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The big issue the Atlantic Convenience Stores Association (ACSA) is very concerned about is the tobacco tax increase in the Atlantic provinces. All four provincial governments announced in their budgets that they are increasing tobacco taxes...

Ensuring all employees meet the letter of the law at all times can be a major challenge for busy retailers.

What do you get when you combine the enthusiasm of a young entrepreneur, the food savvy of an established local chef, and a unique concept never tried before in Canada?

It’s been a busy spring for the Ontario Convenience Stores Association, as it works on files ranging from Free Our Beer and contraband tobacco to the Ontario budget and the plastic bag ban in Toronto...

Your employees interact with customers every single day, and if they're not providing excellent service, your shoppers won’t return

For more information and industry updates from the OCSA, check out the March 2013 CONVENIENCE CONNECT newsletter.

Photos by Brandon Gray Since Manny Kang was a teenager, he’s taken great pride in caring for cars.

The convenience-gas industry has been advocating togetherness, and two associations are taking a major step toward establishing this unity. The National Convenience Stores Distributors Association (NACDA) and the Canadian Convenience Stores Association (CCSA) are combining their industry events...