NACS Magazine

NACS supports the convenience and fuel retail industry by offering valuable insights, networking opportunities, and advocacy efforts. This helps to maintain the competitiveness and success of its members' businesses.

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4 Ways to be On the Forefront of AI

3 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Lauren Shanesy

If I had asked Steve Lerch, he probably would have told me to write this article using AI. Or at least let it produce the initial draft for me to edit. So I did. But not the article you’re about to read—this one is written by a human. If you’re curious what the AI version would have looked like, check out that version in the sidebar at the end of this article.
Inside the Store

3 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Chrissy Blasinsky

Resilience and reliability are two words we hear a lot in reference to convenience stores. Flexibility and adaptability are key descriptors as well, particularly in the last five years. In 2024, the U.S. c-store industry experienced its 22nd consecutive year of record inside sales.
Master Your Merchandise

3 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Lauren Shanesy

According to Nathan Arnold, director of marketing at Englefield Oil Company, which operates Duchess convenience stores in Ohio, “The belief over the years has been ‘If you put [a product] out, it will sell.’ There is still that mentality, but we want to make sure we are doing it in a thoughtful, curated way.
Approaches to M&A

3 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Chrissy Blasinsky

Majors Management has been in business for 54 years, but is relatively new to acquiring c-stores. “Building single stores and getting development pipeline stores is slow. … It’s a frustrating process,” said Ben Smith, president of Majors Management. “There’s a lot of opportunity to grow via acquisition if you have the wherewithal to do that, and we didn’t know that we did,” he said.
Waterfall Merch + Local Art + Smiles

3 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Sarah Hamaker

Name of company: Crescent Market Date founded: 2017 # of stores: 1 Website: www.facebook.com/CrescentMarketatSnoqualmie Not many convenience stores start life as tobacco shops, but that’s the backstory of Crescent Market in Snoqualmie, Washington. “In 2011, it was a less than 2,000-square-foot store selling mostly tobacco products and liquor,” said John Willson, director of retail operations. Six years later, the store reopened with a 5,500-square-foot building and fuel pumps.
Sluggish Start, Strong Finish

3 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Chrissy Blasinsky

When a doctor sounds the alarm that something is not OK, the patient tends to listen. So when Varish Goyal, the CEO of Loop Neighborhood Markets, a NACS executive committee member and a medical doctor, gave a diagnosis on the U.S. c-store industry a year ago, it was an attention-grabber.
6 Takeaways From 2 Food-Forward Retailers

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Chrissy Blasinsky

Keeping an eye on the competition, marketing to different demographics, providing an assortment of limited time offers and better-for-you options, incorporating online ordering and delivery, navigating fads and trends … these ingredients can advance a successful food program in convenience retail.
Insights From the 2025 NACS Leadership Forum

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Ben Nussbaum |Chrissy Blasinsky

The annual NACS Leadership Forum was held on Amelia Island, Florida, in February. Industry executives gathered for networking and dynamic sessions on a range of pressing topics for the industry. Henry Armour has led NACS as president and CEO for two decades and was a highly engaged NACS member and an accomplished retailer before that, while Brian Hannasch was president and CEO of Alimentation Couche-Tard before recently becoming a special advisor to the company.
A One-of-a-Kind Local Market

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Sarah Hamaker

Greg Cassis has been in the grocery store business since he was 14 and started as a bagger. “I worked my way up to temporary manager through college,” he said. After graduation, he decided to put his grocery experience to use. He bought a 2,100-square-foot corner store and turned the existing business into his own Greg’s Market located in Moundsville, West Virginia. “Luckily, my father owned that building, so he was able to work with me to get the store [up and running].
Keeping the Cold Vault Hot

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Pat Pape

It’s unlikely that anyone will ever encounter a genuine jackalope, Bigfoot, Wampus cat or North American convenience store that doesn’t sell packaged beverages. According to 7-Eleven, more than two-thirds of customers’ store trips include a beverage purchase, making it essential to provide a broad selection of drinks to satisfy consumer preferences.