pump-is-Putting-the-Pinch-on-Oil-Fields.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50165365/Cheaper-Gas-at-the-Pump-is-Putting-the-Pinch-on-Oil-Fields.aspxLike any business, the oil and gas industry goes through its ups and downs and it's currently on the decline.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50165357/More-States-Adopt-Safe-Cigarettes.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50165357/More-States-Adopt-Safe-Cigarettes.aspxThe number of states passing their own laws mandating self-extinguishing cigarettes will rise to 32 this year despite industry opposition, officials say.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165358/Linden-Perk-Offering-Unique-Experience-of-Deli-Coffee-House-and-Market-in-One-Shop.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165358/Linden-Perk-Offering-Unique-Experience-of-Deli-Coffee-House-and-Market-in-One-Shop.aspxPuyallup, Washinton's Linden Perk combines a sit-down coffeehouse with an on-site delicatessen, convenience store and a drive-through window.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165359/U-S-Stock-Futures-Mixed-Ahead-of-Auto-Sales-Data.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165359/U-S-Stock-Futures-Mixed-Ahead-of-Auto-Sales-Data.aspxWall Street proceeded warily into the first full week of 2009, trading mixed in premarket activity Monday ahead of readings on auto sales and construction spending.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165360/Kansas-Lottery-Sales-Dip-in-2008.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165360/Kansas-Lottery-Sales-Dip-in-2008.aspxKansas Lottery sales in 2008 fell almost $6 million short of 2007's record tally. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165367/Consumer-Outlook-Bleak.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50165367/Consumer-Outlook-Bleak.aspxConsumer confidence hit an all-time low in December, dropping unexpectedly in the face of layoffs and deteriorating markets for housing, stocks and other investments. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50165361/Beverage-Shares-Fall-but-Fare-Better-Than-Market.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedMon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50165361/Beverage-Shares-Fall-but-Fare-Better-Than-Market.aspxShares of beverage makers tumbled this year, but not as much as the broader market as consumers still reached for soft drinks such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and beers like Bud Light.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50163790/Fire-Safe-Cigarettes-May-Ease-One-Risk-of-Smoking-in-Oklahoma.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50163790/Fire-Safe-Cigarettes-May-Ease-One-Risk-of-Smoking-in-Oklahoma.aspxLegislation passed this year requires cigarettes sold in Oklahoma effective Thursday comply with fire safety standards. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50163785/Oil-Falls-Below-38-in-Light-New-Year-s-Eve-Trade.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50163785/Oil-Falls-Below-38-in-Light-New-Year-s-Eve-Trade.aspxResurgent economic jitters sent oil prices below $38 a barrel Wednesday, as investors focused on the global slowdown that has dragged crude markets down some 60 percent this year.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163788/L-A-Company-Agrees-to-Stop-Processing-Online-Tobacco-Sales.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163788/L-A-Company-Agrees-to-Stop-Processing-Online-Tobacco-Sales.aspxAn electronic payments processor has agreed to stop handling transactions for the illegal online sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163789/U-S-Sues-Tobacco-Wholesale-Company.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163789/U-S-Sues-Tobacco-Wholesale-Company.aspxFederal attorneys have filed suit against a tobacco wholesale company owned by Arthur "Sugar" Montour, a former Seneca tribal councillor, for failing to pay $18.4 million in federal tobacco settlement assessments.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50163791/Hurricane-Higher-Food-and-Gas-Prices-Cut-into-Lottery-Sales.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50163791/Hurricane-Higher-Food-and-Gas-Prices-Cut-into-Lottery-Sales.aspxLottery ticket sales are down $45 million from September through November.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50163792/Washington-State-s-Minimum-Wage-on-the-Way-Up.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50163792/Washington-State-s-Minimum-Wage-on-the-Way-Up.aspxStarting Thursday, the state's lowest-paid workers will get a 48-cent raise, the second-largest annual increase since 1998. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50163793/Food-and-Drink-Trends-for-2009-Home-Cooking-Comfort-Foods-and-Sherry-Will-Be-Among-the-Big-Trends.