Convenience Matters

The Internet of Things has taken over humanity and all those convenient devices and appliances can team up to take you out. Hear how to stay safe in this special Halloween episode of Convenience Kills, um...Matters.

William Shatner candidly talks with NACS' Henry Armour and Jeff Lenard about the convenience store industry image, stores of the future and the Prime Directive.

Michael Rogers, former Futurist-In-Residence for the New York Times and media-acclaimed journalist, looks into the future of personal and business technology and tells us what it means for convenience stores and their customers.

NACS and Keep America Beautiful are helping convenience stores learn to manage trash and improve recycling. Convenience stores are more than just "America's Trash Cans," they can be valuable community environmental neighbors.

The Blue Campaign and NACS are working together to raise public awareness about human trafficking. Tune in to learn how you can educate customers and employees to recognize human trafficking, report suspected instances and save lives. 

There are roughly 34 million trucks registered for commercial use in the United States hauling about 10.5 billion tons of freight and logging almost 450 billion miles each year. Hear what keeps them moving when we talked with experts from the American Trucking Associations.

Massachusetts-based Pride Stores is well known in the area for their community giving and made national headlines selling the winning $336 million Powerball ticket in August 2017. Company Founder, Bob Bolduc, talks about the importance of giving back to neighbors and supporting customers.

Internationally, governments have pledged to end liquid fuels dominance by going all-in on electric vehicles (EVs). Will we see the U.S. go this route? We discuss a recent Fuels Institute study that might tell us what this means for the traditional gas station.

A year ago, Frank Beard devised a unique experiment to eat nothing but gas station food for 30 days. The experience caught the media's attention and now Frank still eats at gas stations – but with a job that pays him to do just that.

Today's mobility system is centered around privately-owned, individually-driven, gas-powered personal vehicles that sit unused 95% of the day accounting for 15% of U.S. emissions that increase pollution, traffic congestion and infrastructure pressure. What emerging technologies and societal trends could create opportunities for a re-envisioned mobility future?

Disasters – large or small – can strike anytime and anywhere devastating homes, families and communities and American Red Cross volunteers are always ready to help. In search of donations of money, goods and gratitude, hear how you can make a difference and get involved with the Red Cross.

Regulations affecting vehicles in the United States and Canada have the potential to dramatically reshape the transporta­tion industry by 2025. The manufactured vehicles and required fuels could influence the landscape of the fuel supply and distribution industry in the coming decade.

It only takes one instance of food borne contamination - or rumor of contamination - to essentially kill your food brand and business. Hear how you can protect your customers and your reputation.

Leveraging more than 100 years of public data, experts evaluate the relationship between transportation capabilities and where and how people live. Hear insight into the dynamics that might shape living conditions as populations in urban environments expand.

We talked with Kum & Go's VP of Fuel, James Peroli, about selling E-15, customer reactions and his opinion on the future of mobility.

Cumberland Farms took a novel approach to growth – it downsized its store count considerably so it could reinvent itself around key initiatives and put a focus on people.

We talked with Pete Davis, Founder and CEO of GreenPrint about consumer brand preference for sustainability and corporate social responsibility and how that affects fuel retailers.

The craft beer segment has been growing steadily with smart retailers devoting more cooler space to local favorites. On this episode, we talk with Virginia's Port City Brewing Company about growing sales through clever marketing and community engagement.  

Winners of the 2017 Fuels Institute Case Competition, Georgetown students Mary Fay and Jesse Spodak, discuss how their model for a new transportation energy system would rely on liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power fleets of autonomous, light-duty vehicles for shared use in urban areas.

Small format retailing around the world differs in shapes and offerings, but one thing remains the same – delivering convenience and striving for excellence. We talked with industry icon, Frank Gleeson, about the state of European convenience retail and NACS as an international trade association.

With more than 2,700 stores throughout the eastern U.S., Speedway knows that it takes differentiation and benchmarking to be the best at what they do. Glenn Plumby will share some stunning figures about the convenience industry released by NACS Research. Glenn also will share how deeply Speedway is committed to community involvement as the largest contributor within the convenience store industry...

Hear what's hot in supermarkets, retail and trends that convenience retailers need to be aware of to stay on top of their game from the SupermarketGuru, Phil Lempert.

Hear from fuels expert, Ron Sabia, former president of Gulf Oil, as he talks about the impact of disruptions like hurricanes on fuel supply.

With nearly 1,950 stores in the Midwestern U.S., Casey's General Store's Julie Jackowski talks about the company's past, present and future. Hear how Casey's insists each store feels like home for customers and employees by embracing great tasting food, providing a clean and comfortable environment in their stores and creating a secure business infrastructure.

NACS has committed to the Partnership for a Healthier America to help guide convenience stores to serve healthier options to customers. As the first retail association to join PHA, NACS has a plan to revolutionize the industry to help curb the American obesity epidemic.