CSP Magazine | March 2013

On the QT

Exclusive data reveals extent of QuikTrip's fuel, inside sales dominance. Plus: A Chat with Chet.

- Also in this Issue -

Full coverage of Convenience Retailing University 2013, including recaps of sessions and the CRU Photo Album. Also, our Competitive Watch feature bites into the gourmet-burger trend, enhanced waters make a splash, and how one retailer is working to become an e-cigarette destination.

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In this Issue:

Cover Story

On the QT

CSP sits down with QuikTrip's Chet Cadieux for an exclusive look at the company’s rapid growth.

By Mitch Morrison, Angel Abcede

Guest Columns

Update on FDA and Tobacco Issues
By Thomas A. Briant
More Than a Moment in Time
By Jim Fisher
The Next Generation of Convenience
By Mike Lawshe
More Than a Hill of Beans
By Ryan White

Features

Back to School

Full coverage of CSP's 2013 Convenience Retailing University.

By CSP Staff
CRU 2013 Photo Album
By Scott Mitchell
Flipping over Burgers

Gourmet burger joints capitalize on a need for indulgence.

By Erik J. Martin
Enhancing a Category

New nutrient and flavor additives bring energy—and confusion—to bottled water.

By Steve Holtz
Building an Electronic Destination

How one retailer is creating a point of difference with e-cigarette segment.

By Melissa Vonder Haar
A Retail Education

Five-store owner sees c-store industry as his own classroom.

By Samantha Strong Murphey

Editor's Note

Culture and Performance: The QT Way
By Mitch Morrison

Opinion

A Profile in Courage
By Paul Reuter

Back Rumor

March 2013 Back Rumor
By CSP Staff
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