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Casey's Acquisition Hits the Bullseye
Nine Bullseye convenience stores a perfect fit for chain's business model, CFO says.

QuikTrip Modernizing Wichita Stores
C-store chain plans "scrape and build" for one of its oldest stores in the Kansas city.

Retailers Give Back Locally with Food

AAA: More Thanksgiving Travelers to Hit the Road

WEIRD BUT TRUE: Ellen DeGeneres Show Draws Crowd at Gas Station

The "Big Dawg" in Town
With a focus on cleanliness, quality food and community involvement, Chris and Jody Carter make Shout & Sack the hub of Vinita, Okla.

Thank Your Customers for a Great Year

By Janna Benitez, Vistaprint

Five ideas on how to extend thanks to patrons during the holiday season.

Five Steps to Rid Your Business of Cash Flow Woes

By Richard Flynn

Reserving cash is one of the most important steps a store owner can take to ensure survival.

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?



CSNews' Special Combined 2009 Industry Report & Realities of the Aisle Consumer Study
For its 34th IR, Convenience Store News has partnered with leading companies, including Preston/Rogers Associates and The Nielsen Company, to provide the industry with the most comprehensive and actionable benchmarks and insights available. The new Realities of the Aisle consumer research study conducted by Convenience Store News, in partnership with Nielsen Homescan, asks consumers why they shop convenience stores, what types of prepared food do they buy at convenience stores, what influences their decision to buy prepared food at c-stores, and more.

2009 Industry Report
In a year that featured historic high gas prices and the beginning of a crushing recession, convenience stores' inside sales rose 3.3 percent on a per-store basis in 2008, and pretax profits per store rose 17.7 percent over a year ago, according to the Convenience Store News 2009 Industry Report. For its 34th IR, CSNews has partnered with leading companies, including Preston/Rogers Associates and The Nielsen Company, to provide the industry with the most comprehensive and actionable benchmarks and insights available. Through revealing retailer surveys and extensive statistical data, the report probes the total convenience industry picture, and examines the trends and sales results of the key merchandise and foodservice categories. The IR 2009 also features in-depth analysis of important areas of the c-store business such as motor fuels, operations and store development. This report includes data on: - Total industry store count - Merchandise and foodservice sales - Industry gross profit dollars, margin and pretax profits - Sales and profit analysis of all the major product categories - Motor fuel prices and consumption analysis - Operational expenses.

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.

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