Breaking News from readMedia http://readme.readmedia.com Breaking News from readMedia en-us Copyright readMedia 2024 18378195 Kent Sopris Named as Next NYACS Staff Executive Tue, 01 Feb 2022 19:30:20 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/Kent-Sopris-Named-as-Next-NYACS-Staff-Executive/18378195 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Kent-Sopris-Named-as-Next-NYACS-Staff-Executive http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>Kent Sopris of Delmar NY has been selected as the next chief executive of the New York Association of Convenience Stores. http://readme.readmedia.com/Kent-Sopris-Named-as-Next-NYACS-Staff-Executive/18378195 18251865 Protecting Jobs, Supporting Education Funding Requires an Increase in Commission Rate for Lottery Outlets Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:14:43 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/Protecting-Jobs-Supporting-Education-Funding-Requires-an-Increase-in-Commission-Rate-for-Lottery-Outlets/18251865 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Protecting-Jobs-Supporting-Education-Funding-Requires-an-Increase-in-Commission-Rate-for-Lottery-Outlets http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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... http://readme.readmedia.com/Protecting-Jobs-Supporting-Education-Funding-Requires-an-Increase-in-Commission-Rate-for-Lottery-Outlets/18251865 18209899 NYACS Statement on Impending Vax-or-Mask Mandate Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:02:21 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Statement-on-Impending-Vax-or-Mask-Mandate/18209899 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Statement-on-Impending-Vax-or-Mask-Mandate http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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... http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Statement-on-Impending-Vax-or-Mask-Mandate/18209899 17689377 NYACS: Higher NYS Cigarette Tax Would be Lose-Lose-Lose Proposition Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:14:29 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Higher-NYS-Cigarette-Tax-Would-be-Lose-Lose-Lose-Proposition/17689377 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Higher-NYS-Cigarette-Tax-Would-be-Lose-Lose-Lose-Proposition http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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. http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Higher-NYS-Cigarette-Tax-Would-be-Lose-Lose-Lose-Proposition/17689377 17495876 Study: Banning Flavored Tobacco Would Hurt NY Small Businesses, Widen State Budget Gap Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:09:24 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/Study-Banning-Flavored-Tobacco-Would-Hurt-NY-Small-Businesses-Widen-State-Budget-Gap/17495876 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Study-Banning-Flavored-Tobacco-Would-Hurt-NY-Small-Businesses-Widen-State-Budget-Gap http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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... http://readme.readmedia.com/Study-Banning-Flavored-Tobacco-Would-Hurt-NY-Small-Businesses-Widen-State-Budget-Gap/17495876 16963406 Tobacco Flavor Ban Unwarranted, Would Backfire Mon, 24 Feb 2020 12:42:05 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/Tobacco-Flavor-Ban-Unwarranted-Would-Backfire/16963406 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Tobacco-Flavor-Ban-Unwarranted-Would-Backfire http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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. http://readme.readmedia.com/Tobacco-Flavor-Ban-Unwarranted-Would-Backfire/16963406 16729032 NYC Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Would Mean Fewer Jobs, Less Tax Revenue, More Illegal Trade Wed, 06 Nov 2019 15:15:29 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Ban-on-Menthol-Cigarettes-Would-Mean-Fewer-Jobs-Less-Tax-Revenue-More-Illegal-Trade/16729032 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYC-Ban-on-Menthol-Cigarettes-Would-Mean-Fewer-Jobs-Less-Tax-Revenue-More-Illegal-Trade http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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. http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Ban-on-Menthol-Cigarettes-Would-Mean-Fewer-Jobs-Less-Tax-Revenue-More-Illegal-Trade/16729032 16578903 Media Advisory Sun, 07 Jul 2019 07:36:56 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Media-Advisory/16578903 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Media-Advisory http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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... http://readme.readmedia.com/Media-Advisory/16578903 16566382 Albany Co. Law Would Contribute to Steep Tobacco License Fee Hike Mon, 01 Jul 2019 16:34:24 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Albany-Co-Law-Would-Contribute-to-Steep-Tobacco-License-Fee-Hike/16566382 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Albany-Co-Law-Would-Contribute-to-Steep-Tobacco-License-Fee-Hike