date:Sep 09, 2013
According to Bonnie Herzog, managing director of tobacco, beverage and consumer research at Wells Fargo Securities LLC, c-store beverage sales growth was up 4 percent for Labor Day, the strongest holiday weekend so far this year. Better weather across the country drove increased customer traffic, spurring the uptick.
In addition, respondents to the latest Beverage Buzz survey -- which represents more than 10,000 convenience store locations believe that third-quarter beverage sales will be 3.1