What participants in and experts on the convenience retailing industry have to say about what is happening and what we can expect.
You Could Use a Big Hygge With the right software, a c-store can function in a harmonious, balanced way. Feng Shui gets all the love, but Hygge is pretty [...]
The Saga of the Convenience Store The historical path of the industry can be divided into discrete, identifiable eras. This is Part 2 of a two-part blog post. Part [...]
Origin Story The start of the retail petroleum industry is filled with the familiar and not-so-familiar. Closing out the calendar year, as we are for 2023, allows for a [...]
RV Travelers Need Convenience Stores, too The RV Park is the latest place to find professional c-stores that know their markets. The SSCS blog has written about and witnessed [...]
NACS 2023: Technology Ascendant This year’s NACS attendees continued to show a healthy appetite for technology, which permeates the industry in more ways than ever. NACS 2023 wrapped up [...]
While the retail petroleum industry isn’t considered glamorous, it has had a solid sense of style from the beginning. While many don’t make the connection between retail petroleum and style, [...]
Not-So-Weird Science Sometimes everything you need to conduct a scientific experiment is on the shelf of your local c-store. Turns out you don’t need a white coat, a lab [...]
Sons of Flubber There are alternative fuels . . . and then there are alternative fuels. Ever heard of flubber? The formal, highly technical term for it is, “flying [...]
Winning Friends and Influencing Customers Retail psychology is transforming the way c-stores attract business and keep customers engaged. Over time the convenience store industry keeps refining its approach, driven [...]
Barcodes have been an integral part of the retail petroleum industry for decades. They’ve come a long way from their humble beginnings. Beginnings The barcode was originally developed in [...]
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