We just received a “tweet” from our local c-store manager, Darlene, to let us know about her July 4th promos that are kicking in this week. No, Darlene isn’t practicing her karaoke version of “Rockin’ Robin”. She has catapulted her store into the Social Media Marketing Age and utilizing the website, Twitter, to inform her [...]

Employee turnover is one of, if not THE, biggest concern of c-store owners today. The cost of hiring, training, and then losing an employee (either by employer or employee choice) has always been a challenge in the retail industry. Since this is a subject many consider more important than the swine flu, the credit crunch, [...]