Guides Help Stores Stock and Sell More Healthful Foods
New guides can make it easier for your convenience store to offer and sell more healthful foods, bringing you more customers and enriching the offerings [...]
Owners of Small Stores Becoming More Diverse, Study Finds
The next generation of small-store owners is younger and more diverse, according to a survey of more than 3,000 business owners and potential buyers by [...]
How to Stay Safe from Crime, Shooters When Working at a Convenience Store
Safety is always a concern for convenience-store owners. Not only is crime a worry, but other disasters and crises, including the threat of shooters and [...]
Kwik Trip Most Popular C-store Fill-Up Spot in Consumer Survey
Among convenience stores and bigger stores, Kwik Trip and BJ’s Wholesale Club were deemed customers’ favorite places to fill up, according to a Market Force [...]
6 Ways Your Store and Service Station Can Survive a Hurricane
Hurricane season is under way, and chances are, your store and service station will be affected in ways both good and bad if one of [...]
Bottled Water Sales Up, Challenging Soda, New Report Says
Bottled water sales grew 120 percent between 2000 and 2015, according to Beverage Marketing, cutting into soda sales. In reporting about the study, USA Today [...]
Appeal to Summer Drivers Who Will Stop at Your Convenience Store
Summer travel will almost certainly bring new customers into your convenience store, presenting you with an opportunity for more sales. The most likely reason drivers [...]
Visa to make Transition to Chip Cards easier for Merchants
Visa is streamlining its technical requirements and making certification of EMV card terminals simpler, pymnts.com reports. Visa announced the changes in hopes of decreasing the [...]
Convenience stores can learn from successes on campus
Students’ food purchases from on-campus convenience stores are way up since 2010, according to a study by Y-Pulse. As reported at CSPDailyNews.com in 2010, 22 percent [...]
What to keep in mind when you lease a gas station
The primary benefit of leasing a gas station with a convenience store is that it takes a lot less capital to lease than to buy. [...]
Record sales reported in convenience stores in 2015
Last year saw record sales for convenience stores, pushed by strong growth in food service items, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores. Convenience [...]
Keeping up with technology at your convenience store and gas station
The history of business is full of stories of companies that didn’t adapt quickly enough to change. One of the most famous is that of [...]
How much does it cost to buy a gas station or convenience store business?
If you’re longing to own your own gas station and convenience store, there are several factors to examine before committing to a purchase or lease. [...]
2017 Renewable Fuel Standard could be announced by July
The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted proposed renewable volume obligations for 2017, pertaining to renewable fuel and biofuels, to the Office of Management and Budget [...]
Oil production to keep dropping as low oil prices persist, EIA projects
As low oil prices persist, oil production in the lower 48 states is expected to drop from an average of 7.41 million barrels per day [...]
Americans still want their three meals, despite rep for snacking
Americans love snacks more than they ever have, but they still want their three meals a day, according to research by the NPD Group. Yet [...]
C-store owners should consider consumer hunger for convenience, tech
Convenience commerce comes in just behind e-commerce in projected growth, according to Nielsen consultant Todd Hale. And where technology and convenience intersect is an opportunity [...]
Make sure your convenience store is accessible, complies with ADA
As business owners face a wave of letters from lawyers threatening lawsuits — and a bill works its way through Congress intended to address “drive [...]
Crude processing up, gas prices likely low for summer driving season
The Energy Information Administration recently raised its estimate of U.S. crude processing capacity, and more capacity is expected soon, according to the Oil Price Information [...]
New Florida law tougher on skimmers, requires gas station security measures
Criminals who employ credit-card skimmers face up to 15 years in prison thanks to a Florida law enacted earlier this spring. In a sweep of [...]
Tobacco companies increase per-pack price of cigarettes
Tobacco companies are increasing wholesale cigarette prices, led by the Altria Group’s 7 cents per pack. That’s an increase of 2 to 3 percent. Altria’s [...]
Proposed SNAP changes could push convenience stores out of program
Proposed eligibility requirements for retailers who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, may make it difficult for some store operators to comply [...]
How to Get Your Business on a Highway Sign
Your service station and convenience store would be a perfect stop for travelers, but how do you let them know about it? Getting your business [...]
Two Convenience-Store Chains Named Great Places to Work
Two convenience-store chains, QuikTrip and Sheetz, landed spots on Fortune Magazine’s 2016 list of the hundred best companies to work for. QuikTrip, based in Tulsa, [...]
How to Achieve Big-Brand Success in Any Size Store
Successful brands’ success doesn’t come from randomness or luck. It comes from a unity in presentation, cohesiveness in strategy, and consistency in implementation. Top brands [...]
