The 2020 results are in. Whether you are using IRI, Nielsen or NACS SOTI, it was a tough year for many categories in the convenience channel. Optimized to focus on immediate consumption and its namesake “convenience,” grab-and-go eating occasions were put on...
When the pandemic dried up the demand for beer at customer-limited bars and restaurants, local brewers had to shift focus to sales at grocery stores, pharmacies and packaged liquor stores.
You might not think of independent convenience stores as a hot wine market, but in fact these stores — most of them in urban areas — were one of the hottest spots in the country for wine in 2020, according to National Retail Solutions. NRS providers...
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