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Open & Shut for December 2014

 By Greg Lindenberg on Jan. 19, 2015

CSP Daily News' monthly roundup of new convenience store openings and more

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CSP Tech: Apple Pay Vs. MCX's CurrentC (Infographic)

 By Angel Abcede on Jan. 19, 2015

Apple Pay is now in play. And so the consumer chapter begins in a saga that will potentially make all the difference for convenience retailers on either side of the mobile-wallet debate.

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CSP Fuel Spotlight: Rainbo Oil’s Alternative Motives

By Samantha Oller on Jan. 18, 2015

While large retail-petroleum chains are making some of the biggest news for installing compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling infrastructure, smaller convenience-store chains are also finding opportunity in the alternative fuel. For Rainbo Oil Co., which has 14 Kwik Stop locations in Iowa, it was an offer that was in line with the company’s brand.

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Theme Parkifying, Corner Grabbing & Side Selling

Jan. 16, 2015

CBX reveals real-estate trends that will spark retail creativity in 2015

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Ask The Chef: Bringing Food Trends to C-Stores

By Christopher Koetke on Jan. 16, 2015

Welcome to Ask the Chef! Chris Koetke will answer your pressing culinary and operational questions from his perspective as a seasoned restaurant veteran and culinary educator. We’re launching with a look at the most important trends affecting food today.

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Opinion: Better Together in the Vaping World

By Melissa Vonder Haar on Jan. 16, 2015

Are vape shops stealing c-store business? Can the convenience channel ever hope to compete with the vaping-centric knowledge and offerings of this new channel? Is this channel here to stay, perhaps the tobacconist of the new segment—or will it fizzle out in the face of stricter regulations?

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A Taxing Issue That Equals a ‘Hall of Mirrors’

By Samantha Oller on Jan. 16, 2015

Opponents of California’s complex cap-and-trade framework say the state should have just implemented a simple carbon tax.

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Industry View: Permit Definitely Required

Jan. 16, 2015

Today, savvy operators are fast-tracking new foodservice programs, looking to quickly raise the bar with fresh and made-to-order menu offerings designed to compete not only with other convenience retailers but also with restaurants.

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CSP Tobacco: All About That Vape

By Melissa Vonder Haar on Jan. 16, 2015

Vape: It's not your father's tobacco product, as reflected in CSP's first-ever vaping-centric meeting in December in Phoenix. And you know it's not your typical tobacco meeting when you have a marquee sponsor whose mission is to "make cigarettes obsolete" and one of the evenings includes a trendy vaping party.

Company News

MFA Oil Names Farmer Break Time Supervisor

Jan. 16, 2015

Also promotes Ihler to VP of sales, marketing

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