In this month’s National Advisory Group’s (NAG) How To Video Series, NAG Executive Director John Lofstock, speaks with Peter Rasmussen, the founder and CEO of Convenience and Energy Advisors (CEA). Peter has more than 20 years of retail experience at Sheetz, Wawa and Neon Markets and discusses the salient points of bringing a new brand…
Winning the Last Mile and Boosting Online Sales
This month, CStore Decisions Editor John Lofstock speaks with Elie Y.Katz, President and CEO of National Retail Solutions (NRS) to discuss retail trends, including e-commerce, winning the battle for the last mile and expanding a loyalty program. With vast retail industry knowledge gained from having owned over a dozen retail establishments, Elie has refined insight…
How to Energize Your Retail Brand
This month, NAG Executive Director John Lofstock talks with Ernie Harker, Founder and President of Ernburn. After leading Maverik’s rebranding efforts in 2001 Ernie accepted a full-time position as Maverik’s Executive Director of Marketing in 2010 and Maverik’s brand took flight. He identified a shift in Maverik’s core customer, inspired Maverik’s audacious advertising campaigns, worked…
Conversations With Women in Convenience Featuring Christy Patient
Erin Del Conte, executive editor of CStore Decisions, speaks with Christy Patient, regional director of operations at Circle K, co-chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Council and co-chair of the Women’s Council, about her experiences as a woman in business. This podcast is sponsored by National Retail Solutions (NRS). CStore Decisions · Conversations With Women…
How To Create a More Efficient Global Supply Chain
As the Covid pandemic has taught us, no retail industry is immune from supply chain shortages. Dan Varroney is the President and CEO of Potomac Core, a strategic consulting firm that specializes in industry focused strategic partnerships. He sat down with NAG Executive Director John Lofstock to discuss how strategic partnerships between industries and trade…
How To Track Customer Trends With Elie Katz
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…
Conversations With Women in Convenience Featuring Joy Almekies
Erin Del Conte, executive editor of CStore Decisions, speaks with Joy Almekies, senior director of food services, Global Partners about her experiences as a Gen X woman in the convenience store industry. This podcast is sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza. CStore Decisions · Conversations With Women in Convenience Featuring Joy Almekies
How To Develop Young Leaders in the C-Store Industry
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…
Conversations With Women in Convenience Featuring Kendra Meyer
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Kendra Meyer, the vice president of real estate development for Casey’s, to learn more about her experiences as a millennial woman in the workforce and her advice for Gen Z. This podcast is sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza. CStore Decisions · Conversations With Women in Convenience…
How to Create a Winning Foodservice Program
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.