From aesthetics to flow, store design can make or break your customers’ shopping experience. By Brad Perkins, Contributing Editor Aesthetics. Interior design. Customer flow. Those terms aren’t necessarily the first thoughts that come to mind when discussing convenience stores. But, increasingly, these are items that c-stores are considering when designing new stores. Whether it’s helping…
How Turkey Hill Is Attracting Black Friday Shoppers
Turkey Hill is drawing in business with Black Friday offers that shoppers just can’t pass up. The majority (nearly 57%) of holiday shoppers have already made a dent in this year’s holiday shopping. According to the National Retail Federation, these shoppers began their gift search in early November. This is the highest percentage of early…
SuperAmerica Employees Protest
SuperAmerica employees seek higher authority in an attempt to improve terms of employment. SuperAmerica employees recently participated in a protest at the company’s headquarters in Woodbury, Minn. According to a report from the Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal, company employees sought to meet with president Jack Helmick to ask for higher pay, a policy ensuring workers of all races…
How Consumers Are Gearing Up for Thanksgiving 2015
Millennials tend to be Thanksgiving Day shoppers. A recent survey from MarketResearch.com has offered some insights into Thanksgiving 2015. As many consumers gear up for holiday weekend bargains, a big group is also shopping for Thanksgiving dinner. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly $2.4 billion will be spent on turkey, stuffing, potatoes, pumpkin…
VERC Named to Boston Business Journal’s Book of Lists
Ranks 15th on the list based on 2014 revenue. VERC Enterprises has been named to Boston Business Journal’s Book of Lists as one of the region’s largest family-owned businesses. Published in a recent edition of the Boston Business Journal, the lists provide a unique source to track the progress of local sectors and the key…
Do You Really Know How Well Your Hiring System Works?
By Mel Kleiman, President, Humetrics A restaurant client of ours was having trouble recruiting qualified applicants and puzzled as to why. I suggested they test their system by sending one of their best employees to another one of their locations to apply and she ended up getting the brush off! Turns out she walked in at…
Think Like an Applicant!
By Mel Kleiman, President, Humetrics In light of the ever-tightening labor market, you can’t afford to lose even one promising applicant. So, let me ask once again, are you making it easy for jobseekers to get into your hiring system? Case in point: One client thought they had “made it easy,” by adding the following…
RaceTrac Automates Accounting, Pricing and Inventory Management
Adds PDI’s financial and retail software packages to more than 600 stores. RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. has completed its rollout of PDI/ Enterprise. PDI is a provider of enterprise-class automation software systems to the convenience retail, petroleum marketing and foodservice industries. PDI’s software package includes financial, retail, wholesale petroleum and workforce management product offerings. Atlanta-based RaceTrac,…
TravelCenters To Acquire Quaker Steak & Lube
TravelCenters to convert some of its existing full-service restaurants to the Quaker Steak & Lube brand. TravelCenters of America LLC has agreed to acquire Quaker Steak & Lube® casual dining restaurants and certain related assets, including existing restaurant operations, restaurant franchise program and bottled sauces for retail sale business, for $25 million. Founded in 1974,…
QuickChek’s Graczyk Among Veterans Who Rang NASDAQ Bell
U.S. companies are being encouraged to hire more veterans. On Wednesday, Nov. 11, a select group of military veterans was invited to ring the opening bell of the NASDAQ in Times Square. Among the chosen veterans was Bob Graczyk, QuickChek’s vice president of human resources. Graczyk, a retired officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve with…