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Technology/Services

Emerson Builds Model Store to Test Retail Technologies

Facility to analyze supermarket, c-store refrigeration, lighting, HVAC and more

CSP Magazine

Cover Story: 2015 Mystery Shop Data

Another year, another record-high average score for the chains studied in the CSP/Service Intelligence Mystery Shop as foodservice becomes a tenet of the industry.

Protein hits the spotlight as enhanced, premium beverages go mainstream.

Four trends driving--or slowing--packaged-beverage sales

Variety is the spice of life. It’s a cliché, but customers like having a choice, especially where beverages are concerned.

With the largest beverage category--CSDs--in decline, convenience retailers are focused on who else they can sell beverages to. Beyond the opportunity to draw additional sales, the added benefit is the opportunity to improve market-basket totals and margins by reaching out to new demographics.

Protein shakes now available in 12-oz. bottles

Can the soft-drink champ bring growth back to dairy?

This NACS Show educational-sessions listing was provided courtesy of NACS and is current as of Sept. 24. The most complete listing, as well as news and information about the NACS Show, can be found at www.nacsshow.com.

How a neighborhood 7-Eleven convenience-store franchisee became tops in industry milk sales.

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