Fairfax, VA: A lineup of four of the convenience industry’s foremost experts will discuss trends, reveal current data and offer projections for the future in Category Close-Up sessions at the AWMA C-Metrics™ Convenience Industry Outlook Forum, to be held June 24-25 in New Orleans, LA.

The first-ever AWMA-InfoRhythm C-MetricsTM Convenience Industry Outlook Forum, providing a detailed look at convenience store performance for the first half of 2012, will be held at the Renaissance Chicago hotel in Chicago July 31-Aug. 1. American Wholesale Marketers Association and InfoRhythm, Pittsburgh, PA, will sponsor the conference.

A U.S. judge in Washington, DC ruled Feb. 29 that regulations requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising violate free-speech rights as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled in favor of cigarette manufacturers, which challenged the Food and Drug Administration-s regulation requiring companies to label tobacco products with images designed to scare consumers into not using cigarettes.

Tedeschi Food Shops President & CEO Peter Tedeschi, Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin COO James F. Fiene, and CPD Energy CEO Mickey Jamal, have been announced as panelists for AWMA’s 2012 Show Closing Super Session titled: What’s Driving the Changing Retail Landscape? This session, to be held on Friday, February 17, will be moderated by Paul Reuter, CEO and Editorial Director of CSP Information Group.

The American Wholesale Marketers Association has announced that more than 18 hours of education will be offered during the 2011 Show that will take place February 8 – 10, 2011 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) has announced that their 2011 Show will feature an expanded Expo and the addition of a dedicated Foodservice Pavilion highlighting the latest foodservice products, programs and equipment for the convenience retailing industry. The AWMA Show will take place February 8 – 10, 2011 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.

The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) announced today that Sonja Hubbard, CEO of E‐Z Mart, will serve as the Opening Session Speaker during AWMA’s 2011 Show, February 8 – 10 in Las Vegas. During Sonja’s presentation, Insights & Perspectives on the Future of Convenience Retailing, she will provide her views on the challenges, changes and opportunities that convenience retailers are facing and how she sees the industry evolving over the next few years.

Fairfax, VA -- At its meeting on September 14, 2009, the board of directors of the American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) approved a three-year plan for its annual convention and expo that includes a series of changes intended to strengthen the value of the show for both exhibitors and attendees. Under the direction of AWMA’s Convention & Expo Committee, AWMA senior staff, and an industry expert & trade show consultant, the board adopted short-term and long-term strategies.

CHICAGO, IL — Officials of three national trade associations representing convenience retailers, their distributors, and the manufacturers of candy and gum today discussed the objectives of an in-depth study, now underway, that is intended to help generate increased sales and profits of confectionery products in convenience stores across the U.S.

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA   —   The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) and the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) this week issued a joint letter to all 435 U.S. Representatives explaining serious concerns both national organizations have with the pending bill in Congress to grant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco products.

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA — The American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA), a national trade association representing wholesale distributors of consumer products to the convenience store industry, submitted comments on March 26, 2007 objecting to the Proposed Rulemaking on Classification of Cigars and Cigarettes offered by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Fairfax, VA (9/22/05) — AWMA recently completed an in-depth study of the problem of illegal Internet sales of cigarettes and sent the report to every Member of Congress, all U.S. Attorneys Generals across the nation as well as various press outlets to bring this issue to their attention and to urge action to combat this widespread problem. Convenience Store News recently ran a story on the AWMA study in their electronic edition. Click here to read the article.