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Custom Learning Paths You Can Implement Quickly

Your employees keep your business running, which is why it is important to invest in their success – if they’re successful, so are you. One method for increasing the likelihood of success is the development of customized learning paths to provide employees with the...

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Summer Travelers Are On Their Way – Are You Ready?

Summer Travelers Are On Their Way – Are You Ready?

Summer is quickly approaching, and with its arrival will come an increase in travelers visiting your convenience store on the way to their final destinations. Some may be excited about their journeys; others may be frustrated by the long hours in the car. Either way,...

Summer Travelers Are On Their Way – Are You Ready?

Summer is quickly approaching, and with its arrival will come an increase in travelers visiting your convenience store on the way to their final destinations. Some may be excited about their journeys; others may be frustrated by the long hours in the car. Either way,...

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Time Management Tips to Beat Stress

Time Management Tips to Beat Stress

Stressed out? Who isn’t?! In today’s busy world, and especially for convenience store managers, it’s impossible not to feel like you’re being pulled in a million different directions. The best way to minimize stress in your life is to get a better handle on how time...

Customer Perception Is Your Reality

Customer Perception Is Your Reality

There’s no question that review sites have changed how customer perception affects your business. Not only can your convenience store customers tell others what they think of you with a few clicks in an app, they can find out more about you than you may want them to...

Top 5 Convenience Store Training Topics

Top 5 Convenience Store Training Topics

With staffing shortages and high turnover, some convenience store operators wonder if the cost to train employees is worth the investment. Your convenience store is only as strong as your weakest employee, and that's why convenience store training is so crucial....

Know Your GUEST

Know Your GUEST

What’s the difference between a “customer” and a “guest”? By definition, a customer is someone who simply buys goods or services from a store or business. A guest, on the other hand, is someone who is invited to take part in something important. Shifting your...

Safety First: 6 Training Topics Your Employees Need

Safety First: 6 Training Topics Your Employees Need

Safety should always be taken seriously. The health and safety of your employees should be one of your main concerns – after all, without your employees your stores would not be able to operate. A vast majority of employee injuries are attributed to common mistakes...

Communication Styles for Leaders

Communication Styles for Leaders

One of the key characteristics of an effective leader is flexibility. This goes beyond being able to handle unexpected circumstances or managing organizational change. To be a successful convenience store manager or leader, you also have to be flexible in your...

How Customer Loyalty Is Evolving

How Customer Loyalty Is Evolving

We all know the last few years have redefined everyone’s definition of “normal.” This has had a profound impact on convenience store customer expectations as they reevaluate their shopping and purchasing decisions. How Customers Are Evolving According to recent...

Top 10 Merchandising Mistakes for Convenience Stores

Top 10 Merchandising Mistakes for Convenience Stores

Today’s convenience store customers expect efficiency, value, and, of course, convenience. How you merchandise your products directly impacts your ability to exceed those customer expectations. Avoid these top 10 merchandising mistakes. Mismanaging first impressions....

Covering All Your Bases

Covering All Your Bases

With major league baseball in the spotlight lately, America’s favorite pastime is on the top of people’s minds. The great Tommy Lasorda once said, “Baseball is like driving. It’s the one that gets home safely that counts.” In baseball, just like in business, playing...

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