CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte reviews candy and sweet snack products. On today’s menu: Reese’s Potato Chips Big Cup, Reese’s Big Cup With Pretzels, Krispy Kreme Strawberry Doughnut Bites and Keebler Dip’ Mmms Fudge Stripes Minis S’mores.
Should I Sell Boxed Wine in My Convenience Store?
Customers found renewed interested in boxed wines during the height of the pandemic. As COVID-19 began in spring of 2020 and bars and restaurants shutdown in various areas of the country, customers looked to stock up on wine. Three-liter boxes of wine became a popular purchase. Boxed wine’s stay-fresh packaging and value also struck a…
Street Corner’s Post-Pandemic Reinvention
Street Corner may not be the new kid on the block — it first entered the market in the mid-1980s — but the chain’s reinvention post-pandemic positions it as a cutting-edge, modern c-store business. With a new CEO at the wheel, Street Corner recently debuted a revamped foodservice menu and is aggressively rolling out three…
How Much Space Should I Devote to Wine in My C-Store?
Wine can be a profitable category for convenience store retailers, depending on your market area, but only if it’s done right. Just adding a red and a white wine option isn’t likely to grow sales, especially today when customers’ palates are more sophisticated and they’re eager to taste test new flavors. If you only offer…
QuickChek Gives Back Through Check-Out Hunger Campaign
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Heather Stillman, customer experience manager, QuickChek, to learn how the chain is giving back to its communities. Stillman talks about QuickChek’s Check-Out Hunger Campaign as well as other initiatives that the chain does throughout the year, such as volunteering at local food banks. Watch the video…
Podcast: 2022 Social Media Awards
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte and Seth Bridges, founder and head of product for Rival IQ, discuss the 2022 Social Media Awards. Bridges explains the methodology behind the awards and what the winners are doing well. He also shares best practices on social media for retailers for the year ahead. This podcast is…
The 2022 Social Media Awards
CStore Decisions, for the 10th consecutive year, is recognizing convenience store chains standing out on social media. For the second year running, CStore Decisions partnered with Rival IQ to determine the c-store chains going above and beyond on social media. Rival IQ, which was recently acquired by global consumer and market intelligence company NetBase Quid,…
The HR Benchmarking Survey is Now Open
2021 brought new challenges to convenience stores in terms of labor management as many retailers struggled to hire and retain workers in the midst of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, CStore Decisions wants to hear from YOU about the challenges you’re facing and the solutions you’re finding. Our HR Benchmarking Survey is now live. This…
Weigel’s Celebrates 24th Annual ‘Weigel’s Family Christmas’
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Kurt Weigel, the HR recruiting manager for Weigel’s, to learn more about the company’s annual Weigel’s Family Christmas event that benefits families in need. This year 200 children participated in the event. Each child is given $150 to spend during the Target shopping spree. Watch the…
Conversations With Women in Convenience Featuring Amanda Shymanski
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Amanda Shymanski, digital marketing & advertising manager for QuickChek. Shymanski shares her experiences as a woman in business and what she wishes she knew when she was first starting out. This podcast is sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza. CStore Decisions · Conversations With Women in…