Podcasts

CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Lisa Dell’Alba, CEO of Square One Markets, about navigating the unique challenges women face in the workforce. Dell’Alba talks about finding her voice as she stepped into her father’s shoes as CEO of the company, coming into your own in the business world, and navigating your…

Erin and Frank chat with Jon Cox, GetGo’s vice president and chief merchandising officer. This episode, sponsored by Apter Industries, dives deep into changing consumer habits, GetGo’s use of Grabango’s checkout-free technology, delivery trends, and what’s on the horizon for fuel and convenience retailers. CStore Decisions · GetGo’s Jon Cox on checkout-free technology, delivery, new…

What’s in store for convenience retailers in 2021, and is e-commerce actually taking over the world? CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte and Safe Shop Director Frank Beard speak with John Lofstock, the vice president of CStore Decisions and executive director of the National Advisory Group and Young Executives Organization chat about convenience retailing…

CStore Decisions · Cliff’s Director of Foodservice on Category Changes, Trends CStore Decisions talks with Cliff’s Local Market Director of Foodservice Derek Thurston about its foodservice program this past year and its plans for 2021. The Central New York-based-, 19-store chain has experienced sales dips in the breakfast daypart, for example, but some foodservice items,…

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For this year’s social media awards, CStore Decisions partnered with social media analytics company Rival IQ to track 65 convenience store chains’ performance across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter from November 2019 to November 2020.  In this podcast, CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte and Rival IQ Founder Seth Bridges discuss the award winners. Bridges…

CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with social media expert Gini Dietrich, founder of Spin Sucks and author of the book “Spin Sucks,” about social media trends as we head into 2021. Dietrich shares insights on how the pandemic has impacted social media trends, which platforms convenience store retailers should be targeting and…

Joe Marelle, the CEO of Tobacco Superstores in Marion, Ark., and CStore Decisions Editor-in-Chief John Lofstock discuss the state of tobacco and nicotine and what to expect over the next year.  CStore Decisions · Tobacco Update with Tobacco Superstores

CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Daniel Burrus, global futurist, speaker and best-selling author to learn more about the tech disruption on the horizon for 2021 and how c-stores can position themselves for success. One key is to identify the hard trends — future facts that will occur — and build opportunities…

WGSN Director of Food & Drink and established trendologist Kara Nielsen spoke with CStore Decisions about the latest food and beverage trends to come out of the pandemic — from oat milk to canned cocktails to hatch chiles and more — and what to look for in the years to come. CStore Decisions · Food…