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NACDA and CCSA recognize the importance of product innovation
NACDA and the CCSA have been working together in recent months, and although the two associations did not formally affiliate as planned this past June at the CCSA Gala, their goal remains the same: to unite the industry.
Unlock success with Caramilk Key to the Secret
After three years of promotional success, Caramilk Key to the Secret is back for 2013, and you can expect in-store sales to reflect the buzz surrounding this popular consumer promotion.

4 ways to maximize your Convenience U CARWACS experience!

Whenever The Convenience U CARWACS Show sets up shop, you can expect to find Jeannette Mandrusiak in the front row of the educational sessions, and engaging with suppliers on the trade show floor...
Consumer promotion: One For Me, One For You

Consumers love supporting brands that support causes, and c-store customers are no different.
Hershey Canada insights drive c-gas success

Convenience-gas retailers, especially independents, are facing major challenges as competition from other formats intensifies. Recognizing the need for strong industry relationships, Hershey Canada has stepped up to the plate...
Revive the gum category with these 5 tips

Despite declines in the gum category the past three years, convenience-gas retailers can still find ways to rejuvenate their gum sales by bringing this impulse category to the front of their stores and, as a result, the forefront of their customers’ minds...
POS signage attracts attention in all c-store environments

Michele Gerard’s popular Atlantic News location in downtown Halifax, NS is known for its wide availability of magazines and newspapers from around the world, but while Gerard deals mainly in the printed word, she also places an emphasis on her convenience sales with the use of eye-catching point-of-sale materials...
Canadian Carwash Association announces new board of directors

The CCA hosted its Annual General Meeting this past April, where there was a lively debate about the number of board members, but also about the number of suppliers versus the number of operators on the board...
ACSA update

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...
Join Jeannette Mandrusiak at The Convenience U CARWACS Show in Calgary!

Whenever The Convenience U CARWACS Show sets up shop, you can expect to find Jeannette Mandrusiak in the front row of the educational sessions, and engaging with suppliers on the trade show floor.