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Greater convenience and better data make current POS essential tools to success At Calgary’s new iWash, operator Kunal Patel sought simplicity and he found it with his Point-of-Sale (POS) system.

Tunnels run roughly one car per hour per foot of conveyor. Small tweaks can make big differences in volume.

    OCTANE and Convenience Store News Canada are pleased to present Pump Chats, a new podcast hosted by Jennifer Stewart, CIPMA president and CEO.

Now that we are experiencing a momentous shift in how the convenience store industry operates is clear, but where do we go from here?

By John G.

As Couche-Tard marks a milestone birthday, president and CEO Brian Hannasch discusses the Quebec-based company’s ascent to one of the biggest convenience store players on the planet  Alimentation Couche-Tard wouldn’t be the retail powerhouse it is today—growing from a single store in 1980 to more than 9,400 convenience stores in North America and 2,700 in Europe (most under the Circle K banner)—without innovation as a trajectory for growth.

Alimentation Couche-Tard's Circle K is teaming up with Mastercard to pilot a rollout of timely frictionless checkout solutions designed for convenience stores and other retailers.

Calgary entrepreneur joins forces to create big box vehicle wash  Calgary’s new iWash is big.