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Bringing Convenience to Your Curb
Convenience stores thrive when they make it as easy as possible for customers to get what they came for. In 2022, foodservice made up 25.7% of in-store sales, according to an industry report. In order to keep that momentum going, it only makes sense to have ordering...
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Bringing Convenience to Your Curb
Convenience stores thrive when they make it as easy as possible for customers to get what they came for. In 2022, foodservice made up 25.7% of in-store sales, according to an industry report. In order to keep that momentum going, it only makes sense to have ordering...
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5 Trends in Convenience Store Food Offerings
What’s fueling a rise in convenience store profits? It’s not actually fuel, it’s food. Convenience stores across the country have been doing more to invite their fuel-only customers inside the store where higher profit margin food selections await – and those efforts...
AI: Just How Convenient is It?
Artificial intelligence has come a long way in a short time, and it’s taking hold in every industry. Convenience stores have a lot to gain from embracing this new technology. Using AI in convenience stores can help your employees become more efficient, which is a...
Train Employees to De-Escalate Difficult Situations
When you run a convenience store, you have control over certain aspects of the business. Products, store layout, employees, and policies—all are carefully considered and chosen. Your customers, however, will always be a wild card. You can’t control who’s having a good...
Reward Your Staff for Workplace Safety
Workplace safety is a critical concern of any convenience store operation and not only because of the escalating costs of worker’s compensation claims. When an employee gets hurt on the job, the entire staff suffers; so does the service provided to your customers....
Become a Charging Destination
As electric vehicles become more popular, the need for charging stations increases. Like traditional gas pumps, electric vehicle (EV) chargers give travelers a reason to stop by your store and refuel, but it usually takes longer to fill up at a charging station than a...
Top Employee Training Trends for 2024
The convenience industry is very dynamic, and if you don’t keep up with the trends you’ll lose out. This mentality is common when running promotions, selecting new products, and laying out your store; but you should be applying it to your employee training as well!...
Celebrate! Take the Stress Out of Holiday Alcohol Sales
December always packs in a lot of celebrations (and let’s be real, everyone likes New Year’s Eve more than New Year’s Day anyway), which means that alcohol sales are on the rise. If your store sells alcoholic beverages, make sure your team is ready for higher demand!...
Be Food Allergy Aware
“Are your glazed donuts nut-free?” “Does that sandwich have mayonnaise?” “Where are your gluten-free snacks?” When you hear questions like these from your customers, it might be tempting to write them off as high maintenance. Before you do that, though, consider this:...
“Good Enough” Never Is
Do you ever look at something going on in your operation and decide that, whatever it is, it's "good enough?" As any successful store manager will tell you, "good enough" never is. You have to set the bar higher, both for your big picture goals and for the details of...
Stop Your Store from Selling Alcohol to Minors
It’s against the law to sell alcohol to minors, but that won’t stop them from trying to purchase it at your store. If they succeed, and your store is caught selling to minors, you and your employees could face fines and potentially a loss of your liquor license, or...
Manage Training with Blended Learning Strategies
There’s truth in the Chinese proverb that says, “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” Adult learners remember what they see two times more effectively than what they read. Whether you’re launching a new promotion or certifying employees...
Career Paths Are Key to Employee Retention
There’s a million different ways to improve employee retention at your store, but many of them focus only on the short term. Recognizing your employees with an Employee of the Month program is nice, but that can often fade into background noise for your more...