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Part of modern day security is a company’s ability to combat scams that aim to take advantage of customers. It’s in the best interest of any company...

You may remember the classic line from “A Christmas Story”: You’ll shoot your eye out, kid! A 2015 version might be, “You’ll take a power line down...

In October, McDonald’s introduced its All-Day Breakfast menu. It was a bold comeback move for one of America’s iconic fast-food chains. It was a way...

It’s the time of year when the retail world kicks into high gear. More registers are open, lines are longer, and more customers need assistance. As a...

Branding to a younger, Millennial generation is the name of the game when it comes to the convenience of the Internet. This is just as true when it...

It’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of the convenience and fuel retail industry’s annual NACS Show, especially when it takes place in Las...

As you may recall from my blog about craft beer, I have a bit of a fascination for the town of Asbury Park, NJ. Who wouldn’t when the hottest...

The expansion of franchise quick-service restaurants (QSRs) into non-traditional spaces is a result of increased competition and a limited amount of...

The consumer trend of buying local has grown from being “hot” to being a central driver of growth in the restaurant and grocery retail industry...

For restaurant operators, Yelp has either been a welcomed service or a thorn in your side. It provided a platform for your business to shine or to get...

If I was a supermarket manager, I would call my associates together for a special meeting about the results of this study. I’d want my employees to...

On a recent visit to the East Coast, I had what I like to call a “Zenput moment.” We’ve come to define a Zenput moment as a real-life shopping...

In 2008, a worker died at a Long Island Walmart after being trampled in a Black Friday stampede. Across the country that same day, gunfire broke out...

I was about to sit through a book reading by one of my favorite authors, and all I could think about was my dry lips. I needed a ChapStick, pronto...

Darden Restaurants Inc. is on a roll—a roll not to be overshadowed by breadsticks. The company’s Olive Garden restaurants recorded higher comparable...

Duane Reade and parent company Walgreens are mostly known for their quick, pharmaceutical pickups. However, that's slowly changing as the drug store...

At face value, it’s a story for “Reader’s Digest.” A Domino’s delivery man drops off an order of pizza and wings to a customer in Berkeley, CA. The...

You see that stuff over there? The stuff in the box? Yeah, I'm gonna need you to set that up... Looks good. Thanks. That's the kind of conversation I...

I'm convinced that for every person who wants a kale smoothie, there's someone else who wants a cinnamon sticky bun. It's easy to look at the cupcake...

Cold cases are one of the most important areas in the convenience retail business and also one of the most crucial to maintain. Having fresh, grab-and...

In the competitive QSR market, corporate accountability and transparency are becoming “musts” for customers to reflect positively on a product or...

When shopping in a grocery store or retail store of any kind, today’s customers are looking for one thing: value. One way that retailers can entice...

A planogram is a visual diagram that details where every product in a retail store should be placed. No detail is spared when creating a planogram...