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Kent Sopris Named as Next NYACS Staff Executive

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:30:20 -0500

Kent Sopris of Delmar NY has been selected as the next chief executive of the New York Association of Convenience Stores.

Protecting Jobs, Supporting Education Funding Requires an Increase in Commission Rate for Lottery Outlets

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:14:43 -0500

Neighborhood food stores, taverns, newsstands and other establishments that sell New York Lottery tickets are seeking an adjustment to their compensation in order to protect jobs in their industry and keep generating billions in funding for New Yo...

NYACS Statement on Impending Vax-or-Mask Mandate

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:02:21 -0500

Jim Calvin, President of the New York Association of Convenience Stores, issued the following statement regarding today's announcement that indoor public places across New York must either admit only fully vaccinated individuals or require everyon...

NYACS: Higher NYS Cigarette Tax Would be Lose-Lose-Lose Proposition

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:14:29 -0500

Contrary to today's claims by public health advocacy groups that it would be a "win-win-win," increasing New York State's cigarette tax rate would be a lose-lose-lose proposition, the New York Association of Convenience Stores warned today.

Study: Banning Flavored Tobacco Would Hurt NY Small Businesses, Widen State Budget Gap

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:09:24 -0500

Outlawing the sale of flavored tobacco products for adults – such as cherry pipe tobacco and menthol cigarettes – would deepen New York State's budget hole, threaten the survival of thousands of mom-and-pop retailers, and place the jobs of frontli...

Tobacco Flavor Ban Unwarranted, Would Backfire

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:42:05 -0500

The across-the-board ban of flavored tobacco products sought by New York's public health community is unwarranted – and would backfire, according to the New York Association of Convenience Stores.

NYC Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Would Mean Fewer Jobs, Less Tax Revenue, More Illegal Trade

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:15:29 -0500

The menthol cigarette ban being considered by the New York City Council would intensify illegal trade, slash tax revenue by millions of dollars a year, and cost over 1,000 jobs, a new study has determined.

Media Advisory

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 07:36:56 -0400

For those covering Monday night's vote by the Albany County Legislature on the proposed ban on flavored tobacco, NYACS President Jim Calvin will be available at the County Courthouse before and after the meeting to provide the perspective of licen...

Albany Co. Law Would Contribute to Steep Tobacco License Fee Hike

Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:34:24 -0400

License fees for retail stores that sell tobacco and e-cigarettes would skyrocket by 183 percent next year if Albany County's new flavored tobacco law passes, the New York Association of Convenience Stores said today.

NYACS Statement on Proposed Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes

Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:26:19 -0400

The following statement was issued today by Jim Calvin, President of the New York Association of Convenience Stores:

NYACS Applauds Progress in Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:06:23 -0500

The New York Association of Convenience Stores today commended New York's neighborhood retail stores for achieving a record-high level of underage tobacco sales prevention, but said there is still more work to be done.

NYACS Applauds Progress in Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco

Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:06:23 -0500

NYACS Statement on Court of Appeals Ruling on Cigarette Tax Collection

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:48:38 -0400

Statement of James Calvin, President, New York Association of Convenience Stores:

Why NYACS Believes Tobacco 21 Won't Work in New York

Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:12:04 -0400

The New York Association of Convenience Stores is a trade organization representing more than 8,000 neighborhood mini marts statewide.

Convenience Stores Strive to Deal Responsibly With This Week's Gasoline Price Spike

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:03:35 -0400

New York convenience store operators are doing their best to keep pump prices competitive despite having no control over Hurricane Harvey-related events that have caused their wholesale costs to spike dramatically this week.

Convenience Stores Applaud Senator Avella for Lottery Retailer Initiative

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:04:21 -0500

The New York Association of Convenience Stores today applauded State Senator Tony Avella of Queens for spearheading a bipartisan effort to help offset the rising costs of New York Lottery retailers by adjusting their compensation rate for the f...

Statement Concerning the Proposal to Elevate NY's Tobacco Purchase Age to 21

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:35:03 -0500

Statement by Jim Calvin, President, New York Association of Convenience Stores, Concerning the Proposal to Elevate New York's Tobacco Purchase Age to 21:

NYACS Statement on Opening of One-Stop Tax Avoidance Center

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:49:07 -0500

The following statement was issued today by Jim Calvin, President of the New York Association of Convenience Stores:

MEDIA ADVISORY - News Conference Tuesday 5/24 at 11:00 a.m.

Mon, 23 May 2016 15:27:37 -0400

NEWS CONFERENCE: Why the Albany County Tobacco 21 Law Should be Vetoed

Seneca Indian Gas Station Would Cost $1.6 Million a Year in Lost Tax Revenue, Maybe More

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:43:39 -0400

The New York Association of Convenience Stores estimated today that at least $1.6 million a year in state and local tax revenue will be lost if the proposed Seneca Indian Nation gas station is built adjacent to the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino...

Niagara Falls Project a Poke in the Eye to Local Gasoline Retailers

Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:14:26 -0500

Statement by Jim Calvin, President, New York Association of Convenience Stores

NYACS Laments 'Foam Bath of Misinformation' from Fire Equipment Dealers

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:37:16 -0500

New York's convenience store operators today dismissed the fire equipment industry's new "Safe at the Pump" campaign as "a foam bath of misinformation."

NYACS Commends Senator Schumer for Protecting Businesses From 'Patent Trolls'

Mon, 04 May 2015 10:51:43 -0400

The New York Association of Convenience Stores today commended U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York for taking the initiative to protect businesses from meritless lawsuits filed by "patent trolls."

Ulster County Retail Tobacco Licensing Plan is Redundant

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:33:49 -0400

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein's new proposal to force tobacco retailers licensed by the State of New York to also obtain a county license is redundant and redundant, according to the New York Association of Convenience Stores.

Operation Overlap: Albany County Legislator's Local Tobacco Licensing Move Duplicative, Unnecessary

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:39:59 -0400

ALBANY NY - Requiring retailers of tobacco products to be licensed by Albany County, as proposed yesterday in a press release by County Legislator Timothy Nichols, would be "a classic example of senseless government overlap," according to the New ...