“We have seen increasingly wide swings in economic mood over the past three months,” notes NACS spokesman. Economic optimism rebounded sharply in September, with 47% of gas consumers saying that they were optimistic about the economy, the highest level of optimism in 14 months. Optimism increased eight percentage points from August’s 10-month low of 39%,…
Are You Prepared?
With hurricane season approaching, savvy retailers are running drills, installing generators and checking in with repair partners to ensure they’re ready. By Erin Rigik, Senior Editor Hindsight is 20/20 as the saying goes, but foresight is key in protecting your business during storm season. Just ask convenience store retailers on the East Coast. When Hurricane…
NAG Conference Wraps Up In San Antonio
Conference ends with session on growing profitability. By CSD Staff. The 2014 National Advisory Group (NAG) conference, which ran Sept. 7-9 at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, closed Tuesday. During the conference attendees had the chance to listen to burning info sessions about hot topics facing the convenience store industry and network with industry…
Coffee, Foodservice Get Hot
Offering customers enhanced coffee and foodservice options takes innovation and around-the-clock dedication. By CSD Staff Attendees at the 2014 National Advisory Group (NAG) Conference, hosted by Convenience Store Decisions, perked up this week when the topics turned to coffee and foodservice. Joseph Chiovera, president of XS Foodservice & Marketing, moderated the coffee panel discussion. He…
Street Corner Enters San Diego Market
North County Mall has just become a little more convenient for shoppers and mall employees. Aug. 27, 2014, marked the opening of a new Street Corner franchise at the mall. Street Corner, which exploits small and underused spaces in shopping malls, universities and other environments, sells many of the items not usually found in the…
Holiday Boosts Downstream Gasoline Deliveries
By Brian Milne, Energy Editor for Schneider Electric The U.S. average price for regular grade gasoline sold at retail outlets across the country edged up 0.5cts to $3.459 gallon on Labor Day according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly survey, with the increase the first in 10 weeks. The slightly higher retail average came alongside…
Rutter’s Celebrates 60th Store Opening
One of the largest of the chain’s 60 stores, the new location measures 6,280-square-feet. Rutter’s marked the opening of its 60th store in Middletown with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and donations to three local charities. Rutter’s donated $1,000 to both The Middletown Area Blue and Gold Club and the Lower Dauphin High School Falcon Foundation, which…
Special Edition Lighters
The new designs in the BIC Special Edition Astrology Lighter Series feature 12 eye-catching holographic images, each representing a different zodiac sign. There are also four limited-edition designs that celebrate the Chinese New Year with “Year of the Horse” artwork. The lighters made in the USA with a suggested retail price of $1.89 per lighter.…
E-Liquid Varieties
24/7 e-liquids are now available in four nicotine strengths (0%, 0.6%, 1.2%, and 1.8%) in a variety of flavors in 10-milliliter and 30-milliliter child-proof bottles. 24/7 e-liquids are made and bottled in the U.S. using quality ingredients, under the industry’s highest standards for production control. Flavors are produced in an FDA-approved food grade facility and…
Gelato Bars
The Haagen-Dazs brand is keeping the feeling of summer alive nationwide with the introduction of its new line of decadent Haagen-Dazs Gelato bars in flavors Vanilla Caramel Pizzelle, Tiramisu Dark Chocolate, and Strawberry Dark Chocolate. The expansion into gelato snack bars comes on the heels of the wildly popular release of the brand’s gelato line…