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      Targeting the Most Important Technology Investments

      The following has been re-posted from Convenience Store News. The original article can be found here.   Targeting the Most Important Technology Investments By Angela Hanson – 12/13/2018 NEWARK, N.J. — Technology touches nearly every aspect of convenience retailing today, from loyalty programs to promotions to the point of sale and beyond. As a result, convenience store…

      December 19, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+ Convenience Store, events and webcasts, fuel and convenience, Retail Technology, Technology, webinars
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      The Challenges of Being a Marketing Professional

      Being a marketer often feels like living in a Holiday Inn Express commercial.  An employee you’ve never seen before walks up to your desk and offers some advice: “I think you should make the logo bigger and use some glitter.” “I’m sorry, you don’t look familiar.  Are you new in the marketing department?” “No, I’m…

      October 22, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) CAPRAplus, LOYALTY+, PAYMENTS+, PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ Convenience Store, Loyalty, Payments, Petroleum
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      NACS Show: Innovating Like a Start Up

      The following originally appeared in Convenience Store Decisions and features W. Capra Senior Consultant, Jim Duboyce. Sheetz aims to empower an incubator team to strategize new initiatives for Sheetz that will position it for the future. In a Sunday, Oct. 7 educational session on innovating like a start up, Moderator Jim Duboyce, senior consultant, W. Capra Consulting,…

      October 9, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) CAPRAplus, DIGITAL+, LOYALTY+, PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ Convenience Store, innovation, Loyalty, Payments, Petro
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      Loyalty Points to Ponder

      The following originally appeared in Convenience Store Decisions and is written by W. Capra Executive Consultant, Ed Collupy. When considering a new loyalty program, asking the right questions can help you determine which option is best for your business. Many convenience operators have their own experiences they can rely on related to loyalty programs either from…

      October 9, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) CAPRAplus, LOYALTY+, PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ brand loyalty, C-Store, Convenience Store, fuel, Loyalty, Petroleum
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      Salty Snacks Charge Forward

      The below article, which includes quotations from W. Capra Executive Consultant Ed Collupy, has been re-posted from Convenience Store Decisions. The original article can be found here. As more consumers are shifting to healthier and protein-filled salty snacks as meal replacements, c-stores are well positioned to reap the rewards. By Lisa White, Contributing Editor The…

      September 18, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+ C-Store, convenience, Petro, Petroleum, private label, retail margin, snacks
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      Engaging Consumers to Develop Fuel Brand Loyalty

      Differentiation in an Undifferentiated Market Merchants realize that having a loyalty program is a standard requirement and not an added feature in consumer eyes, but the structure of their loyalty offerings can differ between verticals and between merchants operating in the same vertical. In the fuel sector specifically, it can be difficult to create a…

      August 28, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) LOYALTY+, PETRO+ coalition, Consumer Engagement, convenience, differentiation, FRN, fuel, fuel and convenience, fuel rewards, Loyalty, Major Oil, plenti, shell
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      Insights from the Think Tank session

      The following has been re-posted from NACS magazine.   “Surround yourself with smart people” is career advice that I continue to put into action. At this year’s Conexxus Annual Conference, nearly 160 attendees had the opportunity to do just that during the Think Tank session. Joining me on stage were business leaders Stephen Hines, chief…

      August 8, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) DIGITAL+, PETRO+ AI, artificial intelligence, conexxus, NACS, NACS News, Research, thank you for being late, think tank, Trends
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      Winning with Electronic Invoices

      The following has been re-posted from Convenience Store Decisions. The original post can be found here. Electronic invoices offer clear and measurable benefits and are supported by Conexxus EB2B Working Group, but there’s a need for more supplier engagement. By Ed Collupy Store managers, cross functional retail headquarter teams, merchandise and consumer packaged goods suppliers,…

      June 25, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ back office, back office systems, conexxus, data exchange, electronic invoice, electronic invoices, retail data, supplier engagement
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      Cashiering Enters the Mobile Age

      The following has been re-posted from Convenience Store Decisions. The original article can be found here.   Hand-held devices aren’t just convenient; they are the secured cash registers of the future. By Ed Collupy Looking back, I always wanted the opportunity to checkout a customer using a brass cash register, not just seeing and admiring…

      May 10, 2018 by Daniel Kahan No comment(s) PAYMENTS+, PETRO+ ACH, barcode, cash register, checkout, conexxus, diital security, ECR, electronic cash register, EMV, handheld pin pad, line busting, mcommerce, mobile payments, NCR, pci, pin pad, pinpad, point of sale, POS, ZipLine
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      The Annual Expedition - A Look at NRF's Big Show

      The following story is reposted from Convenience Store Decisions and is written by W. Capra Executive Consultant, Ed Collupy. Innovation in 2018 will be about retailer & solution provider collaboration, thinking about not only the new, but extending what’s in place today. It’s a journey that more convenience/petro retailers and service providers, large and small…

      January 29, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) CAPRAplus, PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ Big Show, C-Store, Convenience Store, NRF, Petro, Retail
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      2017: Observations in Review & What’s to Come

      The following was re-posted from Convenience Store Decisions. The original posting can be found here. As the year ends, it’s a time for reflection and to look into the future.  By Ed Collupy It’s that time of the year when it’s always good to take time to look back, reflect, and muse – where did…

      January 2, 2018 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ C-Store EMV, conexxus, customer engagement, EMV, inventory management, NACS, Retail ROI, Super Saturday, year in review
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      The Lifelong Value of Retail Experience

      Run a register before you run a company 13 years ago, I traded in the manager’s keys of my gas station for a computer, a cubicle, and title of Operations Analyst.  Many titles and office-based jobs later, I continue to call on the skills and experiences from my job as a retail manager nearly every…

      December 12, 2017 by wcapra No comment(s) PETRO+, RETAILSYSTEMS+ Consumer Engagement, corporate initiatives, customer experience, Maverik, retail experience
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