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50163793/Food-and-Drink-Trends-for-2009-Home-Cooking-Comfort-Foods-and-Sherry-Will-Be-Among-the-Big-Trends.aspxIt's time to get out the crystal ball and predict what 2009 will bring in the way of food trends. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50163798/Natural-Organic-Foods-Survey-Details-Continued-Double-Digit-Growth.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50163798/Natural-Organic-Foods-Survey-Details-Continued-Double-Digit-Growth.aspxA SPINS study released last month showed that natural products posted annual growth of 12.2% while organic products topped 13% on a combined $13.4 billion in sales (52 weeks ending October 4, 2008). http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50163799/Cost-of-Groceries-is-Still-Going-Up.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-8-50163799/Cost-of-Groceries-is-Still-Going-Up.aspxFood prices continue to rise, according to a monthly report released yesterday by a state agency. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50163800/Hard-Times-Scotch-Pricier-Alcohol-Sales.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedWed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50163800/Hard-Times-Scotch-Pricier-Alcohol-Sales.aspxThe economic downturn has been changing how much consumers want to spend on alcoholic beverages.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50163295/Miss-Budget-for-2010-Plans-for-24-Cent-Hike-to-Offset-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-2-50163295/Miss-Budget-for-2010-Plans-for-24-Cent-Hike-to-Offset-Deficit.aspxAn anemic economy and the need to improve Mississippi's public education system may break a deadlock between House Democrats and Republican legislative leaders over raising the state's cigarette tax.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50163296/Lower-Gas-Prices-Linger-OPEC-is-Expected-to-Cut-Production-Next-Month.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-4-50163296/Lower-Gas-Prices-Linger-OPEC-is-Expected-to-Cut-Production-Next-Month.aspxThe lower gas prices drivers have been enjoying are expected to stay into the New Year.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163297/John-Middleton-Sues-to-Overturn-Single-Sale-Ban.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163297/John-Middleton-Sues-to-Overturn-Single-Sale-Ban.aspxJohn Middleton Co. joined other cigar companies in asking a Maryland circuit court to overturn a recently enacted Prince George's law that bans the sale of single cigars. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163298/Tax-Free-Cigarettes-Fuel-Illegal-Trade.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163298/Tax-Free-Cigarettes-Fuel-Illegal-Trade.aspxThe sale of tax-free cigarettes to Indian reservations in New York has played a major role in the millions of dollars made in the cigarette bootlegging trade.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163299/Tax-Free-Tobacco-Bonanza-Indian-Merchants-Reaping-Big-Profits.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-5-50163299/Tax-Free-Tobacco-Bonanza-Indian-Merchants-Reaping-Big-Profits.aspxThe millions of dollars in profits show the high stakes involved in the state's attempts at levying taxes on Indian cigarette sales to non-natives. http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50163300/Across-U-S-Shoplifting-is-Picking-Up.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-7-50163300/Across-U-S-Shoplifting-is-Picking-Up.aspxPolice departments across the United States say that shoplifting arrests are 10 percent to 20 percent higher this year than last.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50163285/7-Eleven-Brews-Free-12-oz-Cups-of-Coffee-New-Year-s-Eve-Day.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50163285/7-Eleven-Brews-Free-12-oz-Cups-of-Coffee-New-Year-s-Eve-Day.aspx7-Eleven's overnight offer of free coffee on New Year's Eve/Day includes all 7-Eleven stores’ fresh-brewed coffees, as well as gourmet specialties like cappuccino and hot chocolate.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50163286/Pepsi-Hopes-New-Look-Reinvigorates-Sodas.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50163286/Pepsi-Hopes-New-Look-Reinvigorates-Sodas.aspxAs U.S. consumers continue to move away from carbonated soft drinks, PepsiCo, a Purchase, N.Y.-based snack foods and beverage giant, is placing a huge bet on a sweeping and somewhat cryptic brand makeover.http://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50163301/Liquor-Sales-Running-Much-Higher-Than-Last-Year.aspx?utm_source=rssfeed&utm_medium=rssfeed&utm_campaign=rssfeedTue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://nacsconnect365.bdmetrics.com/NST-9-50163301/Liquor-Sales-Running-Much-Higher-Than-Last-Year.aspxLiquor sales in 2008 are significantly higher across Montana than they were in 2007 and 2006, according to figures provided by the Montana Department of Revenue Liquor Control Division.