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  • Circle K stores in Arizona and Nevada add Bitcoin ATMs

    Customers at select Circle K convenience stores in two U.S. states will be able to access Bitcoins.
  • Fast food players take tentative steps towards sustainable packaging

    Two McDonald's Canada restaurants will soon be testbeds for the company's greener packaging initiatives, serving wooden cutlery, paper straws and other recycling-friendly packaging.
  • The key to attracting health-conscious shoppers

    Forward-thinking convenience store operators are jumping onto the healthier bandwagon.
  • Store inspections should not be a surprise

    When I was growing up, one of my tasks was to keep my room clean and tidy.
  • Marché G. Lalime features Montrealers' favourites

    Maximilien Lalime says location, quality food and personalized customer service certainly help to explain the continued success of his family’s third-generation convenience store and speciality market near downtown Montreal.But he credits his family’s devotion to the business and their ability to stay in step with the times for making Marché G.
  • Denmark C-Store earns top international honour

    The operator of 7-Eleven Denmark took home the 2019 NACS International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award during an awards ceremony on June 6.
  • Imitating food-first operations for strategic advantage

    Canadian newsstand & convenience retailer International News (INS) was dramatically affected by the consumer shift from analogue to digital.
  • Running with the seasons

    Three Mont-Sainte-Anne area dépanneurs help feed ski regulars Quebec convenience store owner Alain Royer is no expert skier.    But he’s a wizard when it comes to zigzagging through the challenges of running three winter-dependent stores at the foot of Mont-Sainte-Anne, the largest ski resort in Eastern Canada, all called Marché Mont-Ste-Anne.    “We’re like ski shops and other seasonal operators,” says Royer. “If there’s no snow, we’re in trouble.” Tourists, he adds, make up roughly two-thirds of total store revenues. Nearly three-quarters of those sales happen during peak ski season from December to March.
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