What’s In Store for 2024? - Episode 421

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What’s In Store for 2024? - Episode 421

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Jan 1, 2024

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Over the past year, we visited more than 100 convenience stores. We’ll share what we saw at c-stores and what it might mean to your business in 2024. Hosted by: Jeff Lenard and Chrissy Blasinsky

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Jan 1, 2024

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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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#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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#8 How Do You Sell Healthy?: Hank Cardello, Senior Fellow and Director of the Obesity Solutions Initiative at the Hudson Institute by Convenience Matters
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#12 Convenience Stores as Safe Places: Laurie Jackson, President & CEO, National Safe Place Network by Convenience Matters
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#21 Fresh Convenience: Tom Stenzel, President and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association 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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#20 Advocacy Made Easy: Co-hosts: Jeff Lenard, VP of Strategic Industry Initiatives for the National Association of Convenience Stores; John Eichberger, Executive Director, 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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#28 Fueling a Clean Transportation Future: Special Guest: Jeremy Martin, Senior Scientist and Fuels Lead for the Clean Vehicles Program, Union of Concerned Scientists by Convenience Matters
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#39 Store Tours: South America: Trends at Fueling Outlets in South America by Convenience Matters
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#16 Skimming: What You Need to Know: Gray Taylor, ‎Executive Director at Conexxus by Convenience Matters
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#37 The Greatest Show on Earth: Carolyn Schnare, NACS Director of Strategic Industry Initiatives; and Donovan Woods, Director of the Fuels Institute by Convenience Matters
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#40 Life Is Good: Steve Gross, Chief Executive Optimist, Life is Good Kids Foundation 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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#30 Thirty Days of Gas Station Food: Frank Beard, endurance athlete 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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#45 EPA and Tank Corrosion: Carolyn Hoskinson, Director of EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks; and Mark Barolo, Deputy Director of EPA Office of Underground Storage Tanks by Convenience Matters
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What’s In Store for 2024? - Episode 421

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