--- title: News from Pan-Oston for its retail partners | Convenience description: Convenience | Pan-Oston Blog --- [![panoston](https://blog.panoston.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Panoston-jan2016_Theme/images/mylogo.png?width=221&name=mylogo.png "panoston")](http://www.panoston.com/) ![Pan-Oston | Phone Number | Contact Us](https://blog.panoston.com/hubfs/Panoston-jan2016_Theme/images/phone_btn_secnav.png) - [HOME](http://www.panoston.com/) - [OUR CAPABILITIES](http://www.panoston.com/custom-manufacturing-capablilites/) - [GROCERY SUPERMARKETS](http://www.panoston.com/grocery-supermarket/) - [SELF CHECKOUT UTOPIA](http://www.panoston.com/self-checkout-utopia/) - [CONVENIENCE STORE](http://www.panoston.com/convenience-store/) - [CUSTOM RETAIL FIXTURES](http://www.panoston.com/retail-fixtures/) - [CIGARETTE DISPLAYS](http://www.panoston.com/grocery-supermarket/cigarette-displays/) # Pan-Oston Blog ## [Winning Strategies for C-store Retailers](https://blog.panoston.com/winning-strategies-for-c-store-retailers) Posted by [Pan Oston](https://blog.panoston.com/author/pan-oston) on 4/11/17 8:21 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.panoston.com/hubfs/Pan-Oston%20Gas.png)](https://blog.panoston.com/winning-strategies-for-c-store-retailers) # AlixPartners’ 2016 North American convenience store consumer study is the first to take an in-depth look at consumer behavior in the c-store industry. It's findings point to the need for c-stores to master four strategies to succeed in this space: enhancing the execution of foodservice programs, improving the customer experience, building scale, and launching comprehensive enterprise-improvement programs. [Read More](https://blog.panoston.com/winning-strategies-for-c-store-retailers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.panoston.com/winning-strategies-for-c-store-retailers#comments-listing) Topics: [Convenience](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/convenience), [c-store](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/c-store), [consumer experience](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/consumer-experience), [convenience store](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/convenience-store) ## [To Bag or Not to Bag?](https://blog.panoston.com/to-bag-or-not-to-bag) Posted by [Pan Oston](https://blog.panoston.com/author/pan-oston) on 6/8/16 2:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.panoston.com/hubfs/grocery-bag-800x1024.jpg)](https://blog.panoston.com/to-bag-or-not-to-bag) # To Bag or Not to Bag?  What is your store policy when it comes to bagging groceries?  Does the customer bag the groceries, or does an employee?  What if customers strongly prefer to bag their own groceries, but you have an employee who typically handles the bagging? We took a look at different grocers and retailers in the nation to see what they had to say.  [Read More](https://blog.panoston.com/to-bag-or-not-to-bag) 2 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.panoston.com/to-bag-or-not-to-bag#comments-listing) Topics: [Convenience](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/convenience), [Customer Experience](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/customer-experience), [Grocery](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/grocery), [Self-service](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/self-service), [Customer Service](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/customer-service), [supermarket](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/supermarket), [Baggers](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/baggers) ## [Unmanned Convenience Stores: Are We Ready?](https://blog.panoston.com/unmanned-convenience-stores) Posted by [Pan Oston](https://blog.panoston.com/author/pan-oston) on 3/21/16 2:33 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.panoston.com/hubfs/unmanned_convenience.jpg)](https://blog.panoston.com/unmanned-convenience-stores) **Unmanned Convenience Shop Opens in Sweden** [Read More](https://blog.panoston.com/unmanned-convenience-stores) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.panoston.com/unmanned-convenience-stores#comments-listing) Topics: [Convenience](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/convenience), [Unmanned convenience store](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/unmanned-convenience-store) ## [Convenience Store Trends to Increase Sales](https://blog.panoston.com/industry-trends) Posted by [Pan Oston](https://blog.panoston.com/author/pan-oston) on 2/12/16 10:26 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.panoston.com/hubfs/Coffee_beans.jpg)](https://blog.panoston.com/industry-trends)   We hope your 2016 is off to a great start!  Now that we’re all back to the daily hustle, we thought that we would save you some time with highlights of the latest trends in the industry. 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