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- How Conoco Broke The Convenience Store Mold
- The article gives the real picture of Houstonbased Conoco that faced a major brand challenge as the oil industry consolidated in the mid-1990s. In order to build a powerful convenience store brand, the company knew that it would have to break away from the generic "mart" approaches adopted by other...
- White papers 2000-01-01
- Use Convenience to Provide Value to Your Customers
- Businesses that provide convenience to their customers that relieve peoples' busy lifestyles are perceived as having a great deal of value. Convenience is a value that people appreciate and for which they will pay higher than average prices. Article discusses that how can convenience added to the service or product....
- White papers 2002-01-08
- 2001 Natural Products Expo East Show Review
- Members of the $32 billion natural products industry set aside their fears and became the first attendees at a major trade show ù Natural Products Expo East 2001ù to descend on Washington, D.C. since the events of September 11th. As one of the fastest-growing segments of the organic marketplace, frozen...
- White papers 2001-12-01
- What Does Convenience Mean to Customers?
- Suddenly, numerous retailers seem to have embarked on a quest for convenience that has resulted in many new options at normally unexpected places. Customers can now find grocery stores with gasoline, drug stores with groceries, convenience stores with delis, and coffee houses with drive-throughs. This study investigates customer perceptions of...
- White papers 2003-11-01
- Marketing to Consumers in Fast-Paced Retail Settings: Adding Value to Wait Time
- Almost overnight the competition to put convenience into the retail equation has heated the boiling point. Convenience has moved beyond the convenience store. Retailers ranging from mass merchandisers to discount and dollar stores have begun to claim they offer convenience. It's open season for stealing customers. To remain competitive, traditional...
- White papers 2004-01-01
- Leverage Relevance Into Loyalty in Ethnic Markets
- Many consumers - because their reference culture is different from your store's culture - are facing a learning curve. They're seeking comfort and success in the little things. For them convenience means getting to the store access convenience; it means knowing the store carries something they want to buy (selection...
- White papers 2004-11-23
- Convenience Store Automation
- In order for convenience stores to remain competitive, it is necessary to take advantage of technologies that reduce operating expenses. In the past, the store manager monitored lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration systems and placed all service calls. Moving forward, it will become more important to automate these systems to improve...
- White papers 2003-08-01
- Increasing Staff-Retention In The Age Of Convenience
- In this age of convenience, businesses need to step up and take action instead of just maintaining their out-dated policies on staff-retention and absenteeism. Employers need to compromise with workers in a way that will keep both parties happy enough to continue the relationship. Hiring staff-retention consultants and creating more...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Q&A: Hartman Research Says Retailers Adding Convenience Food Better Check Consumer Definition
- Retailers across the spectrum are trying to make getting a meal on the table easier for consumers but complicating that attempt is the reality that convenience means different things to different people, according to a study by The Hartman Group. The study determined that 66 percent of...
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
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- ExxonMobil Corp.'s On the Run convenience store offering has received the 2003 Convenience Store Chain of the year award from Convenience Store Decisions magazine.(Honors)(Brief Article)
- ExxonMobil Corp.'s On the Run convenience store offering has received the 2003 Convenience Store Chain of the year award from Convenience Store Decisions magazine. The peer award is based on extensive polling of ... ExxonMobil Corp.'s On the Run convenience store offering has received the...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- NACS, PMAA miss on OSHA guidelines. (National Association of Convenience Stores; Petroleum Marketers Association of America; Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- The National Assn. of Convenience Stores and the Petroleum Marketers Assn. of America have expressed vigorous opposition to new Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines which urge convenience stores to employ two clerks during the night shThe National Assn. of Convenience Stores and the Petroleum Marketers Assn. of America have...
- Research articles 1996-11-01
- ABC's 20/20 slams C-store safety; industry says report distorted. (ABC-TV; convenience stores)(includes related articles)
- Convenience stores have protested against the national television report aired by ABC-TV 20-20 news magazine. The prime-time report aired on Feb. 9, 1996 featured crimes against convenience stores and late-night store employees. The chilling scenes of murConvenience stores have protested against the national television report aired by ABC-TV 20-20 news...
- Research articles 1996-03-01
- C-store groups join tax-relief coalition; store owners visit White House. (Top of The News).(convenience store groups)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- In a strong show of support from the convenience-store and petroleum-marketing industry numerous state-level associations and companies have signed on with the National Association of Convenience Stores and other leading business organizations as mem In a strong show of support from the convenience-store and petroleum-marketing...
- Research articles 2001-05-01
- Refilling the fountain. (fountain drinks in convenience stores)
- The fountain drink category in convenience stores and petroleum retailers has been on the decline. Coca-Cola has discovered that the percentage of convenience customers who buy fountain drinks have dropped by 29%. Anxious to reverse this trend, Coca-Cola The fountain drink category in convenience stores and petroleum retailers has been...
- Research articles 1998-04-01
- RCN: convenience sells VOD to subs. (Marketing & Advertising).(RCN Corp.'s video-on-demand service)(Brief Article)
- Now that it's joined Time Warner Cable and Cablevision Systems Corp. in proffering video-on-demand in New York City, overbuilder RCN Corp. said it would focus its pitch on convenience and control. "Convenience and control of a wide vari ...
- Research articles 2003-06-02
- Chevron goes the Extra Mile.(convenience store format tested)(Brief Article)
- Chevron Corp. is testing a new convenience store format under the ExtraMile banner in 43 sites in the Seattle area, Convenience Store News Online reported. The stores are designed to be warm and inviting and to appeal to today's busy consumer...
- Research articles 2005-10-01
- #8 7-Eleven grows up as convenience retailer and icon.
- When Claude Dawly's Southland Ice Company was created in 1927, the idea of a convenience store had not yet been born. The idea of convenience, which Dawly's ice company fostered by providing cold storage and transportation for food, was certainly par When Claude Dawly's Southland Ice...
- Research articles 2000-05-01
- Convenience boost for Tesco - Food Retailing - Tesco PLC acquires One Stop, Day and Nite convenience stores from T. and S. Stores PLC - Brief Article
- Tesco has moved to strengthen its position in the convenience sector, announcing a deal with T&S Stores which gives its both the One Stop, and Day & Nite convenience formats. The UK's leading food retailer said the acquisition will boost its market share in the growing convenience sector by about...
- Research articles 2002-11-07
- The Pantry, Inc. acquires 15 convenience stores.(Brief Article)
- The Pantry, Inc., Sanford, N.C., the second largest independently operated convenience-store chain in the country, announced in January that it had acquired a total of 15 convenience stores. The Pantry, Inc., Sanford, N.C., the second largest independently operated convenience-store chain in the country, announced...
- Research articles 2000-04-01
- BP to Sell Convenience Stores
- BP's U.S. Convenience Retail unit announced last week that it will sell all of its company-owned and company-operated convenience stores.BP's U.S. Convenience Retail unit announced last week that it will sell all of its company-owned and company-operated convenience stores.
- Research articles 2007-11-19
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