Channel blurring guru Todd Hale shares his views.

Gasoline prices, credit costs and progressive thinking have helped fuel a move toward reinvention.

This sector still has weekly foot traffic on its side, so why is it allowing other channels to walk on its confectionery sales share?

The value channel grows larger, but can these big boxes think outside themselves in confections?

Analysts say drugstores are the best merchandisers of candy out there.

The dollar channel continues to perform well, and with the addition of more perishable products, the future looks bright.

This sector sits on a nice perch, but perhaps it could touch down on more mainstream merchandising, particularly in candy.

Candy sales in alternate channels have reached