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Stick it to Hunger with Hershey and the NHL!
The OH HENRY! brand is the number-one selling hunger bar in Canada, and a new advertising campaign set to launch in Q3, 2013 will support this association and help bring awareness to the promotion...
Alberta retailer finds foodservice success
For Fred Bexte, food is his world. In the kitchen, this trained chef experiments with sushi, pad Thai, and butternut squash ravioli. But his operation isn’t a fine-dining restaurant – it’s a convenience store with a very impressive foodservice program.

Top 5 tips from a c-gas innovator

In the c-gas world, it pays to be different. So when Scott Fraser took over the family business at Milne Court Petro-Canada in New Minas, NS in 2001, he decided to shake things up.
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.
Consumer promotion: One For Me, One For You

Consumers love supporting brands that support causes, and c-store customers are no different.
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...
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...