2017 CSD Edit Calendar Only
2017 Convenience Store Decisions Editorial Calendar // January - June Special Focus
January
Technology: The 2017 Social Media Awards Focus on Fuels
February
April
Winning the Fuel Business SNAP and Alternative Payments Election Impact & Convenience Stores
Technology Pizza
Data Security
Roller Grill
Inventory/Price Optimization
Foodservice Labor/Wages
Distribution/Supply Contract Negotiations
Loyalty and Rewards Programs
Foodservice Equipment
Store Design, Display and Lighting
Store Design, Display and Lighting
Hispanic Marketing
Robotics/Labor Management
Car Wash Fuel, Alternative Fuel Lighting and Energy Efficiency
Loyalty Prepaid Cards POS Back Office Security, Cash Management Payment Systems
2017 Category Management Outlook Category Management Leadership Awards
The Human Resources Issue Ninth Annual HR Survey CSD’s Human Resources Awards
Ninth Annual CSD/Kleiman HR Benchmarking Survey Self-Checkout, Interactive Kiosks
POS/Back Office Systems
Store Sanitation/Bathrooms Security/Surveillance
May
Candy and Snacks
Targeting Teens
LED Lighting
Forecourt Marketing
Gift Cards and Prepaid
ATMs/Electronic Banking
Technology Standards
Point of Sale and Back Office
June
The 2017 Tobacco Issue
Building Breakfast Sales/ Bakery Programs
Category Management Cigarettes Energy Drinks and Shots Beer and Adult Beverages Meat Snacks
Chocolate
Coffee and Hot Dispensed Frontrunners in Foodservice Beverages Healthy Foods Cigars On-the-Go Foodservice E-Tobacco/Vapor Options Products Foodservice Equipment
Burritos/Hispanic Foods, Beverages, Salty Snacks, Bakery, Chicken, Hot Sweet Snacks, Juices and Dispensed Beverages, Teas Pizza, Roller Grill, Sandwiches, Healthy Foods
Lunch and Dinner Solutions Smokeless Tobacco Co-Branding Options Dispensed Cold/Frozen Beverages Foodservice Equipment
Bonus Distribution/ Ad Close Material Research Close National Association of Truck Stops (NATSO)
12/7
12/14
1/10
1/17
2/2
2/9
3/6
3/13
4/5
4/12
5/3
5/10
Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE)
NAFEM Convenience Distribution (CDA) Western Petro (WPMA) S Abraham & Sons (SAS)
SE Petro Minnesota Petro Pizza Show
Wisconsin Petro MPACT Signet Ad Gauge Study
Transitioning Leadership Data Security
Technology
Foodservice
Who’s Winning at Social Media?
The 2017 Foodservice Issue Frontrunners in Foodservice
March
Operations
Store Displays & Fixtures Loyalty Marketing
Sandwiches Ethnic Foods Economics of Foodservice Take-out Packaging
Chocolate Gum and Mints
Southwest Food & Fuel
Tobacco Accessories
Sweets & Snacks
Chips
IDDBA
Salty Snacks
Cigarettes
Safes and Cash Management
Pizza
Cigars
Smoker Friendly
Chicken
Electronic Cigarettes
GACS
Inventory Management & Loss Prevention
Roller Grill
Smokeless Tobacco
NRF
Tobacco Accessories
2017 Convenience Store Decisions Editorial Calendar // July - December Special Focus
Operations
Technology
Deli Programs
July
CSD’s 2017 Chains to Watch
Controlling Operating Costs
ATMs/Financial Services Security and Surveillance
Proprietary and Branded Solutions Healthy Foods
August
Bringing New Products to Market
Transitioning Leadership
Human Resources Negotiating Supply Contracts Distribution/ DSD Management
Bakery Scan Data Analysis Gift Cards
September
Real Estate Management
Best New Products Contest
Competitive Analysis Customer Analytics
October
2017 Show Issue Convenience Directions Category Captains
Financing Acquisitions and Upgrades Hispanic Marketing
Cold & Frozen Dispensed Beverages
Ad Close Material Close
NACUFS
6/6
6/13
Signet Ad Gauge Study
7/5
7/11
8/4
8/11
8/29
9/5
10/5
10/12
10/31
11/7
