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Retrieved from Couche-Tard.
How accurate were our 2025 c-store predictions? Here are our honest grades.
We expected new technology, loyalty strategies and an incoming presidential administration to make waves in the industry. While our overall grades were good, a few estimations were off base.
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Loop Neighborhood Market launches retail media network
The platform, LoopMedia Connect, aims to help brands reach customers through the retailer’s loyalty app, in-store radio and other digital channels.
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Dover Fueling Solutions launches retail media network
4CourtMedia will feed ads to fuel pumps across a variety of company sizes, from large chains to independents.
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Bolla Market opens first of several Firehouse Subs
The sandwich shop debuted on Nov. 15 at a Bolla Market in Hicksville, New York. Another in Farmingdale is expected for the end of January.
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ColumnFueling Up: How foodservice and QSRs can reshape c-store labor in 2026
Hiring and retaining good workers has become an intractable challenge for the industry. Building first-class food programs could help retailers finally break through.
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RaceTrac grows supply agreement with Core-Mark
All of the retailer’s stores will now be serviced by the Performance Food Group division, augmenting RaceTrac’s own expanded distribution network.
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The top 6 c-store CEO appointments of 2025
Leadership changes among international companies with major U.S. growth plans like Seven & i and FEMSA led this year’s slate of chief executive shifts.
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Minuteman hires private label specialist as VP of ops, merchandising and marketing
Thomas Becker has spent much of his career developing store brand products for retailers like Circle K, Ahold Delhaize and OfficeMax.
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Altria names new CEO
Sal Mancuso will succeed Billy Gifford, who is retiring in May 2026, atop the tobacco company.
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Thorntons’ longtime technology VP stepping down
David Caudill, who has led the company’s tech infrastructure since 1995, is “taking a brief pause” before moving into the next phase of his career.
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Column3 Big Numbers: Consumer spending shifts
A good rewards program and store experience are increasingly not enough to attract and retain shoppers, according to an Upside report.
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ColumnThe Road Ahead: What if c-stores don’t need to become QSRs?
The success of Japan’s convenience stores demonstrates the opportunity in selling food designed for everyday living, not just indulgent moments.
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Fresh Stop taps Weigel’s vet to spearhead foodservice and operations
Ryan Blevins will play a “key role in shaping Fresh Stop’s culinary vision and developing programs that drive traffic and strengthen brand loyalty,” the retailer said.
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The c-store mergers and acquisitions that defined 2025
Although many deals happened this year, several stood out due to their size as well as what they meant for the companies and markets involved.
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Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey to leave top post after 9 years
The executive, who steered the iconic brand through waning consumer interest in sugary drinks and added more than 10 billion-dollar brands, will be replaced by COO Henrique Braun.
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Murphy USA unveils new fuel cards
The retailer is targeting smaller and newer companies with a pair of fuel cards that are easier to qualify for than traditional ones.
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Casey’s to begin CEFCO rebrands ‘in earnest,’ CEO says
After spending the past year evaluating the 198-store chain it bought in 2024, the Iowa retailer will start its $150 million conversion efforts as it aims to improve CEFCO’s margins.
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Julie Littman/C-Store Dive
The most impactful c-store foodservice moves of 2025
While many retailers upped their food capabilities this year, a few investments stood out for their boldness and industry-wide influence.
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7-Eleven to pay $4.5M in FTC suit
The settlement stems from the purchase of a store in St. Petersburg, Florida, that violated a consent order signed in 2018.
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Freedom Oil sells its 27 c-stores to Midwest competitor
Nearly all of the sites are located in central Illinois, with about a third of them in neighboring cities Bloomington and Normal.
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Cubby’s to roll out new store design this month
The Nebraska-based retailer is remodeling its store in Bennington with a fresh floor plan and expanded space for food and beverages.
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Courtesy of Little General Store
Little General Stores buys 5 sites in West Virginia
All of the U-Save sites are in Nicholas County, further cementing the retailer’s presence in the heart of the Mountain State.
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Anheuser-Busch acquires majority stake in BeatBox for $490M
The deal for the party punch maker, which is popular among young drinkers for its high alcohol content, gives the beer giant a path to complete ownership.
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Courtesy of Disruptive Technologies
Column3 Big Numbers: Retailers testing new waters
We look at a Tennessee company taking on a new identity, RaceTrac’s latest expansion and 7-Eleven’s newest and most wanted sandwich.
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Brett Dworski/C-Store Dive
7-Eleven dismisses senior director of fresh food development
Benjamin Lucky, who joined the retailer 14 months ago, said that his termination was part of 7-Eleven taking “a different direction.”
