Podcasts

Social media trends continue to evolve and savvy retailers are adapting with the times. CStore Decisions’ Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Mari Smith, social media thought leader, premier Facebook marketing expert and CEO of Mari Smith International, who shares social media best practices and trends convenience store retailers should consider for 2020.

In the age of disruption, savvy c-store retailers are looking outside of their own industry and competing channels to how other industries are solving similar challenges as they consider ideas like foodservice trends and new technology. Ramon Lo, publisher of Airport Experience News, shares his insights on how the airport industry is adapting to the…

At the National Advisory Group conference, held this Sept. 8-11 in  Minneapolis, frictionless checkout will be among the burning issue topics discussed. As a sneak preview, or for those unable to attend, this podcast discusses what convenience store retailers need to consider before embarking on autonomous checkout. I’m joined by Richard Crone, CEO of Crone…

In this podcast, we hear from Aaron McLean, chief operating officer for Stuzo, who shares information about the company’s C-Store Future Vision Platform that predicts what the c-store of the future might look like in urban and suburban environments, as well as what convenience might involve if stores don’t exist at all. Nicola Buck, head…

Beacon technology, chatbots, frictionless checkout and augmented reality are among the top technology trends set to impact c-store retailers in 2019. Convenience Store Decisions spoke with Daniel Burrus, a leading global futurist and New York Times best selling author of seven books, to learn more about how technology is set to disrupt the convenience store…