Buffalo, New York-based wholesale distributor Tripifoods Inc. is the 2018 recipient of the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) John MacDougall Leadership Award. NYACS, in partnership with the John and Elaine MacDougall Foundation, created the award in 2017 to honor John MacDougall, the late NYACS co-founder and CEO of Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes. […]
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NYACS Fights Cigar Tax Change, Vaping Products Tax & More
The annual state budget battle in Albany finds the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) once again trying to block tax initiatives that the organization believes would be harmful to retailers. This includes sales impacts to cigars, vaping products, rest areas and vending machines. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed to eliminate an […]
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New York C-Store Retailers Object To Predictive Scheduling Regulations
According to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), New York convenience store operators are giving the state labor department an earful about the negative impacts of predictive scheduling regulations they are threatening to unilaterally impose on employers statewide. Retailers have filed formal comments objecting to the proposed rules, which they say would add costs […]
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Groups Hail Settlement That Blocks NYC’s Premature Menu Labeling
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) all hailed a settlement reached Friday afternoon, Aug. 25, that blocks New York City’s efforts to enforce FDA menu labeling rules before the May 7, 2018, federal compliance deadline. Lyle Beckwith, NACS’ SVP of government […]
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Trade Groups Sue To Block NYC From Overriding Menu Labeling
On July 14, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) as well as the Restaurant Law Center (RLC) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to stop New York City from prematurely enforcing rules on calorie […]
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New York C-Store Industry Helps Defeat Cigar Tax Shift Bill
New York convenience store retailers and suppliers teamed up to keep a shift in the cigar excise tax out of the new state budget that was approved this month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature. Jim Calvin, president of the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS), commended his retail and distributor members as […]