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Train Your Staff on LEAST Problem Solving
Customer service issues are inevitable in the convenience store business. Sometimes, customers have a legitimate complaint that requires your immediate attention. Other times, the issue may be minor or outside of your control entirely. No matter what the problem is,...
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Train Your Staff on LEAST Problem Solving
Customer service issues are inevitable in the convenience store business. Sometimes, customers have a legitimate complaint that requires your immediate attention. Other times, the issue may be minor or outside of your control entirely. No matter what the problem is,...
Keeping Promises to Build Customer Loyalty
Customers have a lot of expectations from convenience stores. Some are implicit, or unspoken – they expect the gas pumps to work, they expect you to carry the latest products, and they expect you to live up to being a convenient solution for their quick shopping...
What You Need to Know about the Federal Tobacco Law
The legal age to buy tobacco was changed to 21 nationwide over a year ago. With over 375,000 tobacco retailers in the nation, this change has had a wide range of consequences that some convenience store employees are still trying to figure out. Get the facts below....
What Are Your Training Goals?
Think back on your last training session. Did you just talk about the new product promotion, or did you explain why it’s important? Did you mention customer service or just remind employees to smile? Did you tell team members exactly what you expect from them and how...
What Alcohol Awareness Month Means to Convenience Stores
Alcohol Awareness Month is just around the corner in April. Created by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in 1987, the focus of this campaign is to bring awareness to alcoholism and recovery. Alcoholism and alcohol overconsumption is a societal...
Customer Service Under the Canopy
Tens of thousands of people fuel up their cars every day, and most of those sales take place in a convenience store just like yours. With the convenience of pay-at-the-pump, many of your fuel customers never walk into your store, but that doesn’t mean they don’t...
5 Benefits of Virtual Interviewing
Virtual interviewing has been around for many years, but recent events have normalized it in industries that may have never tried it before. Although you will need to meet your future convenience store employees face-to-face eventually, there are many benefits to...
The Who, What, Why, & How of Category Management
Category management for convenience stores is a multifaceted concept that involves many moving parts. Let’s break it down: Who: Category managers at a corporate level are responsible for determining what products your store will carry and how those products will be...
Be Our Takeout Guest
Convenience stores have traditionally competed with quick-serve and other restaurants for a fair share of food service business. As the demand for takeout meals continues to boom, your strategy to attract takeout guests must adapt to changes in the growing market. As...
8 Workplace Hazards for Convenience Stores
Workplace hazards exist in every industry, with some types of jobs having more inherent risks than others. These eight hazards are some of the most common in the convenience store industry: Lifting and handling inventory – improper lifting or lowering of products can...
Mistakes New Trainers Make
Training is a job responsibility of most convenience store managers, yet many may not be trained themselves on how to manage such an important assignment. New trainers can prepare themselves for success by avoiding these common mistakes. Mistake #1: Failing to Set...
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