Convenience Matters

The 2017 NACS Show Expo is one of the largest in the U.S. with exhibitors displaying products and new ideas. We talked with a few exhibitors who supply equipment for convenience stores and gas stations.

The 2017 NACS Show Expo is one of the largest in the U.S. with exhibitors displaying products and new ideas. We talked with Dave Jacobs of FlintLoc Technologies about keeping gas pumps safe and secure from skimmers and fraud.

We continued recording after the LIVE session (Episode #94) finished and captured some interesting Q&A from the live NACS Show audience. Hear about the making of the podcast, further insights on business and fuel operations from the hosts and guests in this special bonus episode.

Whether looking at metrics, innovation or simply the impact on the community, RaceTrac Petroleum and Kwik Chek Food Stores are preeminent retailers in the communities they serve. We talk about their new initiatives and, more importantly, the trends driving decisions with RaceTrac Petroleum President Billy Milam and Kwik Chek Food Stores President and CEO Kevin Smartt.

The 2017 NACS Show Expo is one of the largest in the U.S. with some exhibitors displaying their products and new ideas. We interviewed a couple of celebrity superstars telling us about their items.

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.

One week after Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the fuel supply chain continues to be affected around the United States. As Hurricane Irma approaches Florida, fuel demand will become a hot topic. Find out what this means for convenience stores and consumers in this special episode recorded on September 5, 2017.