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Maverik completes Kum & Go rebrands
The nearly two-year project finished last week. It marks the end of one storied c-store brand and the beginning of a critical testing period for the other.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 25, 2025 -
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Convenience store food popularity spurs packaging adaptations
As some consumers frequent this channel over QSRs and replace meals with snacks, TC Transcontinental Packaging sees how food packaging can help build trust, emphasize freshness and offer new on-the-go formats.
By Maria Rachal • Nov. 20, 2025 -
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EG America accelerating Tom Thumb rebrands
The East Coast retailer has converted 35 of 110 sites as part of the $50 million conversion plan it launched three years ago, and aims to finish within the next 15 months.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 20, 2025 -
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Couche-Tard opens new distribution center
A facility in Otsego, Minnesota, is the first of three planned additions to the company’s supply chain supporting Circle K and Holiday Station stores.
By Jessica Loder • Nov. 20, 2025 -
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Applegreen completes $450M New York remodel project
This marks the end of a five-year journey for Dublin-based Applegreen, which committed to updating 27 travel plazas across the Empire State back in 2020.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 19, 2025 -
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This Texas c-store chain offers cold daiquiris with zebra and buffalo encounters
Fuel City has seven locations around Dallas-Fort Worth and is preparing to open its eighth. Its in-store bar, elaborate foodservice and miniature zoos put the retailer in a class of its own.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 18, 2025 -
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Q&ALongtime c-store CFO on leading through acquisitions and big changes
Terry Valdivieso, CFO of East Coast convenience store operator Atlantis Management Group, talks about what’s kept her on board for over a decade, succession planning and cybersecurity.
By Dan Niepow • Nov. 18, 2025 -
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South Korean c-store giant makes US debut
CU, which has over 18,500 locations in its home country, officially opened last week in Honolulu, offering an assortment of Korean drinks and snacks, as well as ramen stations.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 17, 2025 -
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RaceTrac names former Pilot, McDonald’s exec as first CIO
Ameet Shetty will spearhead the Atlanta-based retailer’s ongoing tech transformation, which has advanced at an industry-leading pace in recent years.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 14, 2025 -
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Shell to sell ‘substantial portion’ of Volta EV business
The sale comes less than three years after the oil giant acquired Volta for $169 million to help scale its EV charging capabilities in the U.S.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 14, 2025 -
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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.
By Jessica Loder • Nov. 13, 2025 -
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TA taps former Pilot, Dollar Tree exec as CEO
Jason Nordin spent six years as chief operating officer for Pilot Company — one of TA’s biggest competitors — during his 12 years with the Tennessee-based retailer.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 12, 2025 -
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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.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 12, 2025 -
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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.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 12, 2025 -
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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.
By Jessica Loder • Nov. 12, 2025 -
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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.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 10, 2025 -
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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?
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 10, 2025 -
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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.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 7, 2025 -
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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.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 7, 2025 -
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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.
By Jessica Loder • Nov. 6, 2025 -
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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?
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 6, 2025 -
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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.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 6, 2025 -
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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.
By Jessica Loder • Nov. 5, 2025 -
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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.
By Jeff Wells • Nov. 5, 2025 -
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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.
By Brett Dworski • Nov. 5, 2025
