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6 Oil Prophets ASSOCIATE CHAIRMAN'S COMMENTS Coming Soon Keith Chambers Chairman, P&CMA Associate Board The summer is over and it's time for fall and football. The football season has started and neither state school is off to a blazing start, but we at least have something to discuss around the water cooler. This time of the year means the year end is coming and Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. Make plans now to attend the P&CMA membership meeting to be held at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham on December 8 & 9. 2016 will begin with our winter management trip to the beautiful island of St. Lucia next February. This trip is an outstanding way to meet and get to know your fellow colleagues. For those of us who have attended regularly over the years, this is the event that we look forward to most! Thanks to you all for supporting our association! Without each of you, we could not have the success that this association has had throughout history. Please let me know if I, or the associate board, can be of assistance. Sincerely, Keith Chambers Chairman, P&CMA Associate Board Fast Facts All About Convenience... 84% of consumers believe store brands are as good as or superior to national brands. Source: Industrial Research Institute 13.8% of salty snack sales are nuts and seeds. Source: NACS State of the Industry Report 33.2% of packaged beverages sales are from carbonated soft drinks. Source: NACS State of the Industry Report 17.4% Predicted increase in licensed drivers by 2035. Source: Energy Information Administration 86% The turnover rate of convenience store sales associates in 2014. Source: NACS State of the Industry Compensation Report 82% of retailers said in-store sales were higher for the first half of 2015 compared to 2014. Source: NACS Retailer Sentiment Survey