Meat Snacks Chips/Salty Snacks
Non-Chocolate & Confections
Packaged Beverages / Lunch and Dinner Solutions Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream & Novelty Foodservice Equipment Cigars
Security & Surveillance Energy Efficiency
Foodservice Marketing Coffee Prepackaged Sandwiches Healthy Foods
Convenience Store Customer Profile
Bonus Distribution
Energy Drinks and Shots
Burgers, Sausage, Brats
Chicken 2017 Pre-Show Issue
Category Management
Foodservice
Juices and Teas Beer and Adult Beverages Salty Snacks Frozen Beverages Smokeless Tobacco
Loyalty Marketing
New Products
Cigarettes
Prepaid Services
Menu Development
Electronic Cigarettes
Store Equipment and Security
Burritos/Ethnic Foods
Candy, Gum and Mints
Take-Out Packaging
General Merchandise
Forecourt Marketing
Roller Grill
Beer
Restrooms/ Store Equipment
Pizza
Packaged Beverages
Sandwiches
Cigars
Hot Dispensed Beverages
Meat Snacks
National Advisory Group (NAG) NACS
Car Wash
November
Chain of the Year Issue
Estate Planning Top Quartile Recruiting
Store Design and Display
December
Next Generation Leaders: Targeting Teens 40 Under 40 Next Generation Leaders NAG Show Wrap Up C-Stores of the Future
Back Office Management
Emerging Trends in Retail Labor Management Energy Management/ Conservation
SIGMA
Smokeless Tobacco Breakfast
Energy Drinks/Shots
Lunch and Dinner Solutions Ice Cream Bakery Seasonal and Accessories General Merchandise
January
Technology: The 2017 Social Media Awards Focus on Fuels
February
April
Winning the Fuel Business SNAP and Alternative Payments Election Impact & Convenience Stores
Technology Pizza
Data Security
Roller Grill
Inventory/Price Optimization
Foodservice Labor/Wages
Distribution/Supply Contract Negotiations
Loyalty and Rewards Programs
Foodservice Equipment
Store Design, Display and Lighting
Store Design, Display and Lighting
Hispanic Marketing
Robotics/Labor Management
Car Wash Fuel, Alternative Fuel Lighting and Energy Efficiency
Loyalty Prepaid Cards POS Back Office Security, Cash Management Payment Systems
2017 Category Management Outlook Category Management Leadership Awards
The Human Resources Issue Ninth Annual HR Survey CSD’s Human Resources Awards
Ninth Annual CSD/Kleiman HR Benchmarking Survey Self-Checkout, Interactive Kiosks
POS/Back Office Systems
Store Sanitation/Bathrooms Security/Surveillance
May
Candy and Snacks
Targeting Teens
LED Lighting
Forecourt Marketing
Gift Cards and Prepaid
ATMs/Electronic Banking
Technology Standards
Point of Sale and Back Office
June
The 2017 Tobacco Issue
Building Breakfast Sales/ Bakery Programs
Category Management Cigarettes Energy Drinks and Shots Beer and Adult Beverages Meat Snacks
Chocolate
Coffee and Hot Dispensed Frontrunners in Foodservice Beverages Healthy Foods Cigars On-the-Go Foodservice E-Tobacco/Vapor Options Products Foodservice Equipment
Burritos/Hispanic Foods, Beverages, Salty Snacks, Bakery, Chicken, Hot Sweet Snacks, Juices and Dispensed Beverages, Teas Pizza, Roller Grill, Sandwiches, Healthy Foods
Lunch and Dinner Solutions Smokeless Tobacco Co-Branding Options Dispensed Cold/Frozen Beverages Foodservice Equipment
Bonus Distribution/ Ad Close Material Research Close National Association of Truck Stops (NATSO)
12/7
12/14
1/10
1/17
2/2
2/9
3/6
3/13
4/5
4/12
5/3
5/10
Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE)
NAFEM Convenience Distribution (CDA) Western Petro (WPMA) S Abraham & Sons (SAS)
SE Petro Minnesota Petro Pizza Show
Wisconsin Petro MPACT Signet Ad Gauge Study
Transitioning Leadership Data Security
Technology
Foodservice
Who’s Winning at Social Media?
