CSP Magazine | February 2010

The New Dominance

The myth of retail domination and how anyone can win.

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Cover Story

The New Dominance*

By 
Angel Abcede, Senior Editor/Tobacco, CSP

Chet Cadieux’s words to retailers both tickled and taunted, with many in that NACS Show general session all too familiar with QuikTrip’s build-and-dominate M.O.

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Opinion

Our 2010 To-Do List

By 
Paul Reuter, Founder and former CEO, CSP

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Editor's Note

Finding Your Flavor

By 
Mitch Morrison, Vice President & Retail Executive Platform Director, Winsight

The clatter of manual typewriters may have been replaced by the anticlimactic clicks of computers, but that doesn’t mean things are tranquil in the CSP newsroom.

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Features

Beverage Tide Turning

By 
Abbey Lewis, Editor in Chief, CSProducts

CSP's 2010 Beverage Report outlines where key categories have been, where they might be going.

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Less is More

By 
Angel Abcede, Senior Editor/Tobacco, CSP

Small ‘fill-in' shopping occasions prime for c-stores, according to IRI.

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Independent Thinkers

By 
Abbey Lewis, Editor in Chief, CSProducts

Economy, branding and establishing valuable wholesale partnerships figure prominently in indies' minds.

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Strengthening the Candy Core

By 
Samantha Oller, Senior Editor/Fuels, CSP

In dealing with everything from new items to exit strategies, discipline is key in 2010.

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Recruit to Retain

By 
Abbie Westra, Director, Editorial, CSP

Employee retention requires hiring the right people in the first place.

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Back Rumor

February 2010 Back Rumor

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