What every retailer should know when it comes to UST release detection. By Ryan Mossman, Contributing Editor Fines for leaking storage tanks are on the rise, data retention for storage tank compliance is getting longer, reporting frequencies are increasing and criteria for meeting compliance are growing. Whether you are the owner of a convenience store…
designing a tank strategy
Thanks to emerging technology, fuel operators have many choices when installing or upgrading USTs. By William K. Morris, Contributing Editor Today’s UndergroUnd storage tank (Ust) installation is a far cry from those of the past. With the intricacies of environmental regulation, liability concerns and the high value of fuel, it is more important than ever…
ab imports a beer strategy
Beer sales are hot right now and driving the push are specialty brews and imports. In both cases, AnheuserBusch Cos. Inc. has a message for retailers: “We’ve got you covered.” In February, St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch became the exclusive U.S. importer of a number of InBev’s premium Europeanimport beer brands. As part of the deal, Anheuser-Busch…
battle of the bulge
While manufacturers race to remove trans-fats from snacks, c-store staples with a twist are earning some retailers robust sales. The salty snack category, with its fat-laddened chips and processed flavors, has never conjured ideas of healthy eating. The category took a hit when the Atkins diet burst on the scene, but consumers have since returned…
thinking outside the safe box
Retail safes, or “smart safes” as they’re often referred, are quickly becoming a regular component of secure, successful stores. And with their increasing regularity in the industry comes expanded options and technology for retailers to take advantage. CSD gathered insight from four of the biggest cash management suppliers to discuss how their products can best…
entrepreneural spirit
Russ ScaramellaArizona Oil Holdings LLC Russ scaramella may not have had a specific career in mind growing up, but he's always had a passion for business and working with people. Scaramella channeled that passion into something positive when he and partner Delery Guillory decided to create Arizona Oil Holdings LLC. Before creating Arizona Oil, Scaramella…
on frozen pond
CSD and Wilsons Fuel Co. teamed up to participate in the World Pond Hockey Championships in Canada. Right: CSD Editor John Lofstock pushes the puck up the ice against the Boston Danglers. If you freeze it, they will come, and that was certainly the case for the CSD/Wilsons Fuel Ice Dawgs. Convenience Store Decisions‘ Editor…
packaged beverage dilemma
A CSD Staff Report The consumption of bottled water is steadily increasing and it benefits convenience retailers to meet that demand. Not a bad problem to have as bottled water often retails between $1.19 and $1.39, and has a high gross margin. But because packaged beverage consumption is on the rise, the issue of moving…
the price of loyalty
If there was one message to come out of Convenience Store Decisions‘ loyalty Webcast it’s that there is a loyalty solution for everyone, regardless of chain size and the financial investment. CSD‘s “Building and Integrating a LoyaltyProgram,” part of its Online RoundtableSeries, brought together multiple retailers,suppliers and industry experts to discussthe loyalty options currently available…
An Enlighting Solution
By Scott Jordan, Contributing Editor Lighting control is a must for convenience store owners and managers, but it can also be a source of frustration due to required maintenance of mechanical and electronic time clocks that have been used for decades to automatically turn lights on and off as necessary. But storeowners and managers are…