What participants in and experts on the convenience retailing industry have to say about what is happening and what we can expect.
Reqeum for a Comic Book Rack Our industry is no stranger to progress and progress is good. It’s led to more attractive shop environments, healthier food choices, automated inventory management, [...]
America's Real Mascot: The Dinosaur “The same old gang was hanging out at Prehistoric Petrol, reading The Origin of the Species as was their tendency.” — Unpublished Novel by an [...]
Mascot Mania Sweeps the C-Store Scene Everyone loves mascots, whether they’re cute, ugly, or just plain insane. They’re adopted by a group to personify the qualities of that group, although [...]
C-Stores Love Teachers These promotions aren't full of empty calories. Tuesday was National Teacher Appreciation Day and there’s definitely a connection between the C-store industry and educators. It goes beyond [...]
Size Does Matter (Sort of) In this era of instant access to information, the use and acceptance of buzzwords spread like a virus. “Cloud computing” is a good example. [...]
Asian Delights You Just Can't Miss One thing that's become clear in the six months we've been writing this blog is that Asian C-stores really have it going on. [...]
Pandora's Box “Give them what they want.” Type that phrase into any search engine. Up will pop listings for any number of marketing gurus and sales pundits who’ll tell [...]
The C-Store Goes to College What do you think of when you hear the word, "university"? Craggy, white-haired faculty wearing tweedy sport coats with elbow patches? Row after row [...]
Customer Loyalty Programs Blog writers may be inside the industry, but we’re shoppers like anyone else. We research industry trends and strategies, then circulate stories about them. When we [...]
You Say You Love Me...Now Prove It! Talk is cheap; C-Store loyalty programs are the real deal. Sales and motivational guru Zig Ziglar once said, "The foundation stones for [...]
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