OUR MISSION Continuing its industry leadership which began more than 40 years ago, Convenience Store News is the industry's #1 publication. We continue to innovate to meet convenience retailers' information needs by expanding our portfolio of products to include magazines, robust websites and digital newsletters, retailer conferences and roundtable meetings, custom publishing programs and special supplements and events.
Convenience Store News' mission is to deliver the insight, analysis, market research and business intelligence that helps c-store retailers stay ahead of what's next - critical information to grow sales and profits.
OUR LEADERSHIP
Don Longo
Editor-in-Chief
Michael Hatherill
Publisher
ACCELERATE YOUR CONVENIENCE CHANNEL SUCCESS For suppliers to the convenience retail industry, growth of sales and profits depends on partnering with the media provider that demonstrably delivers the best relationship with the entire industry of chains and single stores, and that can help you leverage their relationship through multiple points of access to all levels of convenience retail executives.
Whether it's launching new product innovations, promoting category leadership, introducing promotions or new channel initiatives, Convenience Store News is the only brand that can deliver total market coverage, readership preference that brings greater visibility to your trade message and multiple access points to retailers that ensures your company's trade messages are seen and acted on.
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CSNews' 2011 Realities of the Aisle Consumer Study
Consumers are shopping convenience stores slightly more often than they were a year ago, but the nation’s economic doldrums continue to be a drag on spending, according to Convenience Store News’ annual consumer study – Realities of the Aisle 2011.
CSNEWS 2011 Foodservice Study
After reporting a 6.1-percent sales increase in 2010, convenience store retailers expect to generate increased sales and profits from their foodservice operations this year.
CSNews' 2011 Industry Report Study
The convenience store industry had a good year last year. The 13.5 percent total industrywide sales increase was a big improvement over the more than 20-percentage point drop in 2009.
CSNews 2011 New Products Scorecard
The success rates for new items introduced to the convenience store industry last year were down in all seven major product categories tracked in the Convenience Store News New Product Scorecard, but retailers nevertheless increased the number of new items on their shelves and increasingly relied on store associates to make consumers aware of those products.
CSNews 2011 Industry Forecast Study
Although the recession is officially over, consumers in the U.S. remain “mad as hell” and “frustrated” by the slow pace of recovery.
Gary Braaten, CENEX, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Ed Burcher, Petro - Canada/Neighbours, Mississauga, ON, Canada
Andrea Jackson, Jacksons Food Stores Inc., Meridian, Idaho
Steve Loehr, Kwik Trip Inc., La Crosse, Wis.
Dave McComas, Fas Mart Convenience Store Inc., Mechanicsville, Va.
Harry McHugh, Wawa Inc., Wawa, Pa.
Richard Mione, Worsley Cos. Inc., Wilmington, N.C.
Steve Motz, Valero Energy Corp., Santonio
Matt Paduano, Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppers,
Canastota, N.Y.
Paul Pierce, MapCo Express Inc., Nashville, Tenn.
Stephen Walker, Shell Oil Products US, Houston
