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Feature | Virtual Reality
Perhaps those futuristic sci-fi flicks with the cheesy visual effects aren’t so unrealistic afterall.

Feature | Free Market or Free-For-All?
Challenges with perceived oil supply and demand will continue to determine how gas prices are set.

Feature | Heard at the Forum
The NACS Leadership Forum brought together leading retailers and suppliers for some quality face time.

Feature | Signing Off
A select few retailers eschew street sign pricing, to varying degrees of acceptance.

Ideas 2 Go | Office Space
By cultivating locations in professional buildings, one retailer found success with the white-collar crowd.

Ideas 2 Go | Propagating Pride
Inspiring pride in employees reaps boundless rewards, according to one management expert.

Inside Washington | 12,000 Stores Under the Dome
Industry tells Congress: do not delay Durbin swipe fee reforms!

Capitol Punishment | Stacking the Deck
We are witnessing firsthand the power of the banking and credit card lobby.

Category Close-Up | A Journey, Not a Destination
Though more consumers accept convenience store foodservice, operators can’t afford to get complacent.

Global Trends | Blurring Across the Border
This year’s NACS Global Forum takes place in Canada.

Supplier Side | Data Driven
Data — the modern tool of the 21st century supplier — powers profits all around.

A NACS from the Past | 40 Years of Industry Data
The original questionnaire consisted of nine questions and the entire report was just one page.

NACS CAFE | Food for Thought
A regular column brought to you by NACS CAFE.