Convenience Matters
Hosted by Jeff Lenard · National Association of Convenience Stores
4.4from 32 ratings
- 537
- Episodes
- 129
- Transcribed
- 32
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 7K
- YouTube views
About Convenience Matters
Whether it's for food, fuel, drinks or snacks — about half of the U.S. population is at a convenience store every day. We sell 80% of the country's fuel and we are 4% of the total U.S. economy. We'll talk about what we see at stores — and what the future may hold — as long as it's convenient.
- Publisher
- National Association of Convenience Stores
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Jan 2016
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
129 of 537 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How C-Stores Change Lives for the Better - Episode 554
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Winning Strategies for the 2026 NACS Show - Episode 553
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Customers 'Quit' Stores - Episode 552
Inside a recent episode
How C-Stores Change Lives for the Better - Episode 554
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We will call her Sally. She wasn't a customer, but she read positive news story about us and what we meant to our community. And that inspired her to walk in with $100 and some envelopes. She asked us to put $20 bills in each envelope and give it to customers who looked like they needed it. The envelopes included a note Sally wrote, wishing them a good day, saying they mattered, and that someone was thinking of them. Some of those customers end up in tears. Not because of the $20, but because someone saw them and cared about them. Sally's been back many times. Each time with new envelopes, she does not want credit for this. […]
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- Lonnie McQuirter
- Matt Pereira
- Chris Wise
- Babir Sultan
- John Eichberger
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 6,686
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.3 / 5
- 29 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 86
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 90
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Jeff Lenard host the show. Published by National Association of Convenience Stores.
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