Here are the top trends for 2025 that have the potential to shape convenience retail operations and the customer experience.

Hosted by:

Jeff Lenard

About our Guest:

Lauren Shanesy, Editor/Writer, NACS

Lauren has more than a decade of business journalism experience crafting content for print and online media sites. At NACS she works on operations, strategy and content development for print and digital publications that include NACS Magazine, NACS Daily and Fuels Market News Magazine.

From our most downloaded podcast of 2024, we're revisiting conversations around finding great food at the local gas station. Hear more on these hidden gems.

Hosted by:

Jeff Lenard

About our Guest:

Stafford Shurden, Creator, Gas Station Tailgate Review

Stafford is a restaurant owner and farmer from Drew, MS. Over the past four years between managing his farm and restaurant, he has traveled the southern United States in search of the best gas station food and filming it from the tailgate of his pickup truck. His popular show "Gas Station Tailgate Review” has amassed millions of views on social media.

Technology is vital for adapting to rapid changes. We're breaking down what it means and what you need to do.

Hosted by:

Jeff Lenard

About our Guest:

Gray Taylor, Executive Director, Conexxus

Gray has been involved with a variety of projects, including heading global product management for three of the world’s largest retail petroleum equipment and systems suppliers, and as vice president of research and technology at NACS. Gray managed product portfolios that included payment platforms for EMV migration markets from Malaysia to Canada, as well as mobile/RFID payments initiatives.