Kansas State University program helps small, local communities survive. When a small town loses its grocery store, it loses not just an economic driver, but a bit of its identity, too. “If your store closes, that says bad things about your town and the direction it’s headed,” said David Procter, director of the Center for [...]
New NACS Supplier Board Chairman Pat Cordle, vice president of sales and marketing for Bic Corp., leads the new slate of officers who will serve on the 2007-08 NACS Supplier Board that was announced today during the Supplier Board meeting at the NACS Show 2007 in Atlanta . In addition, Brad Heetland, director of east [...]
Flatware manufacturer brings on new firm to help with marketing efforts. Solo Cup Co., manufacturer of disposable foodservice products, has appointed Scott Advertising as its creative agency of record for its foodservice marketing and advertising following an extensive agency review. “Solo is stepping up its efforts to support its products and brand with a full [...]
Company is growing fast in the c-store market. The Hardy Flower Co. has spent 2007 in the growing process. The company has ramped up its Hardy Flowers retail outlets from six to 24 during the past twelve months. The company’s flowers are featured in c-stores in Eastern Massachusetts, including the Boston area, the North Shore, [...]
7-Eleven may not have been gamers’ first guess as to where to pick up the new Halo 3 this past Tuesday, but that didn’t stop the Dallas-based chain from planning a midnight launch of the video game along with every other gaming retailer across the country. However, a small distribution snag did stop stores from [...]
Leisure Craft introducesa new line oftables. Designer’schoice of round,square, oval orother shapes areavailable. The recentacquisitions of somehigh-tech cutting andforming machinery allow Leisure Craft to customfabricate tables out of metal with an eye on design. Personalization andspecial designs permits the customer to get more for the buck. A completecollection of leg designs allows table to be [...]
Periodicals can be a slipperyslope for the convenience industry.A good magazine title can be justas powerful as an impulse item forteens and adults as well-placed candy itemsare for kids. But for every one shopper thatpicks up a title, dozens walk by without givingthe selection a second thought, and that’swhere the opportunity lies. Retailers want to [...]
by John Lofstock, Editor Convenience Store Decisions’ Power 25 recognizes industry pioneers, association executives and lawmakers that shape the way the convenience store industry operates. These influential business leaders are being selected for the lasting contributions they have made to the convenience channel and the impact their influence has on shaping the future of convenience [...]
Limited edition cards feature No. 42 Texaco/Havoline driver Juan Pablo Montoya. In celebration of Texaco’s 20th anniversary in sponsoring stock car racing and a successful season for rookie driver Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevron Products Co. introduced its special limited edition gift card carrying the image of the No. 42 Texaco/Havoline racecar and driver Juan Pablo [...]
Knowing how consumers are shopping the store helps a retailer make more effective decisions relative to store layout, product flow, category adjacencies, in-store signage and secondary product placements. Translating Shopper Insights into Merchandising Strategy (pdf)To view this document, click here
Time is running out to register to attend Convenience Store Decisions’ 2007 Foodservice Show, which kicks off June 4 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. CSD’s Food Show is the only foodservice event in the convenience store and petroleum industry targeted directly to retailers and suppliers managing the fast-growing foodservice category. This [...]
Sales to minors are needlessly costing retailers thousands in fines, and some are facing the loss of their tobacco license. State and local governments, under the guise of public safety, are continuing to pursue “sting” operations to identify irresponsible convenience store clerks that are selling tobacco products to minors. While safety, I’m sure, is part [...]
Card Revenues Soar Looking for a way to drive fuel sales and up your overall profits? Recent research reveals that making transactions more convenient by offering and accepting a variety of prepaid cards is the way to go. Prepaid cards, also known as stored-value cards, clearly increase business, especially if the cards are reloadable. A [...]
From coast to coast, colleges and universities operate campus convenience stores, offering everything from entres to organics and, they say, theyre not in it for the money. Forget Ramen noodles and those little boxes of cereal that wouldnt satisfy a babys grumbling stomach. The college convenience store has evolved into much more. Consider Harvard University, [...]
Convenience retailers are building incremental sales with “gift card mall” selections from a host of local and national retail chains. Convenience retailers are building incremental sales with "gift card mall" selections from a host of local and national retail chains. By John Lofstock, Editor Convenience and grocery executives are desperately looking for new growth drivers. [...]