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Opinion: Are We Having Fun Yet?

 By Norman Turiano on Mar. 09, 2015

A colleague and I came to an unsettling conclusion: One cannot make the fueling experience fun. No matter what you improve, it could never be fun. However, there are ways to it make it less painful.

Technology/Services

Kantar Shopcom, IRI Team to Create CPG Data Portfolio

 Mar. 06, 2015

Integrates retail purchase, national consumer panel, POS transaction data

Foodservice

Who's Your Daddy When It Comes to the Pizza Pie?

Mar. 06, 2015

And who has most stomach share, loyalty, mobile awareness, according to Market Force?

Snacks & Candy

Product Pot Luck?

Mar. 06, 2015

Ben & Jerry talk marijuana ice cream; Dutch company develops cannabis vaping product

Technology/Services

Visa, Pizza Hut Developing Connected-Car Commerce

Mar. 06, 2015

Payment, mobile technologies create in-vehicle purchasing experience

CSP Magazine

Opinion: Calorie Counts: A Conundrum

Mar. 06, 2015

By the end of this year, convenience-store operators with 20 or more locations are going to be treated as restaurants by the U.S Food & Drug Administration (FDA), thanks to the new calorie-count requirements that go into effect in December.

Company News

Target Restructuring Includes New Formats, Layoffs

Mar. 05, 2015

TargetExpress designed for convenience, "quick-trip" shopping

CSP Magazine

Opinions: An Intriguing Counter Argument

By Mike Lawshe on Mar. 04, 2015

Unconditional convenience! I truly believe that this is the future of our industry. In many ways, we have lost our way from our roots as the most convenient place to stop and shop.

Company News

Sheetz at U Place Focuses on Food, Beverages, Groceries

Mar. 04, 2015

15,000-square-foot, fuel-free concept store opens in Morgantown, W.Va. (slideshow)

CSP Magazine

Financial: Specialty Burger Joints, U.S. Oil, Jobs: All Are Having a Moment

By Mitch Morrison on Mar. 03, 2015

Financial highlights of the month.

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