...the costs. The tension between merchants and credit card companies over the fees isn't new. The National Association of Convenience Stores, which is backing the 7-Eleven petition, last year ran its own push to educate consumers about interchange...

...110, or preston.sparks@augustachronicle.com. STORE SAFETY Jeff Lenard, a spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores, said stores can improve safety by keeping money out of sight and well protected. He said that can...

...that is "not making a whole lot of money" for those stores, said Jeff Lenard, spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores. The Sprint store is indeed losing money, said Henry Colley, the vice president of retail operations...

...take the most heat, whether prices are rising or declining," said Jeff Lenard, spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores, an Alexandria, Va.-based trade group.Earlier this year, the trade group bemoaned the fact that...

...convenience store but made up only 30 percent of profits, National Association of Convenience Stores spokesman Jeff Lenard said. Station owners rely on...General merchandise 10. Edible grocery Source: National Association of Convenience Stores

...to be shipped by barge and by truck, according to John Eichberger, director of motor fuels at the National Association of Convenience Stores. "The infrastructure was already strained before the hurricane," said oil analyst Fadel Gheit at...

...fill-ups was a gas theft last year, the National Association of Convenience Stores said. With about a penny per gallon...to pay for our gas?'" On the Net: National Association of Convenience Stores: http://www.nacsonline.com Petroleum...

...stores: Texas: 13,728 California: 9,222 Florida: 9,040 New York: 7,324 North Carolina: 6,016 Georgia: 5,995 Ohio: 4,895 Michigan: 4,589 Virginia: 4,338 Illinois: 4,254 Source: National Association of Convenience Stores

...the most respected names in the industry in recent years, said Jeff Lenard, the spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores. "They have really made themselves a presence in the industry to a much greater extent than they were...

...margins, which generally range between 1 percent and 4 percent, said Jeff Lenard, a spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores. Station owners are wary of passing higher wholesale costs on to consumers for fear motorists will...