New title for convenience store industry launched.

CSP Information Group (Oak Brook, IL), the publisher of "CSP (Convenience Store Professional) Magazine," has begun the publication of "CSP Independent," a new quarterly magazine for owners and operators of ten convenience store and retail petroleum operations or less. CSP said the title "is the first and only print magazine dedicated to reaching this fragmented network of independent operators nationwide."

The new magazine, with a controlled circulation of 50,000 convenience store owners/operators, is designed to provide smaller convenience retailers with practical information for operating their businesses more efficiently, with data on the resources needed to compete against larger, better-leveraged organizations as well as on operations, category management and enterprise growth. Editorial addresses "the distinct challenges faced by independent operators," CSP said, including: working with wholesalers and suppliers; HR programs; energy; investment priorities; store design; foodservice programs; and, branding.

Content also covers a range of other issues, concepts and products, including customer service, retailing trends, merchandising, insurance, marketing, benchmarking, technology, security and loss prevention, category focus (cigarettes, candy, beer, etc.), food safety, waste control and equipment. Besides the two magazines, CSP also produces "CSP Daily News," a daily news and information source with a circulation of 28,000, and related conferences and seminars.