Convenience Stores news and trends

English, Welsh Retailers Call for Crackdown as Shoplifting Leaps 30%
Retail // July 24, 2024

Shoplifting surged by 30% in England and Wales over the last year, a government agency reported Wednesday (July 24). Leaders of a retail trade union and a convenience store trade association attributed the increase in part to insufficient police presence and a too-high threshold for...

Convenience Stores Are Stepping up Their Personalization to Drive Loyalty
Retail // June 13, 2024

As convenience retailers compete for consumers’ loyalty, major players are leveraging shopper data to personalize their messaging, looking to drive deeper connections. Take, for instance, Casey’s General Stores, the third-largest convenience store chain in the United States. On a call with analysts Wednesday (June 12)...

Mashgin and Verifone Team on AI-Powered Self-Checkout
Retail // May 20, 2024

Touchless self-checkout company Mashgin has launched a partnership with payments solution provider Verifone. The two companies’ integration, announced Monday (May 20), will let Mashgin deploy its computer vision self-checkout system via Verifone’s Commander solution, found at 40% of convenience stores in the country. According to a news release, the...

Convenience Retail Giants Embrace Click-and-Mortar™ Tech to Bridge Digital-Physical Gap
Retail // April 09, 2024

As consumers increasingly engage across brick-and-mortar and digital channels, convenience retailers are integrating new technologies into the in-store experience. According to a recent report from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), nearly two-thirds of shoppers are members of retailers’ loyalty programs. “Customers are using...

Interviews & Exclusives
Hybrid C-Store Model Builds Neighborhood Connection with Consumers

March 29, 2021
The delivery space has exploded in the last year, with customers turning to remote, safe-from-home commerce options at unprecedented levels. Major retailers have added new delivery options, while new delivery services have entered the crowded space with their own approaches to eCommerce. For pre-pandemic companies with delivery already at the core of their business model, […]

ACI Worldwide: Fuel Sales Add Fire To C-Store Digital-First Efforts

January 28, 2021
By the numbers, convenience stores are America’s gas stations. They account for 63.7 percent of all gasoline sold in the country, and 80 percent of them combine the food staples...

Putting Subscriptions On The Menu At Restaurants And QSRs

November 24, 2020
The pandemic has been bad news for just about everyone over the past several months, but that doesn’t mean it’s been equally bad all around. Restaurants and convenience stores rank among...

Restaurants, C-Stores Prep For A Post-Pandemic Omnichannel Future

September 29, 2020
Some convenience stores and restaurants have seen their revenues dented by 60 percent or more in recent months, Paytronix CEO Andrew Robbins told Karen Webster. But he said what’s really...

Quick Reads
Access Group to Enhance Hospitality Product Offering With Paytronix Acquisition

November 01, 2024
The Access Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Paytronix, saying it aims to integrate the companies’ solutions and deliver an enhanced suite of products and services to hospitality and convenience store businesses around the world. Paytronix is based in the United States and provides a guest engagement platform for restaurants and convenience stores, […]

English, Welsh Retailers Call for Crackdown as Shoplifting Leaps 30%

July 24, 2024
Shoplifting surged by 30% in England and Wales over the last year, a government agency reported Wednesday (July 24). Leaders of a retail trade union and a convenience store trade...

Mashgin and Verifone Team on AI-Powered Self-Checkout

May 20, 2024
Touchless self-checkout company Mashgin has launched a partnership with payments solution provider Verifone. The two companies’ integration, announced Monday (May 20), will let Mashgin deploy its computer vision self-checkout system via Verifone’s Commander solution,...

Vroom Delivery and Finix Team on Convenience Store Payments

April 08, 2024
Convenience store commerce platform Vroom Delivery has launched a partnership with payment processor Finix. The collaboration, announced Monday (April 8), is centered around the creation of a new tool called Pay360, which the companies say...