• Convenience Store News, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 9:30 AM

The editors at Convenience Store News offer their top 10 predictions for the industry in 2012: A better economy; more building and buying of C stores; tighter tobacco regulation; booming mobile payments and digital marketing; alternative fuels will increase in popularity; more aggressive efforts to bring gasoline buyers from pump to the store; an emphasis on fresh foods, including fruits and vegetables; more experimentation around store-environment aesthetics to keep up with consumer expectations (think fewer garish colors and less obvious plastic); and (big surprise) government gridlock.    

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