C-Store Growth

C-Store growth means better promotions take, staff work, and store profits. The growth occurs  by using analytics and AI technology. It reviews all sales detail from which opportunities are identified. For example, the analysis shows the actual take-rates as well as the stores and cashiers sales rankings. The simple list makes it easy to teach cashiers and fix the product placement at specific stores.  The program then identifies the things you need to do to increase your sales. Operators then use these specific items to start staff selling games, find  stores that are not selling enough and reward top staff.

Owners, as well as area and store managers save time when they have a short list of important work. That is, solving a problem is easier when the precise issue is clear. Having a list of work issues delivered with the supporting facts eliminates time waste. For example, knowing which cashiers are not having the same rate of upselling pinpoints who needs help. Likewise, seeing how two stores with similar traffic are not selling the same allows for a quick inspection to find the issue. The result is c-store growth when top managers focus on the most important sales items.

Five Minute C-Store Expectations Plan

Five Minute C-Store Expectations Plan

C-Store Growth | C-Store Operations Best Practices | Managing C-Store Change & Accountability
April 3, 2018 — 

There was a long hard time when I kept far from me the remembrance of what I had thrown away when I was quite ignorant of its worth. Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. Given the impact your store manager has on your store performance, many think helping them to choose daily work items wisely, is a …

C-Store Sales Facts - Thriving Now and Looking to the Future

C-Store Sales Facts – Thriving Now and Looking to the Future

C-Store Growth
February 28, 2018 — 

C-Store Sales Facts are a useful way to search for ways to increase your sales. There are many trends that are noteworthy to watch. It is important to monitor them and consider your strategy to thrive in the future. Here are a few facts you may want to consider: C-Store Sales Facts 80{935b322e3519fc731b8c8389742fbd46918a79373f6355bb2e07141df02b187b} of the …

C-Store Bathroom Cleanliness - Just the Facts

C-Store Bathroom Cleanliness – Just the Facts

C-Store Control | C-Store Growth
January 25, 2018 — 

Does it matter much? C-Store bathroom cleanliness is talked about a lot. The opinions vary on how much difference it makes. Some argue it makes no difference at all (really?), some argue it can hurt you but not help you, and others believe it is the single most important issue for customer experience and loyalty. …

Clean Bathrooms - Do They Really Impact C-Store Performance?

Clean Bathrooms – Do They Really Impact C-Store Performance?

C-Store Growth | C-Store Operations Best Practices | C-Store Tips
December 20, 2017 — 

Clean Bathrooms – Do They Really Impact C-Store Performance? I get asked this question a lot these days. I was interviewed recently. The reporter asked the question whether having a cleaning bathroom really made a difference to store sales or overall customer satisfaction. She admitted that it mattered to her and she believes that most …

Plan C-Store Manager Meetings for High Performance

Plan C-Store Manager Meetings for High Performance

C-Store Control | C-Store Growth | C-Store Operations Best Practices
December 6, 2017 — 

Meeting plans are valuable. Store manager meetings are expensive. In order to have the desired impact it is useful to plan c-store manager meetings for high performance. Setting the meeting goals and creating an impactful meeting makes sense. Store manager meetings are a critical part of operations. It is hard to have a perfect meeting, …

12 Signs You Need to Step-up Your C-Store Performance Management

12 Signs You Need to Step-up Your C-Store Performance Management

C-Store Control | C-Store Growth | C-Store Operations Best Practices
November 29, 2017 — 

C-store managers are constantly faced with urgent items that come up and interrupt what they’re doing, often right in the middle of a busy shift. If ignored, a small but real problem may fester and get worse. Without good information, the manager is more likely to misdiagnose the problem and come up with the wrong …

C-Store High Performance - How Important is Appreciation?

C-Store High Performance – How Important is Appreciation?

C-Store Growth | C-Store Operations Best Practices | C-Store Tips | Managing C-Store Change & Accountability
August 18, 2017 — 

When managing C-Store High Performance – How Important is Appreciation? Firstly, High performance teams display their success on a regular basis. When you are part of such a team you become part of its environment. That is, you are recognized and engaged. As a result, you feel the sense of teamwork. Secondly, you are noticed …

8 Steps Consultants Use to Increase C-Store Sales

Knowledge Drives C-Store Sales

C-Store Growth | C-Store Operations Best Practices
August 8, 2017 — 

Operators often ask if C-Store Analytics can really make any difference. They ask if knowledge drives c-store sales.  Assuming that solving problems can positively improve sales and profits, the question can be refined as follows: How Does  Knowledge Impact Decisions? Surprisingly, the answer seems to vary widely.  Talking to different operators yields lots of answers. …

The Inertia of C-Store Performance - Time for Change

The Inertia of C-Store Performance – Time for Change

C-Store Growth | C-Store Operations Best Practices | Managing C-Store Change & Accountability
August 2, 2017 — 

The Inertia of C-Store Performance calls for a time for change. When putting new processes and technologies into place to save time or increase profits, there are lots of things that can impact success. Even if you are making changes specifically to address waste that harms the team, the beneficiaries of the change will still …

What is C-Store Performance Software and How is it Different from Back Office Software?

What is C-Store Performance Service and How is it Different from Back Office Software?

C-Store Control | C-Store Growth
June 30, 2017 — 

Occasionally when we speak with C-Store management teams about C-Store Analytics and their first response is “We already have a back office system.” Back back office systems are so important to c-store operations. However, they are focused on the pricing, inventory and profits. Of course, back office systems are important. Most C-Store operators should should …

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Managing Change for C-Store Growth

C-Store Growth | Managing C-Store Change & Accountability
February 15, 2017 — 

Managing change for c-store growth is part of management for successful companies. Fortunately, C-Stores employees are quite used to change. Prices, legislation, and products change often and sometimes every day. Anyone who has worked in a C-Store company, for any amount of time, is never shocked with change. However there are some changes that are …

image depicting a woman who understands Why Grades Matter for C-Store Performance

Why Grades Matter for C-Store Performance

C-Store Control | C-Store Growth | C-Store Operations Best Practices
September 28, 2016 — 

Why grades matter for c-store performance. Just like school grades, assessment provides understanding and drives learning. Many innovative tools use simple grades to turn complex data into understanding, motivation and action. Many argue as to the validity of a single score showing anything meaningful. Others, however, believe it is one of the most effective ways …