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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

Effective Nov. 1, Visa began shifting liability for excessive fraudulent transactions at automated fuel dispensers (AFDs) to station operators. Under Visa’s program, retail fuel marketers are deemed to have “excessive” fraud when they reach at least $10,000 in monthly counterfeit AFD transactions and a fraud-to-sales rate of at least 0.2 READ MORE

Approximately 558,000 underground storage tanks (USTs) in the United States store gasoline or hazardous substances, and these UST systems can be vulnerable to damage during natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey—and can even release regulated substances into the environment. Before returning a damaged UST to service, the owner or operator needs to READ MORE