Podcasts

CStore Decisions’ Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with John Matthews, founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc., about what convenience store retailers can do now to prepare to best position themselves to thrive when the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Matthews talks about embracing the new world, which has been changed by the pandemic,…

Greg Ehrlich, president of Beck Suppliers, talks with CStore Decisions Editor John Lofstock about the company’s FriendShip convenience store chain and the current state of convenience retailing.

CStore Decisions Editor John Lofstock speaks with John Rodriguez, the chief operating officer for First Coast Energy/Daily’s convenience stores about its donation of 2,000 care packages to those in need during the COVID-19 crisis.

Shortly after the Humetrics/CStore Decisions annual HR Benchmarking Survey concluded, COVID-19 arrived creating a very different retail landscape. Mel Kleiman, founder of Humetrics, speaks with Erin Del Conte, executive editor of CStore Decisions, about the annual HR survey, tried-and-true human resources best practices and what c-store retailers can do from an HR standpoint to be…

In this podcast, CStore Decisions’ Executive Editor Erin Del Conte, speaks with Doug Galli, vice president and general manager for Reid Stores/ Crosby’s, and the board chairman of the National Advisory Group (NAG), about how COVID-19 is impacting the c-store business and how his chain is responding in order to protect employees and support the…

CStore Decisions speaks with Frank White, founder of White Knight Marketing, about how convenience stores are approaching artificial intelligence and robotics, and what retailers need to consider before embarking on these new initiatives. From pizza ATMs and CBD dispensers to robots that handle inventory, answer questions or clean up messes, artificial intelligence is already here.…

CStore Decisions recently spoke with Mike Fogarty, CEO of Denver-based Choice Market, about how Choice is standing out with better-for-you food, an omnichannel approach and new technology. The chain is introducing a new delivery platform, with plans to offer the entire store product base for delivery using its own fleet of electric vehicle drivers —…

  While some c-stores are laying back, assessing the developing CBD marketplace, one chain is moving full speed ahead into connecting its customers with the benefits of CBD-related products. CStore Decisions Senior Editor Thomas Mulloy speaks with New England convenience store chain VERC Enterprises CEO Leo Vercollone about his company’s robust commitment to entering the…

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…