Angel Abcede
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Angel Abcede
Page 93SUN Shines Again
As it drops down MACS, ETP leveraging national brand equity with Sunoco name
Big Data Mining
It’s not scary: Simply developing actionable reports means more profit for convenience retailers.
A “quick” year as chairman of NACS has Brad Call in a reflective disposition. Calling it a “groundwork-laying” year for a number of issues, Call, executive vice president of adventure culture for the 264-store North Salt Lake, Utah- based Maverik Inc., said his time with NACS was indeed an adventure in itself.
For an industry repositioning itself as a foodservice business, the battle for coffee has run both hot and cold, literally. Air-pot coffee has been a staple of c-stores for decades, but that “gas-station coffee” has given way to more upscale beans and a gourmet flavor selection, at least on the hot-dispensed side.
Convenience etailers are challenged to make coffee work. innovators will be up for the challenge. But even in a time of consolidation, in which financial motives drive every decision, the innovators will be up for the challenge. They bank on their instincts and aren’t afraid to take calculated risks. When they break new ground and succeed, it’s almost its own reward.