http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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. http://readme.readmedia.com/Albany-Co-Law-Would-Contribute-to-Steep-Tobacco-License-Fee-Hike/16566382 16438099 NYACS Statement on Proposed Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:26:19 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Statement-on-Proposed-Ban-on-Flavored-E-Cigarettes/16438099 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Statement-on-Proposed-Ban-on-Flavored-E-Cigarettes http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>The following statement was issued today by Jim Calvin, President of the New York Association of Convenience Stores: http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Statement-on-Proposed-Ban-on-Flavored-E-Cigarettes/16438099 15990214?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=media_pr_emails NYACS Applauds Progress in Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:06:23 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Applauds-Progress-in-Preventing-Youth-Access-to-Tobacco/15990214?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=media_pr_emails convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Applauds-Progress-in-Preventing-Youth-Access-to-Tobacco http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/> 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. http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Applauds-Progress-in-Preventing-Youth-Access-to-Tobacco/15990214?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=media_pr_emails 15990214 NYACS Applauds Progress in Preventing Youth Access to Tobacco Wed, 02 Jan 2019 17:06:23 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Applauds-Progress-in-Preventing-Youth-Access-to-Tobacco/15990214 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Applauds-Progress-in-Preventing-Youth-Access-to-Tobacco http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/> 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. http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Applauds-Progress-in-Preventing-Youth-Access-to-Tobacco/15990214 15644619 NYACS Statement on Court of Appeals Ruling on Cigarette Tax Collection Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:48:38 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Statement-on-Court-of-Appeals-Ruling-on-Cigarette-Tax-Collection/15644619 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Statement-on-Court-of-Appeals-Ruling-on-Cigarette-Tax-Collection http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>Statement of James Calvin, President, New York Association of Convenience Stores: http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Statement-on-Court-of-Appeals-Ruling-on-Cigarette-Tax-Collection/15644619 15488679 Why NYACS Believes Tobacco 21 Won't Work in New York Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:12:04 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Why-NYACS-Believes-Tobacco-21-Won-t-Work-in-New-York/15488679 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Why-NYACS-Believes-Tobacco-21-Won-t-Work-in-New-York http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>The New York Association of Convenience Stores is a trade organization representing more than 8,000 neighborhood mini marts statewide. http://readme.readmedia.com/Why-NYACS-Believes-Tobacco-21-Won-t-Work-in-New-York/15488679 15078772 Convenience Stores Strive to Deal Responsibly With This Week's Gasoline Price Spike Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:03:35 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Convenience-Stores-Strive-to-Deal-Responsibly-With-This-Weeks-Gasoline-Price-Spike/15078772 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Convenience-Stores-Strive-to-Deal-Responsibly-With-This-Weeks-Gasoline-Price-Spike http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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. http://readme.readmedia.com/Convenience-Stores-Strive-to-Deal-Responsibly-With-This-Weeks-Gasoline-Price-Spike/15078772 14641660 Convenience Stores Applaud Senator Avella for Lottery Retailer Initiative Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:04:21 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/Convenience-Stores-Applaud-Senator-Avella-for-Lottery-Retailer-Initiative/14641660 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Convenience-Stores-Applaud-Senator-Avella-for-Lottery-Retailer-Initiative http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/> 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... http://readme.readmedia.com/Convenience-Stores-Applaud-Senator-Avella-for-Lottery-Retailer-Initiative/14641660 14538576 Statement Concerning the Proposal to Elevate NY's Tobacco Purchase Age to 21 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 14:35:03 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/Statement-Concerning-the-Proposal-to-Elevate-NYs-Tobacco-Purchase-Age-to-21/14538576 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Statement-Concerning-the-Proposal-to-Elevate-NYs-Tobacco-Purchase-Age-to-21 http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>Statement