#84 Partner with the Red Cross

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#84 Partner with the Red Cross

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Aug 28, 2017

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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.

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Aug 28, 2017

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Whether it’s for food, fuel, drinks or snacks — about half of the U.S. population is at a convenience store every day. We sell 80% of the country’s fuel and we are 4% of the total U.S. economy. We’ll talk about what we see at stores — and what the future may hold — as long as it’s convenient.

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#1 New Cars and New Fuels: Guest: Donovan Woods, Director of Operations for the Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#29 AAA Evaluates Fuel Performance: Greg Brannon, Director of Automotive Engineering and Industry Relations, AAA; Avery Ash, Director of Federal Affairs, AAA by Convenience Matters
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#54 How Mexico’s Deregulated Fuels Market Affects the U.S.: #54 How Mexico’s Deregulated Fuels Market Affects the U.S. by Convenience Matters
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#24 Texas Convenience Stores: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for theNational Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#13 You Can Go Home Again: Jared Scheeler, Managing Director, The Hub Convenience Stores Inc.; and DeAnn Scheeler, Director of Human Resources, The Hub Convenience Stores Inc. by Convenience Matters
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#22 We Card: Doug Anderson, president of The We Card Program by Convenience Matters
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#2 Making the Healthy Choice the Convenient Choice: Amaris Bradley, Senior Manager of Partnerships for the Partnership for a Healthier America by Convenience Matters
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#38 Ethanol Overview: Kristy Moore, Principal Scientist, KMoore Consulting LLC by Convenience Matters
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#66 A Conversation with the NACS Chairman: Rahim Budhwani, CEO, 6040 LLC & 2016-2017 NACS Chairman by Convenience Matters
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#47 Amazon Go: How It Could Disrupt Convenience Stores: Kevin Coupe, author and content guy for MorningNewsBeat.com by Convenience Matters
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#41 Competitive Advantage: Kent Couch, CEO, Couch Investments LLC by Convenience Matters
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#23 Gas to Go: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for theNational Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#49 Assessing Fuels Markets: Ian Thompson, Senior Vice President, Global Solutions Consultancy, Kalibrate by Convenience Matters
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#48 EMV Implementation Extension—But Don’t Put Off Upgrades: Kara Gunderson: POS Manager, CITGO Petroleum Company by Convenience Matters
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