Melissa Fox Hadley To Receive Top Women in Convenience Award

headshot_melissaJersey City, N.J. – The Pinnacle Corporation’s (Pinnacle) Director of Product Management, Melissa Fox Hadley will be honored later this year in the third annual Convenience Store News Top Women in Convenience awards program.

The Top Women in Convenience program recognizes a diverse array of women in the convenience retail industry, including leaders, mentors and role models. Honorees are chosen based on nominations from their peers that illustrate a candidate’s innovative corporate initiatives, extraordinary financial and strategic accomplishments, astute problem-solving acumen, exceptional performance and selfless charitable participation, among other attributes that go above and beyond the call of duty.

This year’s judging was conducted by Convenience Store News in conjunction with the Network of Executive Women (NEW) and the 2016 Top Women in Convenience Advisory Board, which includes all five 2015 Women of the Year honorees.

Hadley is being recognized in the senior-level leader category, comprised of retailers, suppliers and wholesaler executives who have executed strategy and transformed their business in a positive manner.

Hadley joined Pinnacle in 1996 and has contributed in multiple areas, including retail solutions product manager responsible for retail back office and home office solutions, along with foodservice inventory management, handheld, and workforce management. As the Director of Product Management, Hadley is responsible for strategic and tactical product management planning and execution for all solutions offered to the retail convenience store and petroleum market.

Letter From The President: Welcome To Pinnacle’s Inside Perspective

Drew Mize - President, Pinnacle Corporation

Drew Mize, President Pinnacle Corporation

DALLAS, TX – The first edition of Inside Perspective will be emailed in early May. Inside Perspective is Pinnacle’s new monthly newsletter aimed to keep you up to date on key developments within the industry, recent Pinnacle solutions’ enhancements, and upcoming events. This new, digital-only format newsletter does not replace the printed Perspective. We will continue to publish the more comprehensive Perspective publication during the Fall and Spring tradeshow seasons; look forward to the Inside Perspective augmenting that publication as a more frequent touchpoint.

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Beacons, Big Data Spell Big Ideas

​DALLAS,Tx. —  Insights on leveraging inventory data and the use of newer retail technology such as Bluetooth “beacon” messaging to customers stood out for retailers attending last week’s Pinnacle Corp. users’ conference in Dallas.About 160 attendees listened to speakers addressing everything from fuel tracking to pricebook management during the three-day conference at the Dallas Sheraton Hotel downtown.

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Beacons, Big Data Spell Big Ideas (CSP Net)

DALLAS,Tx. —  Insights on leveraging inventory data and the use of newer retail technology such as Bluetooth “beacon” messaging to customers stood out for retailers attending last week’s Pinnacle Corp. users’ conference in Dallas.About 160 attendees listened to speakers addressing everything from fuel tracking to pricebook management during the three-day conference at the Dallas Sheraton Hotel downtown.

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Pinnacle Launches New Client Support Portal (CSP Net)

ARLINGTON,Tx. —  After completing a review of new software tools for managing help-desk calls, software issues and enhancements, The Pinnacle Corp. recently announced the activation of a new Client Support Portal.A key feature in deciding on the right tool was to provide self-service access to clients. This portal enables clients to monitor the status of Help Desk calls, and it provides another method for clients to submit support requests.

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NACS Show Technology Roundup (CSP Daily)

ATLANTA, Georgia — Manufacturers and suppliers offered a variety of solutions taking advantage of technology trends, from mobile to shelf-tag automation. Much of the focus was about marketing to the consumer, but other offers centered around operational efficiencies and convenience store management.Here are a few of the exhibitors that stood out:

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