Frank Beard Shares Why COVID-19 Was a "Dress Rehearsal" For Future of Fuel & Convenience Retailing

This episode of Pivotal, we talk with Frank Beard, Director of Special Projects at CStore Decisions and Director at Shop Safe, about the huge changes happening within the convenience sales channel. Frank Beard broke onto the convenience and fuel retailing thought leadership scene by traveling across the country and only eating at convenience stores for 30 days. We discuss how COVID-19 has affected convenience and fuel retailing and why those trends are only a dress rehearsal for the future. Finally, we expand on the future of c-stores by discussing third-party delivery start-ups like goPuff, Instacart, and DoorDash, channel consolidation, CPG direct to consumer, and many more insightful topics that you won't want to me.    Frank Beard Articles : https://cstoredecisions.com/2020/09/29/is-covid-19-a-dress-rehearsal/ https://cstoredecisions.com/2020/11/02/preparing-for-post-pandemic-headwinds/