by Jim Calvin, President, New York Association of Convenience Stores, Concerning the Proposal to Elevate New York's Tobacco Purchase Age to 21: http://readme.readmedia.com/Statement-Concerning-the-Proposal-to-Elevate-NYs-Tobacco-Purchase-Age-to-21/14538576 14429376 NYACS Statement on Opening of One-Stop Tax Avoidance Center Fri, 23 Dec 2016 12:49:07 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Statement-on-Opening-of-One-Stop-Tax-Avoidance-Center/14429376 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Statement-on-Opening-of-One-Stop-Tax-Avoidance-Center http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>The following statement was issued today by Jim Calvin, President of the New York Association of Convenience Stores: http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Statement-on-Opening-of-One-Stop-Tax-Avoidance-Center/14429376 13125305 MEDIA ADVISORY - News Conference Tuesday 5/24 at 11:00 a.m. Mon, 23 May 2016 15:27:37 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/MEDIA-ADVISORY-News-Conference-Tuesday-5-24-at-11-00-a-m/13125305 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores MEDIA-ADVISORY-News-Conference-Tuesday-5-24-at-11-00-a-m http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>NEWS CONFERENCE: Why the Albany County Tobacco 21 Law Should be Vetoed http://readme.readmedia.com/MEDIA-ADVISORY-News-Conference-Tuesday-5-24-at-11-00-a-m/13125305 12736604 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 http://readme.readmedia.com/Seneca-Indian-Gas-Station-Would-Cost-1-6-Million-a-Year-in-Lost-Tax-Revenue-Maybe-More/12736604 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Seneca-Indian-Gas-Station-Would-Cost-1-6-Million-a-Year-in-Lost-Tax-Revenue-Maybe-More http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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... http://readme.readmedia.com/Seneca-Indian-Gas-Station-Would-Cost-1-6-Million-a-Year-in-Lost-Tax-Revenue-Maybe-More/12736604 12565132 Niagara Falls Project a Poke in the Eye to Local Gasoline Retailers Wed, 17 Feb 2016 14:14:26 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/Niagara-Falls-Project-a-Poke-in-the-Eye-to-Local-Gasoline-Retailers/12565132 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Niagara-Falls-Project-a-Poke-in-the-Eye-to-Local-Gasoline-Retailers http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>Statement by Jim Calvin, President, New York Association of Convenience Stores http://readme.readmedia.com/Niagara-Falls-Project-a-Poke-in-the-Eye-to-Local-Gasoline-Retailers/12565132 12234815 NYACS Laments 'Foam Bath of Misinformation' from Fire Equipment Dealers Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:37:16 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Laments-Foam-Bath-of-Misinformation-from-Fire-Equipment-Dealers/12234815 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Laments-Foam-Bath-of-Misinformation-from-Fire-Equipment-Dealers http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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." http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Laments-Foam-Bath-of-Misinformation-from-Fire-Equipment-Dealers/12234815 10868256 NYACS Commends Senator Schumer for Protecting Businesses From 'Patent Trolls' Mon, 04 May 2015 10:51:43 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Commends-Senator-Schumer-for-Protecting-Businesses-From-Patent-Trolls/10868256 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores NYACS-Commends-Senator-Schumer-for-Protecting-Businesses-From-Patent-Trolls http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/> 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." http://readme.readmedia.com/NYACS-Commends-Senator-Schumer-for-Protecting-Businesses-From-Patent-Trolls/10868256 9826085 Ulster County Retail Tobacco Licensing Plan is Redundant Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:33:49 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Ulster-County-Retail-Tobacco-Licensing-Plan-is-Redundant/9826085 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Ulster-County-Retail-Tobacco-Licensing-Plan-is-Redundant http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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. http://readme.readmedia.com/Ulster-County-Retail-Tobacco-Licensing-Plan-is-Redundant/9826085 9808030 Operation Overlap: Albany County Legislator's Local Tobacco Licensing Move Duplicative, Unnecessary Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:39:59 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Operation-Overlap-Albany-County-Legislators-Local-Tobacco-Licensing-Move-Duplicative-Unnecessary/9808030 convst New York Association of Convenience Stores Operation-Overlap-Albany-County-Legislators-Local-Tobacco-Licensing-Move-Duplicative-Unnecessary http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG <img src="http://app.readmedia.com/news/public_logo/1951.JPG"/>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 ... http://readme.readmedia.com/Operation-Overlap-Albany-County-Legislators-Local-Tobacco-Licensing-Move-Duplicative-Unnecessary/9808030