Melissa VonderHaar

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First #nacsshow session: Spilling the Tea on Gen Z. Not only is my colleague Blake Anderson repping Gen Z in this session, getting some good data about how this generation is the most cannabis-friendly to date. Gonna have big implications for alcohol!

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First podcast appearance of 2024! Had a great time chatting with Jeff Lenard and @NACSonline for #conveniencematters about today's nicotine consumer: https://t.co/fzYj8eCRYc

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"When we win swipe fees, and we WILL win, that money will be invested back in our frontline workers." @NACS chair Don Rhoads speaking at the #nacsshow General Session.

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Like I'd be anywhere else this morning #nacsshow @NACSonline

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Per "The State of Snacking" @NACSonline Show session: 50+% of c-store shoppers get salty snacks and bevs regularly. "This screams opportunity for bundling." Swing by the @iseeinnovation booth (BC6515) - we've got all kinds of cross-cat merchandising tools to promote bundling!

[Melissa VonderHaar @iSeeMelissaV]

Always learning new things at the #nacsshow education sessions. Favorite term I learned from today's Building a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion session with @PepsiCo and @7eleven: HASU aka "help a sister out"

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Are we still doing this platform? If so, for your listening pleasure: my thoughts on why cannabis and convenience just makes sense. Had a blast working with the @NACSonline team on this one: https://t.co/j9JWXTRUQq

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Happy holiday everyone! Go partake in some cannabis (hemp counts too!) for those of us who are pregnant and cannot.

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President/CEO of NACS Dr. Henry Armour cites selling cannabis as one of the promising opportunities for the future of #Convenience - love seeing this category continue to gain traction in our industry! #NACS #SOISummit

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Lisa Dell'Alba on the great resignation and challenges: 3.8 million people have left the work force - to put that into perspective the #convenience industry employs about 2.6 million people #NACS #SOISummit

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Gray Taylor to the cannabis industry: if you want to get off Schedule 1 status, get on TruAge (it not only age verifies but also can limit amounts to be purchased). Let's make this happen! #NACS #SOISummit

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Whoops did someone just loudly snort when Kevin Majewski of 7-Eleven said FDA will rule on synthetic nicotine PMTAs by this July? (he later said not to hold your breath) #NACS #SOIsummit

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Phone is dying so my tweets may be a little delayed...but will share some top #tobacco data points from #soisummit

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Per #NACS #SOISummit data, 28.4% of Convenience shoppers say they plan to buy QSR or fast food within 30 minutes of shopping in our stores - there's a huge opportunity to increase that shopper's basket with #foodservice offerings!

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Tim Young of Newcomb Oil kicking off the first-ever category management sessions to take place on the #NACS #SOI mainstage. This category nerd is very excited!

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30% of high frequency c-store consumers are considering buying an EV. "That's a significant number" said John Benson at the @NACSonline #SOI2022

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This year @NACSonline State of the Industry data broke down performers in deciles vs quartiles. Top 10% saw total store operating profits were 1.7 times more than the next decile - and more than 20x that of the bottom decile #SOI2022

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Packed house (and still growing!) for Day 1 of @NACSonline State of the Industry. Best advice I ever got was to get in early enough to grab an aisle seat with a good view.

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@ampm VP at the @NACSonline #SOI2022: @ThorntonsLLC will continue to operate and grow as the amazing Thorntons brand - we have no plans to change that

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Insights from the #NACSSOI supplier-retailer session: @Maverik has self checkout machines in 87% of their stores - and growing every week. Frictionless is a big initiative.