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Casey’s sees strong growth from food innovation
Recent coffee and chicken wing launches, plus strength in areas like bakery and hot sandwiches, helped grow the company’s inside margins to over 34%.
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Sponsored by Toshiba Global Commerce SolutionsHow convenience stores are redefining the traditional shopping experience
What if convenience stores were no longer just about convenience?
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Amazon is merging its convenience and grocery store corporate teams
Combining the teams comes as Amazon Go has struggled to grow while Amazon Fresh has sharply increased its store count recently.
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Seven & i continues leadership shifts amid historic week
Two more board directors have resigned and the retailer’s international segment appointed a new VP of operations.
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Kwik Trip appoints new director of foodservice
Ben Wilson’s promotion comes after a quarter century spent with the La Crosse, Wisconsin-based c-store retailer.
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Rutter’s announces new stores with bar and lounge
This design is the latest in a series of updates the Pennsylvania-based retailer has rolled out over the past few years.
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Parker’s names Yesway veteran as VP of marketing
Darrin Samaha joins the Georgia-based retailer amid its drive to grow to 150 stores by 2027.
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7-Eleven, Couche-Tard identifying thousands of stores to sell to prep for megadeal
If the retailers reach a deal, many of their overlapping locations would need to be divested to avoid antitrust pitfalls.
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7-Eleven Inc CEO leaves parent company’s board
Joseph DePinto’s resignation from Seven & i’s board comes amid several major organizational shifts for the international c-store retailer.
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What 7-Eleven’s IPO will mean for its future in the US
Experts agree that once the world’s largest c-store chain makes its North American stores their own entity, it’ll have two possible paths: innovate and grow, or sell to Couche-Tard.
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Column3 Big Numbers: Dissecting 7-Eleven’s very big news
From a new CEO to an upcoming IPO in the U.S. and divesting some assets, Seven & i’s announcements this week will have big ramifications for the convenience industry.
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Largest US Circle K franchisee boosts e-commerce
Gas Express partnered with Lula Commerce to add more than 180 stores to third-party delivery marketplaces like DoorDash and Uber Eats.
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7-Eleven parent company appoints new CEO, plans US IPO
Stephen Dacus, current lead outside director of the board, will take over as the company evaluates a buyout bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard.
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Parkland launches strategic review, will explore sale
The Canadian retailer, which has about 200 company-operated c-stores in the U.S., has seen its stock price plunge since early 2024. Its board of directors seems to have had enough.
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Dash In acquires first site in North Carolina
The popular East Coast retailer spent $2.5 million on a property in Charlotte this week, beginning the company’s long-awaited move into the Tar Heel State.
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6 notable c-store executive changes from February
In addition to various high-level moves, the industry mourned the passing of Square One Markets CEO Lisa Dell'Alba.
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Family Express joins modular construction trend
The retailer is building the first of several prefabricated c-stores across its home state of Indiana.
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Deep DiveHow Mountain Express’ negligence fractured a Midwestern military family
Luke and Rochelle Davis became guarantors of a Mountain Express-leased c-store in late 2020. They’re now bankrupt, and their relationship with Rochelle’s mother — the store’s owner — is broken.
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FEMSA forms search committee to find next CEO
Executive Chairman José Antonio Fernández Carbajal has served as interim CEO since the company’s former top executive stepped down in 2023.
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CrossAmerica Partners stays focused on retail business
The acquisition of dozens of Applegreen stores roughly a year ago kicked off a long-term strategy for increased profitability.
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Applegreen US president departs
The Irish c-store retailer’s top executive in America has left the company less than two years after being hired from Wendy’s.
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Parker’s CEO change commences
After confirming earlier this year that Brandon Hofmann would succeed founder Greg Parker, the convenience retailer made the change official.
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How to perfect c-store restrooms
From updating designs to helping workers keep the place clean, there are a variety of steps retailers can take to elevate the experience.
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Arko is not selling its c-stores, CEO says
Arie Kotler told analysts last week that a sale of its retail business is not on the table, contrary to a Reuters report last year.
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Quality Oil names new CEO
Don McIver succeeds former leader Graham Bennett, who has retired.
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Column3 Big Numbers: Big moves from public c-store companies
Arko accelerates shift to dealer sites, Pilot posts a revenue drop and Seven & i loses one of its suitors.
