Category: Business

Most of us want to be superstars at our job – but it’s not always clear where to start. To succeed in the workplace, we need to become intrinsically motivated by our work. You can improve your overall performance and work satisfaction by identifying tasks that you perceive as boring or uninteresting in your day-to-day […]

As c-store operators look to the year ahead, what do they see? No doubt many see an ongoing challenge in convincing price-conscious consumers to come into their stores to buy snacks, drinks and meals. Although inflation has been slowing down recently, the cumulative effect of so many months of paying high prices has pushed shoppers […]

Few, if any, successful businesspeople operate in their nation. International trade is almost always associated with big businesses; however, it can present several challenges in terms of rules, taxes, and boundaries. This is why dual citizenship is the easiest way out. Copyright:  on Unsplash I License: CC0 Public Domain A second passport gives you access […]

Faced with inflationary pressures, climbing interest rates, and continuing geopolitical tensions, IT leaders are in the position of having to navigate through a year of cost constraints and economic uncertainty. They will approach 2023 with caution and look for ways to do more with less to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Here are six cost-saving […]

Electric vehicles are becoming more prevalent on U.S. roadways, and that’s pushed many convenience store operators to consider adding chargers, if they haven’t already begun the process.  EV chargers allow c-stores to expand their role as fueling stops, and the amount of time that even direct-current fast chargers — the sort of EV chargers that […]

Dive Brief: Wawa’s first six stores in Alabama will open about a year from now, representatives from the company said Friday during two press conferences in Mobile and Spanish Fort, Alabama, according to a report from AL.com Two locations in west Mobile will sit at the intersections of Cottage Hill and Sollie roads, and of […]

Dive Brief: Kum & Go has partnered with cleaning technology company ICE Cobotics to deploy floor-cleaning robots across its entire store network, according to an emailed announcement. The rollout features ICE Cobotics’ battery-operated Cobi 18 autonomous floor scrubbers, which run for 90 minutes at a time and can clean 5,000-7,000 square feet per hour. Des […]

Convenience Store loyalty programs are ubiquitous and for good reason. Since it costs eleven times more to get a new customer through the door than to get an existing customer to return, they make sense for operators from both a fiscal and an operational perspective. But that ubiquity and a significant shift to online shopping […]

You’ve likely heard that device automation is the way forward for innovative retailers, but you may be asking yourself why. While device automation has numerous benefits, one of the most advantageous — especially in this economy — is OpEx reduction. By leaning into device automation, you can lower operating costs, deliver faster improvements, reduce downtime […]

Technology has been growing exponentially for years, doubling by various measures every two years. Industry experts predict digital transformation activities to exceed 3,700B by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.6 percent. Given this growth rate, business leaders must continuously improve leadership talent, strategic partnerships, and organizational capabilities. Broad interest in digital transformation as a […]