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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Loss Prevention Strategies to Protect Your Store

4 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Ben Nussbaum |Chrissy Blasinsky

This store is safe. That’s the message operators want to send to their customers and employees—and an important reality they make sure to protect. But how does safety seamlessly blend with customer experience and brand messaging? If some safety measures make a convenience store less convenient, at what point do they stop being a net positive? An easy example: Doors. Having multiple points of entry makes it easier for customers—as well as bad actors—to grab and go.
Krista Patterson Returns to Her C-Store Roots | NACS Magazine

4 weeks ago | nacsmagazine.com | Sarah Hamaker

Name of company: Astoria Mini Mart East Year founded: 1988 # of stores: 1 Website: astoriaminimart.com/astoria-east/ Like many kids, Krista Patterson’s career plans did not involve joining the family business. Her father, Don Patterson, bought Warrenton Mini Mart in 1988, then added Astoria Mini Mart a year later. In 2014, he purchased Astoria Mini Mart East in Astoria, Oregon, and operated all three stores for several years.
Local Focus Revives Oregon Trading Post

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Sarah Hamaker

Name of company: Idleyld Trading Post Date founded: 1920s # of stores: 1 Website: itp138.com As a child visiting his grandparents, Eric Sohn loved to stop at the Idleyld Trading Post, Deli & Liquor Store in Idleyld Park, Oregon. “I have a vivid memory of staring at the tackle wall for lures to go fishing,” he said.
Hitting The Mark With Your Tech Investment

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Lauren Shanesy

The customer is the core of the convenience business. With so much data available about who the shopper is, retailers that capture the data, analyze it to create useful information and operationalize the insights gained from the information can drive sales, loyalty and profit—and, critically, differentiate themselves from competition by creating a better customer experience.
On Point With Point of Sale

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Lauren Shanesy

Last summer, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike’s infamous IT outage disrupted businesses across the globe. Circle K lost payment capabilities in its stores for 12 hours, said Ed Dzadovsky, global CTO & EVP, Alimentation Couche-Tard, while speaking at the 2025 Conexxus Annual Conference in January. “We lost millions and millions of dollars that day. And that’s just what we know we lost in that time.
Putting the AI in Retail

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Lauren Shanesy

AI is being called many things—a revolution, a fleeting moment or a gamechanger, depending on who you ask. “I think a lot of people are in denial that AI is not here to stay and that it’s a fad. But people said the same thing about the internet, too,” said Babir Sultan, owner of Fav Trip, a chain of five stores in Missouri.
Return to Roots

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Sarah Hamaker

Like many kids, Krista Patterson’s career plans did not involve joining the family business. Her father, Don Patterson, bought Warrenton Mini Mart in 1988, then added Astoria Mini Mart a year later. In 2014, he purchased Astoria Mini Mart East in Astoria, Oregon, and operated all three stores for several years. Today, she is carrying on her father’s legacy by running his convenience store.
C-Stores: The Better Foodservice Choice

1 month ago | nacsmagazine.com | Ben Nussbaum

When I’m traveling, I much prefer stopping at a food-forward c-store to a QSR. There are a lot of reasons, but the main one is that at a c-store, I have a better shopping experience. There are more options. Not sure what you want? You can check out the menu … then walk over to the roller grill … then see if grab-and-go looks tempting. Maybe you decide you want to combine a few snacks. C-stores offer exponentially more options for breakfast, lunch and dinner than a QSR.
Advocacy in Action

2 months ago | nacsmagazine.com | Lauren Shanesy

There’s an oft spoken mantra at NACS when it comes to advocacy: “If you’re not at the dinner table, then you’re on the menu.” “If you’re not engaged, understand that there are other groups that are advocating for something that will negatively impact your business,” said Tom Brennan, chief merchandising officer at Casey’s General Stores.
From A to V and In Between

2 months ago | nacsmagazine.com | Ben Nussbaum

State and regional associations have an important role in the c-store ecosystem—and each state has a unique set of circumstances. With small staffs and large purviews, the state leaders balance evergreen issues like employment law and environmental regulations with sudden, drop-everything-now battles at the local level. Here’s a look at three leading associations. 1.