Labor

Cash-handling service provides speed and accuracy of sales transactions.

Anti-smoking lobbyists seek ban on underage sales associates selling cigarettes.

Oil company named Houston's "Best Place to Work."

Approximately 80 jobs eliminated in human resources and marketing.

Convenience retailer to implement new point-of-sale software in 175 stores.

Petroleum distributor CLI Transport honored by the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association.

Building on the foundations laid by dairies, gas stations and fuel distributors, c-stores emerged last century, growing quickly from an innovation to an indispensable part of American life.

Much is made these days of the exigencies of hiring and managing young employees, those under 36 years old that make up Generation X and Generation Y. In fact, one of the most enthusiastically received presentations at Convenience Store News' recent annual Top 50 Forum, held in Charleston, S.C., was by Gen X guru Bruce Tulgan, author of several books on managing today's work force, including Winning the Talent Wars and Managing Generation X. Tulgan told Top 50 Forum attendees, "The oldtime loyalty defined by an internal hierarchy … is dead. Now you get as much loyalty as you can buy in the marketplace." (For more coverage of the CSNews Top 50 Forum, turn to Page 18.)