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How to overcome the challenge of staff engagement video
Check out this video featuring Kumar Gurdita, owner of Queen’s Quay Convenience in Toronto, as he explains how he engages and motivates his staff in order to provide the best shopping experience for his regular customers...
OCSA winning battles for retailers
From the fight for beer and wine sales in c-stores and the looming threat of a plastic bag ban in Toronto, to the increasing concern over contraband tobacco and tragic incidents of fuel theft, 2012 was a tough year for Ontario c-store owners.

How to drive traffic with promotional tools

Consumer promotions from major suppliers give retailers the opportunity to focus on their customers, providing them with the exciting in-store environment they can’t wait to shop...
Boost sales with POS materials

In the small community of Sioux Narrows, Ont., word travels fast. That’s why Anthony Gill, owner of Gill’s Trading Post, uses point-of-sale materials to ensure his customers notice new products and promotional deals available in his store...
10 things you must do at The Convenience U CARWACS Show

The Toronto Convenience U CARWACS Show turns 10 this year, and the industry can’t wait to get together and celebrate at Toronto’s International Centre March 5 and 6...
How to become a multi-site success

While other teenagers were embroiled in the usual high school drama, Lucky 13 owner Ray Seguin was off to a precocious start in the retailing game, hatching business plans with his siblings for what has become an independent c-store chain in the North Bay, Ont. area...
Transchem environmentally responsible car care

Transchem offers a variety of custom marketing support items including windmasters, pylons, banners, and arch and coin-op signs. We offer everything you need to promote the environmentally friendly AutoLux and RainCoat names you’ve come to trust...
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Storage

Changing regulations in Canada and new diesel engine technology are creating demand for a new product – Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF). After extensive research, ZCL Composites Inc., North America’s leading supplier of Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) storage solutions, is excited to introduce its underground DEF Storage Tank.
Bulloch Technologies “Canada’s Most Trusted POS System”

For more than 25 years we have been a leader in the petroleum point-of-sale market. Purposely built not to intimidate and be simple to use, with industry leading functionality to power your business...
EMV in action

Jessica Friesen is finally ready. The vice president of Gales Gas Bars and Bob’s Fast and Fresh Convenience, an independent chain in Ontario’s Niagara region...