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  GPM to launch new mobile app in 2026

  The retailer’s second app refresh since 2023 will offer improved purchase reporting and personalization features as well as gamification and geofencing.

  Technology

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  Tech deal gives 3k independent c-stores access to e-commerce

  A partnership between Vroom and point of sale software company SwiftSku will help retailers add online ordering and delivery capabilities.

  Operations

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  Could Yesway be on its way out?

  The retailer’s Midwest exit underscores the challenges it and its parent company have faced since axing IPO plans in 2022. Is a sale of the entire business looming?

  M&A

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  Refuel names new VP of foodservice

  Monique Ravenel has been the convenience retailer’s director of proprietary foods and QSR operations for the past two years.

  Operations

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  Stewart’s promotes 2 leaders to VP

  Alison Abbey is the company’s new VP of personnel and Kelli Derway has been named VP of facilities. Both have worked with the New York-based c-store for more than 15 years.

  Operations

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  Yesway nabs Murphy USA leader to spearhead facilities

  Robert Drake will lead maintenance and repair operations across Yesway's network of over 400 convenience stores across the South and Southwest.

  Operations

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  BP to sell 10% of company-operated c-stores

  The move is part of BP’s strategy to cut $2 billion in expenses by 2026, which has also included thousands of layoffs.

  M&A

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  Wawa shutters last remaining drive-thru

  The retailer closed its standalone drive-thru location in Largo, Florida, in September, and no longer offers the store type across its network, a spokesperson said.

  Operations

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  Sunoco finally landed Parkland. Now comes the real challenge.

  The Dallas-based oil company has more than doubled its c-store network with the $9.1 billion deal. Can it turn around Parkland’s struggling U.S. business?

  M&A

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  3 Big Numbers: What’s going on in Iowa?

  Two banners are entering the Hawkeye state for the first time as the Kum & Go brand makes way for new owner Maverik.

  M&A

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  Urban Value opens single-family-community c-store

  The site marks a turn in strategy for the Texas retailer, which up until this point has mainly opened sites on the ground floor of apartment complexes.

  Operations

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  How to build a food donation program like Wawa’s

  Retailers don’t need to have huge, complex operations in order to give leftover food to their communities, said experts at the 2025 NACS Show.

  Operations

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  GPM to open 20 to 25 more food-focused c-stores

  The company’s pilot locations, which began opening in June and feature the retailer’s proprietary Fas Craves foodservice program, have produced strong results so far.

  Operations

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  Mega Saver to acquire Yesway’s c-stores in Iowa, Kansas

  The 29-site deal will significantly expand Mega Saver’s c-store count in Iowa and introduce the company to Kansas, with rebrands expected to begin as soon as next week.

  Operations

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  How 2 retailers are making safety everyone’s job

  Training is important, but only by reinforcing it regularly and staying agile can retailers increase buy-in from workers, said experts from Pilot and Holiday Oil.

  Operations

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  Fast Stop enters Iowa with 3-store deal

  The retailer is adding the Hawkeye state to a far-flung footprint that also includes locations in Louisiana and New Mexico.

  M&A

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  3 CEO changes lead October c-store executive shifts

  Murphy USA and United Dairy Farmers announced new faces at the top while TravelCenters of America’s lead executive stepped down.

  Operations

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  5 big numbers that highlight SNAP suspension’s impact

  As the Trump administration prepares to dole out reduced food aid funding, we looked at how the federal program impacts retailers and what a rollback would mean.

  Operations

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  Couche-Tard selling 36 Circle K stores in the US

  The sites, scattered across 14 states, no longer fit with the Canadian retailer’s brand and market strategy, according to a spokesperson.

  M&A

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  Kent Companies enters Louisiana with 15-store acquisition

  With the purchase of regional competitor B&B Petroleum, the Kent Kwik operator continues its Southern expansion.

  M&A

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  Haffner’s launching new loyalty program

  A partnership with Liquid Barcodes will unify the retailer’s digital ecosystem across its convenience stores and car washes.

  Technology

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  Sunoco closes $9.1B Parkland acquisition

  The Dallas-based oil company now owns the Canadian retailer’s 3,600-plus sites across North America, including 699 U.S. locations. Parkland’s president and CEO is expected to resign after 14 years.

  M&A

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  Oxxo shutters 7 c-stores in the US

  The closures, which came due to underperformance, mark the first set of locations the Mexican retailer has shut down in the states.

  Operations

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  Column

  3 Big Numbers: How 3 retailers are progressing through M&A

  Parkland, Oxxo and United Fuels Midwest are all at different points in their journeys, highlighting just how diverse acquisition and divestment experiences can be.

  M&A

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  Can Murphy USA’s new CEO engineer a turnaround?

  Mindy West will look to help the company rebound while also continuing to open new stores at a brisk pace.

  Operations

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