Supply chain issues and labor challenges continue, making it harder for truckstop and travel plaza operators to ensure they have the right products in the right place at the right […]
10-28-2022During the retail tours of the NACS Convenience Summit Europe, I had the opportunity to tour multiple combinations of retail operations. Participants could see not only what is different but also what is possible — from automated cigarette vending machines in the hotel to vibrant nontraditional fuel canopies. Here are a few takeaways from the retail tours.
10-26-2022Every other Thursday, we share a video from Darren Schulte, NATSO鈥檚 vice president of membership, on one component of truckstop merchandising.
In today鈥檚 video, Schulte walks listeners through best practices in SKU reduction.
He encourages operators with limited space to count the number of SKUs of a particular product type. For example, during the video he counts the number of orange sodas and root beer offerings.
Do the same in your truckstop. Do you have too much of the same thing?
05-11-2017Operators are getting creative and turning to modular displays that can direct traffic within their stores and highlight their products.
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