California continues to lead the pack in terms of states implementing and enforcing consumer data privacy rights. Shortly after CCPA enforcement started, the California Attorney General (AG) issued a series of warning notices to various businesses. The content of those letters is confidential, but during a recent conference the Supervising Deputy AG shared some information…
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Protecting Consumer Privacy
Listen to our resident data privacy expert, Danny Omiliak, discuss data privacy on the latest Convenience Matters podcast episode #253 Protecting Consumer Privacy! During the podcast, Danny and Paige Anderson from NACS discuss data privacy rights, and the implications of those rights on the convenience and retail fuels industry as well as everyday individuals. In…
Use Six Sigma Methodology to Optimize Your Business
While it’s been a challenge to continue operating during COVID-19, adaptive ways of working have provided an opportunity to improve and optimize the current business models. Let’s look at how the restaurant industry was transformed: Restaurants were forced to adapt to curbside service and/or delivery or close their doors, and processes had to be implemented…
October 9 COVID Update: Midwest and Great Plains See Continued Growth
The following summary and its attached report are the twenty-second in the ongoing series by the W. Capra Data Science team on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industries we service over time. The previous reports can be found in the following links: April 14, April 23, April 30, May 6, May 13,…
Behind the Numbers of the 2020 Technology Study
This article originally appeared in Convenience Store News. Convenience Store News’ online content can be found here. It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about technology momentum. The impacts of COVID-19 clearly show the tech influence on ways that businesses must now operate. For those retailers participating in the 2020 Convenience Store News…
September 17 COVID Update: Many States Struggle with New Outbreaks
The following summary and its attached report are the twenty-first in the ongoing series by the W. Capra Data Science team on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industries we service over time. The previous reports can be found in the following links: April 14, April 23, April 30, May 6, May 13,…
Stuzo and W. Capra Partner to Offer Enhanced and Streamlined Implementations
In an effort to increases speed, efficiency, and value creation for fuel and convenience retailers, W. Capra has partnered with Stuzo to offer enhanced streamlined implementation capabilities. The original press release can be found here. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Stuzo, a leading provider of intelligent 1:1 loyalty, contactless commerce, and modern digital storefront technology and W.…
September 3 COVID Update: Testing Rates Continue Falling and Midwest Sees Cases Grow
The following summary and its attached report are the twentieth in the ongoing series by the W. Capra Data Science team on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industries we service over time. The previous reports can be found in the following links: April 14, April 23, April 30, May 6, May 13,…
Projects Paused, On Hold, Suspended Indefinitely
In the first quarter of 2020, the world was rocked by the sudden and rapid spread of COVID-19. Even businesses with the most conservative approaches and extreme planning and foresight were impacted. Projects across entire organizations were re-evaluated as priority shifts related to working capital impact and implementing new methods of consumer engagement came to…
August 21 COVID Update: US-Wide Improvement Continues, Deaths Flatten
The following summary and its attached report are the nineteenth in the ongoing series by the W. Capra Data Science team on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industries we service over time. The previous reports can be found in the following links: April 14, April 23, April 30, May 6, May 13,…
August 14 COVID Update: Continued Improvement Across the US
The following summary and its attached report are the eighteenth in the ongoing series by the W. Capra Data Science team on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industries we service over time. The previous reports can be found in the following links: April 14, April 23, April 30, May 6, May 13,…
August 7 COVID Update: More States Appear to Peak
The following summary and its attached report are the fifteenth in the ongoing series by the W. Capra Data Science team on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industries we service over time. The previous reports can be found in the following links: April 14, April 23, April 30, May 6, May 13,…