AWMA In Action

AWMA is closely watching legislation designed to enhance the safety of the prescription drug supply chain (S 957) as it moves through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee. Like a House measure (HR 1919) that's cleared Energy and Commerce, it would move from a drug-tracing...

Members of the AWMA Industry Affairs Committee traveled to Jacksonville last week for discussions with Swisher International, Inc.  Attending the very productive meeting...

How does the consumer shop the c-store? What draws customers from the gas pump to the sales counter? How do we help our retailers sell more impulse items and boost overall sales? The key to the retail puzzle is a better understanding of the c-store consumer. This year's Harmonizing Assortment...

The Outlook Forum presents the most current sales data and projections available in the convenience retailing industry through a robust database--C-Metrics.  C-Metrics--the single largest c-store/SKU level data in the U.S.--presents current sales data and projections from a representative...

In more than 60 individual face-to-face Congressional meetings in Washington yesterday, AWMA distributor members urged lawmakers to reject a proposed massive federal excise tax (FET) hike on tobacco products, warning that blackmarket sales would increase and devastate the convenience store...

Mitchell Zeller, the new director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), has agreed to speak during the AWMA Summit program on Tuesday, September 10 at the 2013 AWMA Summit & Business Exchange (ABX) in Scottsdale, Arizona. Zeller, an attorney, joins the CTP with more than 30 years...

AWMA members intend to speak out against Federal tax dollars being used for lobbying efforts when members convene in Washington, DC for the annual AWMA Day on the Hill program on May 15th. Cause of Action (CoA), a government accountability organization, has released an investigative report "...

Help us spread the word about $5,000 college scholarships available for AWMA distributor member employees and their immediate family members. Check out and pass along to your fellow colleagues the 2013 AWMA DEF Scholarship Program flyer, which contains information about how to apply and...