Tag Archives: Bill Bishop

Next NACS/CCRRC Study Will Focus on Engaging Store-Level Employees

Posted on April 30, 2015 by ccrrc

Want to learn how to increase engagement with your store-level associates? The NACS/Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council is doing a study to help convenience retailers, small and large, create a culture that increases the engagement of their people working in the … Continue reading →

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Attract More Business with a New Growth Platform

Posted on June 4, 2014 by ccrrc

When a convenience retailer has a good handle on how to deliver the basics and is comfortable defending their turf, it is ready to attract more business. By deploying a new growth platform that reaches beyond shoppers’ grab and go … Continue reading →

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Unlocking Opportunities with Shopper Research

Posted on April 7, 2014 by ccrrc

“Get in the Game” — a new report from the NACS / CCRRC — showcases how convenience retailers use advice provided in the previously published Playbook for Success to defend their turf and attract new business. Based on in-depth research … Continue reading →

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Meiners Utilizes Playbook for Success Survey Tool

Posted on February 4, 2014 by ccrrc

Meiners convenience stores first learned about the NACS/Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council Playbook for Success http://bit.ly/18FUtUp by reading about it in a trade publication. After being inspired, six months later the organization set things in motion and started to see the … Continue reading →

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Help Desk for The Playbook for Success

Posted on January 14, 2014 by ccrrc

Want to grow your business but not sure how to get started? Answers may be found in the NACS/CCRRC Playbook for Success – http://bit.ly/18FUtUp. Recommendations are based on solid shopper research, as well as the positive experiences of large and … Continue reading →

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Retailers Wanted: Share Your Story About Growing Your Business

Posted on June 21, 2013 by ccrrc

All the shopper research done by the NACS/CCRRC found that our customers are seeing what most convenience retailers already know; i.e. there’s a lot more stores competing for their convenience business and some of the new ones are doing a … Continue reading →

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Playbook for Success

Posted on February 13, 2013 by ccrrc

Since 2008, it’s been harder to generate increases in same store sales and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get easier any time soon.  This is one of the reasons why the NACS / Coca-Cola Retailing Research Council began … Continue reading →

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The Future of Convenience Stores

Posted on April 9, 2012 by ccrrc

We were pleased to be chosen by the NACS/CCRRC to do their research into what convenience retailers can learn to encourage shoppers to come more frequently to their stores and to spend more when they are there.  We learned later … Continue reading →

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Notes From This Year’s NACS Show

Posted on October 24, 2011 by ccrrc

This year’s convention marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of NACS and it was clear that the organization is full of vitality.  Here are a few things that caught my attention, that if I hadn’t been there I would … Continue reading →

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What to Do When the Competition Heats Up

Posted on September 12, 2011 by ccrrc

Competition is already intense in convenience retailing and it looks like there’s no end in sight. Big box retailers are doing a better job of satisfying the immediate consumption needs of their shoppers and smaller box retailers, that offer greater … Continue reading →

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