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title: "Showcase Your Innovation in CStore Decisions’ Hot New Products Contest"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b10e4037-9264-4d9c-9d06-cb7cf4733c67
source: "CStore Decisions"
original_url: https://cstoredecisions.com/showcase-your-innovation-in-cstore-decisions-hot-new-products-contest/
author: "Erin Del Conte"
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
published: 2026-06-18T17:03:35.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:17:40.110Z
image: https://cstoredecisions.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HNP-2026-logo-.jpg
---

# Showcase Your Innovation in CStore Decisions’ Hot New Products Contest

**TL;DR:** CStore Decisions is hosting its annual Hot New Products Contest for supplier companies that launched new products between July 2025 and September 2026. The contest provides marketing exposure ahead of the NACS Show, with winners featured in CStore Decisions' magazine and online platforms.

*By Erin Del Conte, originally published in CStore Decisions on 2026-06-18. [Read the original](https://cstoredecisions.com/showcase-your-innovation-in-cstore-decisions-hot-new-products-contest/).*

## Story

Submit your newest product and gain exposure to convenience retail buyers and industry leaders nationwide.

Calling all supplier companies that launched or will be launching a new product between July 2025 and September 2026. CStore Decisions’ annual Hot New Products Contest is open for submissions. Entries are due in by July 10.

No need to send a physical product. Just enter photos and information about your new product here. Just by entering, your product will be featured in CStore Decisions’ Hot New Products newsletter. The winners will be announced ahead of the NACS Show, giving you some extra buzz about your product before the event.

And if you win, your product will be featured in the November issue of CStore Decisions’ magazine, in our Hot New Products Awards section on CStoreDecisions.com and in an article for CStore Decisions’ newsletter. Plus, you’ll receive a digital certificate that you can display at the NACS Show, or you can opt into a more robust plaque package.

There is a limit of four submissions per company.

How is the contest judged? By c-store retailers! Our panel of c-store retailers review the products and rate them according to things like packaging/appearance, whether or not they would consider stocking this item, if they feel it’s relevant to the c-store market and more. Meaning our winners are c-store retailer approved.

## Entities

- Retail (sector)
- CStore Decisions (publication)
- Erin Del Conte (person)
- industry competition (topic)
- NACS Show (location)
- convenience store sector (topic)
- new product contest (topic)
- marketing exposure (topic)

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Originally reported by Erin Del Conte, CStore Decisions (https://cstoredecisions.com/showcase-your-innovation-in-cstore-decisions-hot-new-products-contest/). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b10e4037-9264-4d9c-9d06-cb7cf4733c67).