This month, CStore Decisions Editor John Lofstock speaks with Elie Katz, President and CEO of National Retail Solutions (NRS) as part of the National Advisory Group’s (NAG) “How To” series about the trends he is seeing in the retail marketplace. With vast retail industry knowledge gained from having owned over a dozen retail establishments, Elie…

Today’s convenience store chains face a unique challenge. Despite recognizing the value of improving their leadership pipelines and making investments in leadership development and leadership training, nearly 30% of them still describe their candidate pool as “weak” or “very weak.” The core problem seems to be that companies are doing a poor job of identifying and grooming potential leaders early in…

If I asked your employees, “What’s it like to work at your company?” their answers would largely describe your company culture. How would your employees answer? Would you like what you heard? If not, a leader’s responsibility is to change that. This will be a key topic of discussion at the 2022 National Advisory Group…

The National Advisory Group (NAG) is an association driven by convenience store retailers for retailers. It is an organization committed to building profits and relationships for members. Convenience store retailers have leaned on NAG for more than 35 years to help them grow sales, cut costs and generate new ideas in the competitive convenience store…

With the help of in-store customer donations, locally owned and operated MacFood Mart’s c-store locations raised more than $1,300 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in January 2022. As Partner’s in Hope for K105 FM Country Cares for Kids Radiothon, donation jars were placed at all registers in stores throughout the month of January, and…

Beck Suppliers and FriendShip Kitchen are proud to announce they have donated a Chevy Equinox to ProMedica’s Dorothy L. Kern Cancer Center located at 2390 Enterprise Drive in Fremont, Ohio. The brand-new sports utility vehicle will provide patients with complimentary transportation to and from their cancer treatments. According to ProMedica, approximately 10-15% of patients at…

Small to medium-sized businesses are ready to get their hands on your goods and services. On the first day of operation, business owners may have the impression that their establishment is a roaring success. It’s possible, though, that this isn’t the case. It’s nice to see customers flocking to the store weeks after it opens,…

As a top executive at Food Forward Thinking, Jessica Williams leads a consultancy for foodservice development and implementation in grocery, convenience, restaurants, and food manufacturing. In this in-depth conversation with CSD Editor John Lofstock, Williams shares her industry knowledge and how to develop a winning strategy in foodservice.

I’m sure everyone will join me in saying good riddance to 2021, and let’s hope 2022 brings good health, and personal and professional growth. As we move into a new year, we are working hard on the upcoming National Advisory Group (NAG) conference scheduled for March 27-30 in La Jolla, Calif. Personally, I can’t wait…

It might be difficult to attract clients as a new business owner if all you have is your store. In terms of technology, our society has progressed, and many businesses now use e-commerce to reach out to customers. Some business owners never considered having an internet presence when they first started out, but they don’t…