Convenience Store News

Five Appco Properties Up for Grabs
The Virginia and Kentucky locations have a bid deadline of July 31.

7-Eleven Launches Military Veterans Franchise
Program offers 10 percent discount on the initial franchise fees to retired or separated veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces who have been honorably discharged.

BP Teams With Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres for Contest

Mr. Clean Car Wash Debuts 13 Atlanta Area Locations

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Lettieri's 'Southern Style' Biscuit Sandwiches

Burn Resistant Disposable Bucket Liners

Cheez-It Barbecue & Cheddar, Extra Hot & Spicy Snack Mix

Wave Energy Drink

Are you Targeting the Youth Market?

By Connie Coats

Teens are a difficult customer group with many potential pitfalls.

Top 10 Common Sense Tips for C-Store Owners

By Angie Coleman

Testing, respect, investment are key pieces of advice.

Help Your Bottom Line by Retaining Hourly Workers

By Shawn Boyer

In a time when we are all watching our bottom lines, is your company doing everything it can to help ensure that current employees remain onboard?

2009 Industry Forecast Study

The CSNews 2009 Industry Forecast Study provides a glimpse of the rough conditions ahead and critical insight for you to make the right buying decisions. This pdf contains the results of CSNews' 7th annual Forecast Study, including a macroeconomic projection of expected market conditions in 2009 and the impact they will have on sales, profit and growth of the key convenience store products categories: motor fuel, tobacco, malt beverages, confectionery, snacks and foodservice.

2008 Mid-Term Forecast Study

The study projects sales for five c-store product categories that together represent 88 percent of industry sales, updates the forecasts from the CSNews Industry Forecast Study, conducted in November 2007 and released publicly in January. This 29-page report also includes lots of never before published data, including first-ever regional forecasts in malt beverages.

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Stores and Equipment For Sale

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Tips for Calculating the FET's Floor Stocks Tax
June 22, 2009 -- Here are three common mistakes the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau identified that retailers make on their floor stocks tax payment.