FDA Delays Enforcement of Convenience store Menu Rules
Convenience stores got a reprieve on pending food menu regulations from the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration said in March that it wouldn’t enforce [...]
How to Buy the Right Amount of Fuel for Your Gas Station
Buying fuel for your gas station isn’t as straightforward a prospect as you might think. You have to keep in mind several factors, including amount, [...]
Consumer Optimism Driven by Gas Prices
Half of Americans say they’re optimistic about the economy, the highest percentage since November, the National Association of Convenience Stores reported in March. The number [...]
How to Choose the Right Brand for Your Gas Station
Branding your service station can help draw a built-in customer base. A brand comes with expectations of quality and consistency. But how do you choose [...]
Petroleum deliveries in February hit 8-year high
Total petroleum deliveries in February were up 2 percent over last year and were the highest in eight years, according to the American Petroleum Institute. [...]
Cheez-It salty snacks drive Kellogg’s success, earn award
Kellogg’s revamped its Cheez-It brand offerings last year, growing the salty snacks 23.3 percent and “driving an additional $11.3 million in incremental dollars for convenience [...]
How to motivate your customer service reps
One key to having happy, repeat customers is to have happy customer service representatives. Working as a customer service rep can be a stressful job. [...]
Number of convenience stores up in 2015
The number of convenience stores in the United States increased 0.9 percent last year over the year before, according to the NACS/Nielsen Convenience Industry Store [...]
End caps are prime real estate in your convenience store
A well-worn adage of real estate about what matters most when selling a property is “location, location, location.” One might say the same about real [...]
Fuel and convenience store chains rank high in security breaches
Shell and 7-Eleven locations topped the list of companies with multiple security breaches last year, according to a study reported by CSP Daily News. Shell [...]
How to get rid of clutter in your service station
A cluttered store or gas station can overwhelm and turn off shoppers. Disorganized shelves suggest a disorganized business, even a lack of cleanliness. But there [...]
7-Eleven duels with Burger King over hot dogs
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven is having fun challenging Burger King after the fast-food giant announced it would sell hot dogs. In response, 7-Eleven issued a [...]
Apple Pay Offers Secure Alternative for Payment in your Store
Apple Pay is a next-generation way for customers to pay for gas or merchandise in your service station or convenience store, and it works much [...]
10 Things to Look for when Buying or Leasing a Gas Station
Buying or leasing a gas station can be a great opportunity, but it pays to go into a deal with your eyes open. Here are [...]
EPA Sets Amounts for Renewable Fuel Obligations
The EPA has published its final rule on incorporating renewable fuels into the fuel supply through 2016. The final Renewable Volume Obligations are higher than [...]
Consumers Change Longtime Beverage and Food Habits
Americans are consuming fewer traditional staples such as cereal, juice and soda, suggesting that convenience-store operators should be on the lookout for alternatives to lure [...]
Consumers Seek Clarity in “All Natural” Food Labeling
Consumers want more clarity in food labels that declare products “natural” and “all natural,” according to NPD Group research reported by Convenience Store News. Shoppers [...]
Mexican Exports of Crude Oil Down to U.S. but Rising to Asia, Europe
Mexico is exporting more crude oil to Europe and Asia as imports fall in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In [...]
Fresh Food is a Hot Draw for your Station and Convenience Store
If you’d seen the excitement that greeted the recent opening of a Wawa in a Florida community, you might have been scratching your head. But [...]
Rewards Programs Inspire Loyalty in Fuel Customers
Many gas station brands offer rewards cards for customers that help them get discounts and bonuses. The programs also inspire loyalty in customers, who keep [...]
Stores Lag in Compliance with Chip-Card Shift
It wasn’t unusual over the holidays to go to a store that still wasn’t taking credit cards with chips, reflecting a lag in adoption of [...]
6 C-Store Design Ideas to make your Store More Successful
There’s nothing like a winner to provide inspiration. In this case, the winners are the retailers honored in Convenience Store News’ Store Design Contest. Its [...]
First Impressions Can be Key to Your C-Store’s Sales
What kind of handshake do customers have with your brand? First impressions can be key to welcoming consumers and getting them to spend more. And [...]
Is a Franchise Right for Your Convenience Store?
As a store owner, you face a lot of choices on the road to success. One of them is whether you should make your convenience [...]
Cigarette Prices Increase While Tobacco Companies Invest in Vapor Products
Tobacco companies raised cigarette prices in November. Philip Morris USA increased its list price by 7 cents a pack, or 70 cents per carton, as [...]
