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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Fuel volume is vital to site profitability for capturing fuel margin, driving inside traffic and attracting the habitual repeat customer, especially as cigarette sales decline in volume. Maximizing it is essential, and so is exceeding the threshold of 25,000 gallons per site per week. In my 40 years READ MORE

The senator says the agency should triple their efforts to end credit-card skimming. February 14, 2018 ​ROCHESTER, N.Y. – This week, U.S. Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) urged the U.S. Secret Service to investigate and address a surge in card skimming incidents across the Rochester-Finger Lakes Region in New READ MORE

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The number of convenience stores in the United States rose to a record 154,958 locations as of Dec. 31, 2017, according to the 2018 NACS/Nielsen Convenience Industry Store Count. This marks an increase of 0.3 percent, or 423 stores. “Our continued store growth suggests that the convenience READ MORE

ATLANTA — With the 2017 Tax Reform Act now the law of the land, we have fresh clarity on how investing in capital goods will be handled. In addition to lower tax rates for many companies, the opportunities to capture immediate benefits from investment in new equipment have significantly increased READ MORE

This Conexxus white paper provides links into educational information and frequently asked questions regarding EMV implementations in the U.S. It is intended to assist members of the petroleum and convenience industry to find information related to EMV. Three primary sources are the following organizations: Conexxus Secure Technology Alliance (formerly known READ MORE

Gilbarco Veeder-Root has announced the successful processing of the first US EMV™ “chip” transaction at a fuel dispenser, utilizing Gilbarco’s Passport® Point-of-Sale (POS) and Encore® fuel dispensers on the First Data network (NYSE:FDC). Gilbarco’s Passport POS solution is the first POS in the US to process forecourt EMV transactions, leveraging FlexPay™ CRINDS READ MORE