Abbie Westra

Deputy Group Editor and Foodservice Writer for CSP and Convenience Store Products magazines. Follow me for the latest c-store foodservice news and more.

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33% of Taco Bell's transactions since January has included what? Fries! #cspdn #SOISummit

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600 Rite-Aid stores are going to close in the coming months. If you have a c-store near one of those stores, how can you fill the gap and pick up some sales? #SOISummit #cspdn

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Robots will not take our jobs, but technology WILL fill the empty seats and help us overcome the labor shortage. #SOISummit #cspdn

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First-level managers are your key to retention. No one quits for 25 cents extra an hour; they quit because their boss is a jerk. #SOISummit #CSPdn

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Think the labor market is tight now? We'll have fewer people adding to the working-age population from 2020-2030—lower than the time of the Civil War. #SOISummit #cspdn

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We’ve heard of snackification, but what about “snackation,” a vacation from distracting cues and rules about health and wellness. “C-stores offer that to consumers,” says food ethnographer June Jo Lee. #convenienceretailing #cspdn

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2015 was a watershed year, says food ethnographer June Jo Lee. It was the first year we started spending more money in foodservice than retail. Also the first year since the Civil War that our life expectancy declined. #convenienceretailing #cspdn

[Frank @FrankBeard]

Interesting feedback from the audience at @CRU_Conference. #convenienceretailing

[Frank @FrankBeard]

"You don't always have to be cheaper to be better. Sometimes you just have to be better to be better." via @cliffalbert. @Seda_NA #ConvenienceRetailing

[Melissa Agnes @melissa_agnes]

A glimpse of today’s keynote for #CRU2018. What it means to be #crisisready.

#keynotespeaker #speakerlife #crisismanagement #crisisPR #crisiscomms #convenienceretailing

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40% YOY growth in number of iced coffee items on c-store menus #convenienceretailing #cspdn #technomic

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Snacking is now the No. 1 occasion for c-store foodservice occasions, hands down. #convenienceretailing #cspdn #technomic

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Donna Hood Crecca: "We must rethink recruiting." Right now, no. 2 tool is employee referrals, but few are offering referral bonuses. #convenienceretailing #cspdn

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“Unemployment is at 4% — we are at full employment in this country. It’s a buyer’s market, and a war for talent.” #convenienceretailing #cspdn

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Best tweet ever. #convenienceretailing https://t.co/sMdcJYeDaC

[Lonnie @LonnieMcQ]

@CRU_Conference #convenienceretailing

[Lynn Cleveland @Lynncleveland16]

Snacking! #convenienceretailing #cru2018 #storetours #tomsthumb

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Convenience Retailing University is kicking off in AZ! See you all on the other side of the stage soon! @convenienceretailing #cspdn

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Foodservice should do one of two things (or both!) for today's consumers: be a solution, or offer socialization. #cspnet #fareconference

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Consumers are no longer tech savvy; they are tech DEPENDENT, accd to @technomic #fareconference

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C-store is second to just e-commerce when it comes to CAGR from 2016 to 2021. But dollar is right behind us. (Nielsen) #SOISummit #cspdn