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News and Updates

HRA Announcements

HRA Announcements is your direct line to everything happening inside the Horizon Retailers Association — new vendor partnerships, upcoming events, scholarship deadlines, member program updates, rebate payment schedules, and any changes that affect your membership. This is the first place to check when you want to know what HRA is doing on your behalf.

What You’ll Find Here

  • • New vendor partner announcements and program launches
  • • Quarterly rebate payment notifications and schedule reminders
  • • Upcoming HRA events — trade shows, golf tournaments, charity rallies
  • • Scholarship program opening dates and application deadlines
  • • Changes to membership programs, pricing, or eligibility
  • • HRA team updates and leadership announcements

Why This Matters for Your Store

Missing an HRA announcement can mean missing a new vendor deal, a rebate opt-in window, or an event registration deadline. This section ensures you are always the first to know when something changes or something new becomes available through your membership.

Quick Reference

  • • Update frequency: As announcements occur
  • • Rebate schedule: Paid quarterly — January, April, July, October
  • • Event calendar: View all upcoming HRA events at hraga.com/events
  • • Questions: Contact your HRA representative directly at hraga.com

Regulatory & Legislative Updates

What Is It?

Convenience store owners operate under a constantly shifting set of federal, state, and local regulations — covering alcohol, tobacco, food safety, fuel storage, lottery, and more. This section tracks regulatory and legislative developments across all seven states HRA serves and presents them in plain language, so you always know what is changing, what it means for your store, and what action — if any — you need to take.

What You’ll Find Here

  • • FDA regulatory updates affecting tobacco and nicotine product sales
  • • State-level alcohol law changes across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Florida
  • • SNAP and EBT program updates from the USDA
  • • Fuel storage and environmental compliance updates
  • • Lottery retailer regulation changes by state
  • • Labor law updates affecting convenience store staffing and pay

Why This Matters for Your Store

A regulation that changes on January 1st does not send you a personal notice. If your competitor across the street finds out and updates their procedures before you do, you are the one facing a compliance check, a fine, or a license suspension. This section exists to close that gap — giving you actionable regulatory intelligence before it becomes a problem for your store.

Quick Reference

  • • Federal tobacco regulation: FDA — fda.gov/tobacco-products
  • • SNAP regulatory updates: USDA FNS — fns.usda.gov
  • • Georgia alcohol law changes: Georgia Department of Revenue — dor.georgia.gov
  • • Multi-state regulation links: See the State Law & Ordinance Links resource page
  • • Questions about a specific regulation: Contact your HRA representative at hraga.com

C-Store Connect — Weekly Industry News

What Is It?

C-Store Connect is HRA’s dedicated convenience retail news and insights platform, publishing new articles every week covering everything that matters to independent store owners. From fuel price movements and new beverage launches to technology trends, regulatory shifts, and business growth strategies — C-Store Connect is your weekly briefing on the state of the convenience store industry. It is built specifically for operators like you, with content written to be practical and directly applicable to running your store.

What You’ll Find on C-Store Connect

  • • Industry trends — What is changing in consumer behavior, product categories, and retail formats
  • • Regulatory coverage — Alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, fuel, and food service regulation news
  • • Product launches — New beverages, snacks, and store services entering the market
  • • Business growth — Strategies for independent operators to compete and grow profitably
  • • Technology — How automation, AI, and back-office tools are reshaping c-store operations
  • • HRA insights — Articles authored or contributed by HRA covering issues relevant to HRA members specifically

Article Categories Available

C-Store Connect covers 27 content categories including: AI, Alcohol, Beverages, Business, Community, Consumers, Electric Vehicles, Employees, Expanding, Food Service, Fuel & Forecourt, Grocery, Growth, Industry, Inventory, Local, Loyalty, Nicotine, Regulation, Seasons, Security, Services, Snacks, Sustainability, Technology, THC, and Tobacco.

Recent Articles on C-Store Connect

  • • The Reality of Retail Automation — What new in-store technology means for independent operators
  • • Turning Opportunity into Impact — How independent c-store owners can turn business pressure into competitive advantage
  • • Alcohol Industry Faces Legal and Regulatory Pressure — What the latest legal and regulatory shifts mean for stores that sell alcohol
  • • Red Bull and Celsius Launch Summer Drinks — HRA’s report on c-store beverage category growth

Why This Matters for Your Store

Most independent store owners do not have a team tracking industry news for them. C-Store Connect fills that role — giving you a weekly digest of what is happening so you can make informed decisions on product selection, compliance, staffing, and growth. It is the only industry news platform built with HRA members in mind, and it is completely free to access.

Quick Reference

  • • Platform: C-Store Connect — c-storeconnect.com
  • • Published: Weekly — new articles every week
  • • Cost: Free to access — no subscription required
  • • Newsletter: Subscribe at c-storeconnect.com to receive weekly updates by email
  • • Categories: 27 content categories covering every area of c-store operations
  • • HRA connection: C-Store Connect links directly back to hraga.com for membership information

HRA Newsletter Archive

What Is It?

The HRA Newsletter is a regular publication sent to all HRA partner store owners covering association news, vendor highlights, upcoming events, regulatory reminders, and member spotlights. Each issue is archived here so you can reference past updates at any time — even if you missed an issue when it was first sent.

What Each Issue Covers

From the HRA Team

A message from HRA leadership covering the most important development of the period — a new vendor, a regulation, a major event recap, or a membership milestone.

Vendor Spotlight

A featured HRA vendor partner with details on a current promotion, a new product, or a program update relevant to your store right now.

Regulatory Reminder

A brief update on any federal, state, or local regulation that has changed or is about to change — with a direct link to the relevant agency for full details.

Upcoming Events

Dates, registration details, and highlights for the next HRA event — trade show, golf tournament, charity rally, or member gathering.

Member Spotlight

A feature on an HRA member store — their story, their success, and what other members can learn from their experience.

Why This Matters for Your Store

The newsletter is the single fastest way to stay connected to HRA without logging into the portal. It puts the most important information from across all six resource categories into one short, readable update. Archived issues let you look back and verify details — rebate schedules, vendor promotion dates, or event information — without needing to contact your rep.

Quick Reference

  • • Delivery: Sent directly to the email address on your HRA account
  • • Archive: All past issues are available on this page
  • • Update your email: Log in to hramembers.com → Profile to update your contact details
  • • Subscribe: Contact your HRA representative to confirm your newsletter subscription is active
  • • Missed an issue? Browse the full archive below or log in to your member portal

Related Resources

  • • HRA Announcements
  • • Member Portal Help Guide
  • • C-Store Connect Weekly Updates

Stay Connected to HRA

The fastest way to stay informed is to make sure your contact details are current in your member portal, your C-Store Connect newsletter subscription is active, and you have bookmarked this page for quick reference.

Update Type Source Frequency
HRA Announcements hraga.com / Member Portal As they occur
Regulatory Updates This page As regulations change
Industry News c-storeconnect.com Weekly
HRA Newsletter Email + Archive on this page Regular

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