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October 2020

October 2020

How do retailers pick products for their shelves? Find out in this month’s issue. Also, explore how the pandemic is shaping key industry trends and see how c-stores are revitalizing breakfast.

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Features

Shelf Esteem

An honest look into retailers’ decision-making process for adopting new products.

U.S. Election Watch

In the homestretch to November, polls show the presidential race narrowing and Republicans fighting to keep the Senate.

NACS Crack the Code Experience

See what we’ve got in store for you…

Beware of Tech Debt

Be strategic about short-term technology decisions to avoid shortchanging your future.

Time Counts

Digital technologies help customers save time—still the No. 1 criteria for a convenient shopping experience.

Pass Through

Whether it’s concerns about COVID-19 or a need for speed, consumers dig drive-thru service.

When the Chips Are Down

Surveys show significant movement in both sentiment and action among retailers for deploying EMV-compliant pumps.

Growing a Culture of Food Safety

Food safety must go beyond formal regulations to live within the culture of a company.

Revitalizing Breakfast

C-stores are working hard to get this popular and profitable a.m. daypart back on its feet.

Weak Signals No More

How the pandemic is shaping 10 key trends in the convenience and fuel retailing industry.

Attention, Shoppers!

How to communicate with today’s consumers via signs, design and technology.

A Connected System

Smart and efficient cash management saves time and money.

A Clean Serve

COVID-19 nudges the future of self-serve beverages in a new direction.

Marketing in an Era of Meaningful Media

Social media followers fall in love with brands that create connections through humor, values and authenticity in messaging.

Departments

Back Page

Bear-y Tasty

Category Close-Up

Roll Out the Barrel

Good times return to the beer category, driven by trading up and pantry loading.

From the Editor

On the Road Again

Gas Station Gourmet

Fried Chicken and Prayer

From potato cakes to wedding cakes, Achilles Shopping Center connects with its community.

Global Trends

Weathering the Storm

How EG Group fared COVID-19 and continues to thrive.

Good Work

Stay Hydrated

Ideas 2 Go

From the Ordinary

Hills & Hollows embodies its tagline of “convenience with a conscience.”

Inside Washington

Saying Goodbye

NACS recognizes legislators who have been champions for the convenience and fuel retailing industry.

Grassroots Tools in a Virtual Age

NACS Virtual Townhalls connect retailers with their legislators.

One Voice: Colin Dornish

NACS News

Change Takes Time

Training Camp

Patrick Loftus Joins NACS Research Team

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