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AI: Just How Convenient is It?
Artificial intelligence has come a long way in a short time, and it’s taking hold in every industry. Convenience stores have a lot to gain from embracing this new technology. Using AI in convenience stores can help your employees become more efficient, which is a...
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AI: Just How Convenient is It?
Artificial intelligence has come a long way in a short time, and it’s taking hold in every industry. Convenience stores have a lot to gain from embracing this new technology. Using AI in convenience stores can help your employees become more efficient, which is a...
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Alcohol Sales Trends and Training for Convenience Stores
Alcohol sales can be a challenging, yet important, category for convenience stores. Between deciding what to keep in stock and ensuring all your employees are compliant with alcohol sales, there’s a lot to look out for. By staying on top of the alcohol sales trends,...
Top 10 Leadership Development Goals for Convenience Store Leaders
Effective leadership isn’t stagnant. It’s dynamic, constantly fluctuating and shifting with the needs of its environment. In order to change and grow stronger in your skills as a convenience store leader, you need to define your own leadership development goals. Be...
Level Up Your Leadership Skills
John F. Kennedy once said, "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." As a leader in the convenience industry, you already know you need to be up-to-date on all the current market trends. However, to be a great leader it’s also important that you never...
5 Steps to Resolution Success
Albert Einstein once said, “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.” That’s excellent advice, especially this time of year. What are your resolutions for the new year? How do they affect your performance as a leader? How will they...
Be Proactive to Minimize Losses
Thinking about employee theft, convenience store managers tend to fall into one of two categories: those who think that no one is stealing from them and those who think that everyone is stealing from them. To minimize losses caused by theft in your store, you need to...
Top 5 Training Topics for the New Year
The countdown to the new year is on. Have you thought about your training goals yet? How well you train your employees can make or break not only their future success, but yours as well, so make sure you’re setting clear and manageable goals for training your staff....
How Goal Setting Impacts Sales
Is what you’re doing today getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow? That’s the question you should be asking yourself as you evaluate your progress toward your business goals. On every shift, you and your staff have opportunities to get closer to your...
Last Minute Holiday Merchandising
By this time of the year, your marketing plan for the rest of the year should be pretty well up and running. Are there any last-minute opportunities you may have overlooked while you've been preparing for the busy holiday season? Here are some holiday merchandising...
Food Handler Training Basics
If you’re like many convenience stores, you’re capturing some of the fast food market by expanding your fresh food offerings. As your food sales go up, though, so does your risk for a food safety problem. Restaurant industry experts estimate that the average cost of a...
5 Elements of a Productive Work Environment
As a leader, you set the tone in your convenience store. You create an environment that is either toxic and on the constant brink of failure, or one that is productive and setup for success. A productive work environment boosts employee performance, increases staff...
Is Custom Training Right for You?
Your employee training program is the backbone of your business. Without it, your employees would have no chance of success in your store. Therefore, you want to be sure you’re providing them with the best materials available in order to develop the skills they need....
Effective C-Store Training: Blending Strategies
“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” There's truth in that Chinese proverb, especially when it comes to training your convenience store staff. Adult learners remember what they see two times more effectively than what they read....
