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8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Ste. 200, Chicago, IL 60631 (773) 992-4450 Fax: (773) 992-4455 www.csnews.com Direct Mailing Address for Convenience Store News: 11-43 Raymond Plaza West, 16th floor, Newark, NJ 07102 BRAND MANAGEMENT Vice President/Group Brand Director Paula Lashinsky (917) 446-4117 plashinsky@ensembleiq.com EDITORIAL Editorial Director (201) 855-7606
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INDUSTRY ROUNDUP
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12 Convenience Stores Weather COVID-19 Restrictions 14 Community Service Spotlight 14 Fast Facts 15 Retailer Tidbits 16 Supplier Tidbits
CATEGORY MANAGEMENT FOODSERVICE
36 Pivot You Must Datassential shares three key c-store takeaways from its ongoing coronavirus research. FOODSERVICE
38 Owning Fast & Fresh Dining Convenience foodservice retailers are fighting to stake a claim to the high-speed, high-quality dining occasion through a variety of competitive initiatives. TOBACCO
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Angela Hanson ahanson@ensembleiq.com Danielle Romano dromano@ensembleiq.com
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48 Innovation Infusion A steady influx of limited-edition products is keeping the cigars segment solid.
Advertising/Production Manager (773) 992-4418
Ed Ward eward@ensembleiq.com
Art Director (973) 607-1321
Lauren DiMeo ldimeo@ensembleiq.com
CANDY
CORPORATE OFFICERS
52 Seasonal Confection Opportunities Unwrapped C-store supplier partners share three key pieces of advice to leverage the segment.
Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Litterick Chief Financial Officer Jane Volland Chief Innovation Officer Tanner Van Dusen Chief Human Resources Officer Ann Jadown Executive Vice President, Events & Conferences Ed Several Senior Vice President, Content Joe Territo
TECHNOLOGY CONVENIENCE STORE NEWS AFFILIATIONS
57 Operating on All Cylinders Efficiency at both the store and corporate levels comes from communication and data.
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