The 2017 Foodservice Issue Frontrunners in Foodservice
March
Operations
Store Displays & Fixtures Loyalty Marketing
Sandwiches Ethnic Foods Economics of Foodservice Take-out Packaging
Chocolate Gum and Mints
Southwest Food & Fuel
Tobacco Accessories
Sweets & Snacks
Chips
IDDBA
Salty Snacks
Cigarettes
Safes and Cash Management
Pizza
Cigars
Smoker Friendly
Chicken
Electronic Cigarettes
GACS
Inventory Management & Loss Prevention
Roller Grill
Smokeless Tobacco
NRF
Tobacco Accessories
2017 Convenience Store Decisions Editorial Calendar // July - December Special Focus
Operations
Technology
Deli Programs
July
CSD’s 2017 Chains to Watch
Controlling Operating Costs
ATMs/Financial Services Security and Surveillance
Proprietary and Branded Solutions Healthy Foods
August
Bringing New Products to Market
Transitioning Leadership
Human Resources Negotiating Supply Contracts Distribution/ DSD Management
Bakery Scan Data Analysis Gift Cards
September
Real Estate Management
Best New Products Contest
Competitive Analysis Customer Analytics
October
2017 Show Issue Convenience Directions Category Captains
Financing Acquisitions and Upgrades Hispanic Marketing
Cold & Frozen Dispensed Beverages
Ad Close Material Close
NACUFS
6/6
6/13
Signet Ad Gauge Study
7/5
7/11
8/4
8/11
8/29
9/5
10/5
10/12
10/31
11/7
Meat Snacks Chips/Salty Snacks
Non-Chocolate & Confections
Packaged Beverages / Lunch and Dinner Solutions Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream & Novelty Foodservice Equipment Cigars
Security & Surveillance Energy Efficiency
Foodservice Marketing Coffee Prepackaged Sandwiches Healthy Foods
Convenience Store Customer Profile
Bonus Distribution
Energy Drinks and Shots
Burgers, Sausage, Brats
Chicken 2017 Pre-Show Issue
Category Management
Foodservice
Juices and Teas Beer and Adult Beverages Salty Snacks Frozen Beverages Smokeless Tobacco
Loyalty Marketing
New Products
Cigarettes
Prepaid Services
Menu Development
Electronic Cigarettes
Store Equipment and Security
Burritos/Ethnic Foods
Candy, Gum and Mints
Take-Out Packaging
General Merchandise
Forecourt Marketing
Roller Grill
Beer
Restrooms/ Store Equipment
Pizza
Packaged Beverages
Sandwiches
Cigars
Hot Dispensed Beverages
Meat Snacks
National Advisory Group (NAG) NACS
Car Wash
November
Chain of the Year Issue
Estate Planning Top Quartile Recruiting
Store Design and Display
December
Next Generation Leaders: Targeting Teens 40 Under 40 Next Generation Leaders NAG Show Wrap Up C-Stores of the Future
Back Office Management
Emerging Trends in Retail Labor Management Energy Management/ Conservation
SIGMA
Smokeless Tobacco Breakfast
Energy Drinks/Shots
Lunch and Dinner Solutions Ice Cream Bakery Seasonal and Accessories General Merchandise
