Illinois Bill Would Boost Ethanol ProducersHouse Bill 4700 creates tax credits for varying levels of ethanol-blended flex-fuel. Authenticity is Key Ingredient in Ethnic FareItalian and Mexican are top ethnic cuisines but Middle Eastern food is gaining. Shopper Research Pinpoints Five Opportunities for C-store Growth Female- and family-friendly stores are among the platforms highlighted in part two of NACS/CCRRC report. CSNews Study Shows How Females Shop Convenience Stores Women are interested in seeing more coupon offers and the opportunity to benefit from frequent buyer/loyalty programs. U.S. Drivers Will Change Habits When Gas Reaches $5.30 a Gallon New Gallup poll shows there's still room for prices to increase before the average American makes major changes. C-store Shopper Tracking Shows Increased Traffic, Lower Conversion Visits were up last year, but shoppers spent less, according to VideoMining's C-Store Shopper Insights program. C-store Foodservice Sales Rise, Expected to Keep Growing Average unit volumes jumped more than 10 percent from 2007 to 2011, according to Technomic. Expanding C-store Sales Starts With Shopper Insights NACS/CCRRC report reveals five essentials shoppers are looking for: safety, cleanliness, hospitality, simplicity and ease, and time enrichment. New Research Shows U.S. Consumers Have Brighter Financial Outlook The Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions tracked consumer confidence in the fourth quarter of 2011. Consumer View on Retailers' Prepared Foods Improving New Technomic study reveals consumers see big gains in foodservice quality, compared to restaurants, over the past five years. First Previous 122 123 124 125 126 Next Last