A coalition of health groups is warning the Ontario government that allowing the display and advertising of vaping products in convenience stores would lead to increased nicotine addiction among teenagers.
Tag: convenience
A Florida man could face charges for carrying a live alligator into a convenience store
Shutterstock Florida man Ryan Stratton stopped by a Jacksonville convenience store on a recent beer run — carrying a live alligator. Video of the event shows Stratton chasing a customer around the store as people laugh in the background. Stratton later claimed to have no memory of his visit to the store or how he […]
Convenience at a Cost: A Review of the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
Convenience at a Cost: A Review of the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This […]
How security became more important than convenience
Since the dawn of infosec, the belief that we users are a group of dullard cattle who blindly trade our own security for convenience at every turn has been trumpeted by the stewards of IT and the infosec-arrogant, while bolstered by old research. Not anymore, says a new in-depth study from IBM on consumers’ relationships […]
This Startup Wants to Turn Ubers into Convenience Stores
This Startup Wants to Turn Ubers into Convenience Stores Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not […]
In-Vehicle Delivery Will Mean More Than Shopping Convenience for the Trades
– With so many of its high-performance vehicles effortlessly swallowing up mile after mile of autobahn, the notion of a new Mercedes-Benz slashing commutes may seem like business as usual. But it’s the practical thinkers in the commercial-van division, not the power-crazed tinkerers at AMG, who are at play here. And they’re out to cut […]
Security vs. convenience? IoT requires another level of thinking about risk
Enlarge / IoT products like Amazon Key come with a whole set of risks that consumers aren’t equipped to assess themselves. (credit: Amazon) Every time a major Internet-connected-product is released, we keep coming back to the debate over security vs. convenience. The progression of arguments goes something like this: One group expresses outrage/skepticism/ridicule of how this […]
August smart locks review: Intelligent convenience, for a price
When it comes to peace of mind for the home, a San Francisco startup thinks a new set of locks could do the trick. August recently released a pair of new smart locks, and VentureBeat got a chance to test them out and see if they deliver on their promise. At the end of the […]
Tesla might build convenience stores at its charging stations
Tesla plans to roll out more electric supercharging stations this year, especially in big cities, which should double the size of its network. But even with more places to juice up your Tesla, it still takes far longer to refill an EV than gassing up a fossil fuel-powered car. But the electric vehicle maker is […]
Convenience CON: You could save over £1000 doing THIS during the weekly food shop
While many of us know the cheaper deals are to be found in large supermarkets, thousands of Brits justify nipping into local shops to save time. However, do this too often and you are wasting money on an arbitrary mark up on prices made by the big four companies. The UK’s convenience store market is […]
