CHS Inc. Converts 33 Zip Trip Stores
May 16, 2008 -- Stores to lose 76 brand in favor of Cenex.
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Sheetz Beer License Hangs in the Balance
May 16, 2008 -- C-store's beer sales profits left to State Supreme Court.
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Alaska Pumps First to Average $4 a Gallon
May 16, 2008 -- While consumer demand declines, gas prices continue to rise.
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Rising Credit Card Interchange Fees Equal Double Punch at
Pumps
May 16, 2008 -- NACS testifies on behalf of c-store operators.
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Regional Report: South Update
May 16, 2008 -- The bottle bill saga takes a new twist in Tennessee. In Virginia, rising credit card fees prompt a try for action in Washington. In
Oklahoma, the conflict with tribal smoke-shops over cigarette taxes unites retailers and wholesalers in the halls of the state legislature. And a
shortage of petroleum contamination funds in Florida threatens oil marketers' pocket books.
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New York Legislators Debate Tax Holiday
May 14, 2008 -- Democrat lawmakers pushing for $100 gas rebate checks in lieu of tax holiday.
"Memorial Day weekend is a little to the gasoline industry what Christmas is to retailers. It's one of the highest demand weekends for fuel and
is a barometer for what can be expected in summer driving season demand."
-- Geoff Sundstrom, spokesman; AAA.
Category Management
Coors Light Celebrates Summer with Promotion
May 12, 2008 -- The "Coors Light Code Blue" campaign features a "Cold Activation Day" on May 15, which
will highlight the company's Cold Activated Bottle.
Category Management
ampm C-stores Expand Fountain
May 09, 2008 -- This month, more than 900 convenience stores will add four flavors to their cold
dispensed beverage lineup.
As Seen In the May 5 Issue of
Convenience Store News:
Beyond Bits & Bytes
This year's CSNews Top Tech Executive, Ed Collupy, puts buisness needs and other people first at The
Pantry Inc.
Another Way to Pay?
Fee-burdened retailers look for solutions with enhanced loyalty cards and other ACH payment options, but
some remain skeptical.
For more features from the current issue of CSNews, visit the In Print section.
Convenience Store News 2008 Technology Study
Each year, the use of technology in the convenience store industry inches closer to the advances found in
other retail segments like supermarkets and c-stores. The 2008 Convenience Store News Tech Study reveals
that c-stores are spending more money, upgrading old systems and implementing leading edge applications,
both at the store and headquarters, at an increasing rate.
Convenience Store News 2008 Forecast Study
With the value of the dollar falling, the housing market bubble bursting and the worries of recession and
inflation, consumer confidence is on the wane. These factors coupled with volatile gas prices have
chilled c-store retailers expectations of consumer spending inside their stores. How will this affect the
c-store industry and your business. This pdf contains the results of CSNews 5th annual Forecast
Study, including a macroeconomic projection expected market conditions in 2008 and the impact they will
have on sales, profit and growth of five major categories: motor fuels, tobacco, packaged beverages,
snacks and confections.
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Spare Change Blog:
The $26.3 Million Solution
That's the amount of money the c-store industry could raise to lobby Congress to rein in credit card
transaction fees if every company contributed $180 per store.
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