Observations from the Executive Suite

Observations from the Executive Suite is written by managing director, Jeff Kramer. It is designed to provide summaries of the latest news and trends impacting the c-store industry and especially those impacting M&A.

Always feel free to comment, or if you have questions on any related subject, please contact Jeff at jeff.kramer@nrc.com or 303-619-0611.

Jeff Kramer

Jul 294 min read

The Fed, AI, and the Direction of our Economy

There is quite an ongoing battle about current interest rate policy, with Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell right in the middle....

Jeff Kramer

Jul 154 min read

2025, The Year of Continuous Changes – History Being Made Daily

ECONOMY Overall, good news, as it appears U.S. Q2 2025 finished at about 2.5% real growth after inflation, but not accounting for the...

Jeff Kramer

May 215 min read

Electrification – of Everything?

My 2024 year end blog said to expect big changes in 2025. It’s a very exciting time in our history, led by the incredible race of...