A convenience store grocery profit report can be produced based on three calculation methods: profit by category margins, profit by scanned items margins and profit based on inventory change.

A jobber (fuel supplier) doesn’t simply supply gas anymore. These days more and more jobbers are offering additional services to the stores they work with daily. From pre-negotiated pump repair services, to pre-negotiated lawn mowing services, parking lot management, POS fees, power washing services and more.

Over the past three years, employee theft has been a top reason for US retailer losses. According to Retail Knowledge, it accounted for 38% of all losses — or almost $23 billion in 2015. How can a convenience store or fuel station owner help prevent employee theft? Here are seven tips.

We recently added a new report functionality under the Multi-Store section of CStorePro. The report generates a summary of periodically bank deposits for all the stores associated with the account, consolidated in one dashboard.

Recently we rolled out two improvements to our Payroll module based on your feedback and our continuous efforts to meet your ongoing needs.

The payroll module in PDI CStore Essentials allows store owners and managers to track their employees’ working hours and generate payroll reports like time sheets and taxes summary and even print paychecks directly. They can customize their settings (taxes, expenses category, overtime, etc.) and create a dashboard for their employees to enter their working hours on a daily/monthly/yearly basis.

It was a great honor to attend this year's NACS show in Atlanta. Many interesting and exciting things are happening in the industry and we are happy to be a part of such an incredible community. We wanted to share with your the top trends we learned in the show you should look for when planning 2017:

Online management tools help retailers save time, make better decisions, and grow revenues. With the right inventory management software, convenience store and fuel station operators can enjoy several advantages over competitors relying on manual or hybrid inventory tracking.

Convenience store management is complex. Gas station and convenience store owners can find it difficult to know how to select the right convenience store equipment and convenience store software. Find a simple fix with these suggestions for navigating retail solution offerings.