Data privacy has become a necessary ingredient in the business fabric for retailers, especially those in the convenience/petroleum industry. Whether you look purely at your customer’s personal information, or broaden your perspective to include employee and business data as well as payment data, the amount of data flowing through your business requires increasing attention to…
Executing a Safer Foodservice Program
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised a new set of standards to keep your customers and employees safe. These recommendations include washing hands after touching an item or surface in a public place that may be frequently touched by other people, as well as before touching one’s…
S. Abraham & Sons Takes 2020 Foodservice Show Virtual
S. Abraham & Sons Inc. (SAS), a subsidiary of Imperial Trading Company, will conduct its annual Foodservice Show virtually in 2020. Promoted items will include pre-booked and open stock items from the foodservice catalog. Throughout August, retailers will access a portal to place orders, view items and images, and listen to manufacturer videos on product selections.…
NAG & YEO Conferences Are Going Virtual!
As the country continues to get back to normal, the National Advisory Group (NAG) and the Young Executives Organization (YEO) are moving forward with the 2020 Conference, but it will have a different look and feel. The virtual format of the conference will include educational sessions, our popular Information Exchanges and best-in-class convenience store tours,…
Ryan Faville Joins YEO Board
The National Advisory Group’s (NAG) Young Executives Organization (YEO) is pleased to announce that Ryan Faville, director of purchasing for New York-based Stewart’s Shops, was named to the YEO Board of Directors. Faville, who oversees category managers and buyers at the 337 Stewart’s Shops across New York and southern Vermont,replaces Lindsay Lyden, of Ohio-based truenorth, who…
CBD Retail Conference Day 2: Satisfaction, Education Will Drive Retail Store CBD Sales
The CBD Retail Trends Virtual Conference, hosted by CStore Decisions magazine and CBDRetailTrends.com wrapped up with a pair of CBD market experts helping attendees learn about hemp-CBD consumers and prospective buyers, as well as how retailers can position their CBD products to maximize sales. The two-day virtual event featuring five speakers from the c-store…
CBD Retail Conference Day 1: Speakers Talk Rising Numbers, Quality Products
The first of two days of the CBD Retail Trends Virtual Conference presented by CStore Decisions and CBDRetailTrends.com featured plenty of evidence of rising trends in CBD product demand as well as sound advice for retailers getting started in bringing the benefits of hemp-CBD to their customers. For those looking for hard data, Don…
CBD Retail Trends Conference Shifts to Virtual Format
We’ve gone virtual! Our CBD Retail Trends Conference is now an online opportunity for those looking to gain insight into maximizing opportunities presented by the burgeoning CBD marketplace. Because of the COVID-19 health emergency, CBD Retail Trends has modified the original in-person conference. The webinar version keeps the same dates – May 6 &…
COVID-19 Update from NAG, YEO and CStore Decisions
Good Afternoon Everyone, All of us here at CStore Decisions, the National Advisory Group (NAG) and the Young Executives Organization (YEO), hope you and your families are safe and doing well. These are challenging times that, quite frankly, none of us could have predicted. Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that it…
YEO Conference To Include Session on Blockchain
Update: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 YEO Conference, originally scheduled for May 4-7 in Nashville, will be rolled into the 2020 NAG Conference, Sept. 13-16 in Charlotte. The CBD Retail Trends Conference will transition to a two-part webinar series May 6-7. The seventh annual Young Executives Organization (YEO) Conference, which will be held May 4-6 in Nashville, is set…