Audio briefingMarket TrendsGlobal
The Daily Forecourt Brief — 2026-09-16
An executive audio briefing across fuel retail, EV charging, convenience stores and foodservice.
8 min listen
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Fuel, charging, convenience and foodservice perspectives for the journey. Every episode has its own page, transcript and source links.
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Audio briefingMarket TrendsGlobal
The Daily Forecourt Brief — 2026-09-13
An executive audio briefing across fuel retail, EV charging, convenience stores and foodservice.
11 min listen
Audio briefingMarket TrendsGlobal
The Daily Forecourt Brief — 2026-09-12
An executive audio briefing across fuel retail, EV charging, convenience stores and foodservice.
9 min listen
Audio briefingMarket TrendsGlobal
The Daily Forecourt Brief — 2026-09-11
An executive audio briefing across fuel retail, EV charging, convenience stores and foodservice.
10 min listen
Audio briefingMarket TrendsGlobal
The Daily Forecourt Brief — 2026-09-10
An executive audio briefing across fuel retail, EV charging, convenience stores and foodservice.
11 min listen
Audio briefingMarket TrendsGlobal
The Daily Forecourt Brief — 2026-09-08
An executive audio briefing across fuel retail, EV charging, convenience stores and foodservice.
11 min listen
Audio briefingFuel RetailNorth America
Product Loss and Operating Evidence: Fuel Records and Kitchen Waste
US underground-tank operators need a retrievable trail of monitoring, maintenance and escalation. Equipment presence alone does not establish compliance. A practical food-waste baseline connects discarded product with production and sales. It can guide a targeted trial without borrowing another operator’s savings claim.
5 min listen
Audio briefingEV ChargingNorth America
Charging That Works: Reliability, Access and the Complete Visit
The US federal charging rule measures uptime per port within a defined funding scope. Operators also need evidence of what happens when a driver tries to charge. An accessible charging visit includes the bay, cable, controls, payment and route to amenities. Design guidance and enforceable obligations must be distinguished.
5 min listen
Audio briefingC-StoreGlobal
Retail Resilience: Safer Shifts and Dependable Checkout
GS1’s retail transition is a practical integration project. A successful scan must become one correct transaction, with additional product data handled deliberately. NIOSH guidance puts visibility, cash controls, clear exits and staff training at the centre of violence prevention. Technology needs a workable response behind it.
5 min listen
Audio briefingMarket TrendsGlobal
The Daily Forecourt Brief — 2026-09-07
Reported fuel, charging, convenience and foodservice developments, with clarified scope, conditions and operating questions.
6 min listen
Audio briefingMarket TrendsGlobal
The Daily Forecourt Brief — 2026-09-06
Fuel retail: integration and planned hydrogen corridors
6 min listen
Audio briefingEV ChargingGlobal
Episode 43: EV Charging Protocols, Payments and Retail Integration
This briefing separates the charging-management connection, vehicle authorisation, retail checkout and payment settlement. It explains the questions an operator should resolve before commissioning a combined customer journey.
4 min listen
Audio briefingEV ChargingGlobal
Episode 42: Building a Dependable EV Charging and Retail Visit
This episode considers arrival, charging, store access and support as a complete customer visit. It replaces the former unsupported basket comparisons and market forecasts with practical questions for an operating trial.
3 min listen
Audio briefingC-StoreNorth America
Episode 41: Checkout-Free Retail—Measure Accuracy, Service and Cost
The briefing compares checkout formats and examines the customer exceptions that a trial must cover. It no longer presents unreferenced shrinkage or satisfaction figures as measured industry results.
3 min listen
Audio briefingEV ChargingEurope
Episode 40: Battery Buffers, Peak Demand and the Limits of Backup Power
This episode explains the difference between battery power and stored energy, why repeated charging demand matters, and what must be established before promising outage operation.
3 min listen