What participants in and experts on the convenience retailing industry have to say about what is happening and what we can expect.
Increasing Payment Scope While Reducing Lag Time Credit isn’t about stern accountants scribbling into lined ledgers anymore. Credit for payment was born out of personal relationships. You ran up [...]
Technology Runs the Numbers; the People Run the Store The c-store business is a people business and nothing will change that. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is getting a lot of [...]
Psyched! Retail psychology tries to get into the consumer’s head—in a good way. The Art of Understanding Customers Retail Psychology is the science—and art—of understanding why customers buy what [...]
Foodservice: One System Doesn’t Fit All SSCS pioneered software for Foodservice and remains a leader even as the concept evolves. Industries and trades spawn new terms constantly; we’re talking [...]
The Need for Speed Today’s customer expects short, seamless retail experiences. There’s reasons for that. Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a [...]
How the Supply Chain Got Its Links The process of moving product from wholesaler to c-store used to have fewer moving parts. There’s reasons for that. The SSCS Blog [...]
The Hub of a Morning Ritual A convenience store can benefit greatly from being part of a consumer’s morning routine. A ritual is a set of actions or behaviors [...]
Gen Z: Where the Digital Word Intersects with the In-Store Experience Generation’s Z’s tastes are always changing, producing a challenging, but significant economic engine for the c-store. We’re going [...]
Senses Working Overtime Modern c-stores can be a treat for the eyes, but their sensory appeal doesn’t end there. We’re a visual society. C-stores know it, though they vary [...]
Fuel Me Once, Fuel Me Twice The retail petroleum industry powers far more than passenger vehicles and long-haul trucks. More than a half century ago most petroleum retailers had [...]
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