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Convenience Retail Transforms the Danish Market Shop Talk Live takes viewers on a world tour of innovative formats, beginning with Reitan Convenience Denmark. January 29, 2021 By Chris Blasinsky LONDON—Global Convenience Store Focus kicked off its first Shop Talk Live discussion of 2021 with a journey to Denmark. In “Convenience Store Transformation—the Danish Way,” Jesper Østergaard, managing director of Reitan Convenience Denmark, shared some of his team’s long-term strategies to c...

Training and education.  Budgets must be realistic relative to what c-stores can afford to spend, and they should factor in elements such as menu contents, equipment needed for the menu, and advertising. Highs found that one bonus of investing in foodservice is that for every $1 generated by new foodservice sales, another $1 is generated in sales elsewhere in the store, according to Chivington. The largest gains have occurred in dispensed beverages, snacks, packaged beverages, and candy. He ...

Renee Covino, Convenience Store News ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Two family-run convenience retail businesses — one a single-store operator, the other a chain — have social media success commonalities that they learned through trial and error.  Anthony Perrine, president of single-store Lou Perrine’s Gas and Groceries, which has been in business for 60-plus years in Kenosha, Wis., and Ariel Rubin, director of communications for Des Moines, Iowa-based Kum & Go LC, with 400 stores in 11 states, s...

Coca-Cola With Coffee Hits U.S. Stores It “sips like a Coke and finishes like a coffee,” the beverage giant says. January 26, 2021 ATLANTA—Coca-Cola with Coffee has arrived in the U.S. The latest addition to the “refreshment coffee” category, the drink “sips like a Coke and finishes like a coffee,” according to a company promotion. Coca-Cola with Coffee and Coca-Cola with Coffee Zero Sugar combine the tastes of Coca-Cola with Brazilian coffee. Coca-Cola with Coffee comes in three ...

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Renee Covino, Convenience Store News ALEXANDRIA, Va.  — Imagine overcoming data overload, collecting the most impactful data, analyzing it, and using the insights gained to monitor your operational performance and make impactful strategic changes to grow your bottom line. Sound impossible? Two data-driven convenience store retailers — Coen Markets Inc. and EG America — are living this “data dream” and shared their experiences during the recent NACS Crack the Code Experience. The fi...

Associate Editor ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Focusing on offering fresh and healthy options vs. more indulgent items that prompt impulse purchases has long been a topic of discussion in the convenience store industry. Yet success may be found in opting not for an all-or-nothing approach but rather by having options for consumers wherever they are on their health and wellness journey, according to the presenters of the "Bananas and Donuts: Good vs. Fresh vs. Healthy" education session duri...

The Flavor You Have Been Waiting For! In March 2021, Pepsi will introduce the most popular fruit in the world to the cola category. Pepsi™ Mango - the deliciously refreshing taste of the Pepsi you love now with a splash of Real Mango. Uniquely refreshing, universally appealing. Also available in Zero Sugar.​   The Association for Convenience & Fuel RetailingNACS serves the global convenience and fuel retailing industry by providing industry knowledge, connections and issues leadership t...

Managing Editor ALEXANDRIA, Va. — No two convenience store dayparts are alike. As traditional daypart hours and product bestsellers constantly evolve alongside the needs of consumers, retailers should be prepared to introduce fresh ideas into their foodservice programs and target customers outside the customary dayparts. During the "Understanding Dayparts & Optimizing Each Hour of the Day" education session held as part of the NACS Crack the Code Experience, Jiffy Trip Chief O...