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BackRoom
Shell Games
His clerks lambasted by hot-headed customers beaten down by high gas prices, a California anger management counselor turned c-store operator uses catharsis to settle rankled feathers.
Alaskan Energy Crisis Solved
Category Management
Prepaid Reaping Financial Rewards
Payment alternatives for the nation’s “unbanked” and “underbanked” customers are proving to be effective sales drivers.
Packaged Beverage Sales Heating Up
Driven by product innovation and new flavors, juices, teas and even soft drinks are gaining momentum in the crowded cold vault.
Consumers Rush for Energy
CSD’s exit polls find name-brand energy drinks are tops for taste and effect, but price and promotions often govern buying decisions.
Column
A Tobacco-Free County: Could it Ever Happen?
Regulation of the industry’s most popular in-store program will affect the convenience store channel in a profoundly negative way.
CSD Products
Profile of a Coffee Machine
Hot Pocket Sandwich Program
Chocolate Treat
Dispensing Dessert Treats
Premium Organic Green Tea
Gourmet Tortillas
Two-Liter Curves
Gold Medal Popcorn
Clean Slate
Tyson Offers Menu Innovation
Bye Bye Birdie
Hot ‘n’ Ready Sandwiches
Authentic Mexican Crunch
Seal in Flavor
Sugar Free Fruit Stripes
Toxic Waste Sour Candy
GoGo squeeZ
Cheerz Intellishot
Baskin-Robbins in a Box
Energy Shot with a Twist
Reduce Residential Crime
Cape Cod Summer Chips
Lite & Lean Protein
Nutty About Snacks
Sign of the Times
Ice Cream Any Time
Dairy Chill
Flexible Connector
Editor's Memo
The Wild Ride Continues
Features
Reshaping the Convenience Landscape
Exxon’s decision to sell its corporate stores follows the path forged by Shell and BP, but concerned marketers are worried about the impact this move will have on their operations and the industry.
The Lean Scene
Better-for-you products and fresh foods at affordable prices could lure an increasingly health-minded consumer.
Get Them Where They Shop
Selling to your customer at the point of purchase is vital to growing the bottom line.
Analyzing Scan Data
Creating Loyalty Among Thrifty Customers
A bleak economy and increasing gas prices are fueling the need for chains to commit to a rewards program.
Get Ready for Gen Y
When it comes to hiring or selling to this important age group, retailers must first understand who they’re dealing with.
Front End
C-Stores 101
After more than a decade of small-scale convenience, the revamped University of Rhode Island Corner Store has caught the industry’s attention.
NACS: Visa’s Move to Reduce Debit Holds a “Smokescreen”
Officials warn that fees on credit cards might increase on gasoline purchases.
Private-Label Energy Boosts Profits
Circle K invigorates margins with private-label products like GazZu Energy drinks and GazZu Shooters.
By the Numbers
Atlas Oil to Acquire 23 BP Sites in Indiana
Zarco 66 Expanding Alternative Fuels
Rising Star
The Jackpot in Goldsby
Carri Moore-Colwell, Sheri Harris and June Yarberry Carri Moore-Colwell, Sheri Harris and June Yarberry Carri Moore-Colwell, Sheri Harris and June Yarberry Owners, Nine West Marketplace, Goldsby, Okla.
Category Analysis
Shoppernomics 2.0: The Not-So-Perfect Storm
Dogged by inflation and stagnant wages, consumers are making big shifts in old shopping habits to save a buck.
Webcast Review
Cooking up Surefire Profits
First of three CSD Foodservice Webcasts set out key ingredients retailers can use to build profit-driving foodservice programs.
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