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Expanding C-store Sales Starts With Shopper Insights

Posted by on Feb 28, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Expanding C-store Sales Starts With Shopper Insights ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Convenience store operators do not have the luxury of standing still, and only those that create engaging shopping experiences will position themselves to move forward into the next era of retail growth, according to a new consumer insights report. The NACS/Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council (CCRRC) report, “C-Growth: Using Shopper Research to Grow C-Store...
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API Decries Obama’s ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ Approach to Energy

Posted by on Feb 27, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on API Decries Obama’s ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ Approach to Energy President uses weekly address to hammer home energy message CSP Daily News | February 25, 2012 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used his weekly address to reiterate the energy message he delivered at the University of Miami last Thursday (click here for a full transcript of his remarks)–” there are no quick fixes to this problem, and … we can’t just drill our...
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C-Stores Offering ‘True Foodservice’

Posted by on Feb 24, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on C-Stores Offering ‘True Foodservice’ Sales up, staffs up, operators becoming better at foodservice expansion, execution CHICAGO — In a sign that convenience store operators are successfully ramping up their foodservice efforts, industry consultants Technomic found that average unit volumes for c-stores offering prepared food and dispensed beverages (“true foodservice”) jumped to more than $136,000 in 2011, up from...
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Gas Prices Rise as World Literally Watches

Posted by on Feb 23, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Gas Prices Rise as World Literally Watches LOS ANGELES — With news broadcasts in every corner of the country reporting on skyrocketing gas prices, one national news program caught it all on tape. During yesterday’s broadcast of ABC’s “World News” hosted by Diane Sawyer, a live spot from California proved a picture is worth a thousand words — if not more. News reporter Cecilia Vega began her story on...
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High Times

Posted by on Feb 22, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on High Times Gas prices highest ever for this time of year, with predictions running as high as $6 NEW YORK — Gasoline prices have never been higher this time of the year, reported the Associated Press. At $3.53 a gallon, prices are already up 25 cents since January 1. The Oil Price Information Service predicts that gasoline could peak at $4.25 a gallon by the end of April. That would top the record of...
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California gas station surpasses $5 per gallon

Posted by on Feb 21, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on California gas station surpasses $5 per gallon It is a dangerous waiting game. Will European and U.S. sanctions against Iran bring about a peaceful resolution to quell Iran’s nuclear aggression? Will Israel remain patient and allow additional economic pressure on Iran from China work? Will a collapsing Iranian economy be the catalyst for an overthrow of the current regime? Or, would heavy blows to Iran’s economy accelerate a...
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