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  • Arko
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    Arko to begin building new food-focused c-stores in 2025

    The rollout will include seven locations in Virginia, with plans to eventually expand across the company’s retail footprint.

    By Nov. 8, 2024
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    Maverik confirms it plans to rebrand all Kum & Go stores

    The Utah retailer previously outlined plans to rebrand c-stores in a few states, but had not publicly said it would say goodbye to the entire banner until now.

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from C-Store Dive

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  • Wawa is adding a drive-thru-only location
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    Examining Wawa’s unique c-store formats

    The Florida retailer’s strong customer base affords its leadership the flexibility to test new and experimental store designs, one expert says.

    By Nov. 6, 2024
  • Refuel
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    Refuel names new director of foodservice

    Lauren Del Duca has been with the company since 2021, serving in a variety of foodservice roles.

    By Nov. 6, 2024
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    Sheetz accepting crypto at all locations

    After a limited trial run, customers can now use several popular digital currencies to buy items at all of the East Coast retailer’s 750-plus locations.

    By Nov. 5, 2024
  • 7-Eleven
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    9 notable c-store executive changes from October

    Foodservice and private-label shifts from 7-Eleven, Circle K and EG America made headlines while tech leadership changed at other companies.

    By Nov. 5, 2024
  • Ampm store
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    BP thinks its new private label line is pretty Epic

    The company tested the line in March, then grew the number of items in the assortment by 50% last quarter, said Lisa Blalock, vice president of U.S. convenience and mobility for BP.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
  • Murphy USA
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    Murphy USA testing improvements to lower-performing stores

    The initiative centers on forecourt updates like fuel dispensers to try to close performance gaps.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
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    How to develop a new prototype

    Here are the questions to consider and steps to take when the same old store design doesn’t work anymore.

    By Danielle McLean • Nov. 4, 2024
  • Modern Blue Service Station
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    Sponsored by Decisions Consulting

    Ensuring fast, efficient licensing for c-store new builds

    Taking the complexity out of new-build c-store licensing.

    Nov. 4, 2024
  • Circle K
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    Circle K to more than double stores in New York

    A new franchise agreement with The Briad Group will add 40 new locations in the state as Alimentation Couche-Tard aims for growth in the Northeast U.S.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
  • Parkland
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    Parkland CEO ‘cautiously optimistic’ about US business

    The Canadian retailer reported solid third-quarter U.S. EBITDA, which leadership credits to new supply contracts and other cost-saving measures.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
  • Nouria Energy
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    Nouria to acquire Enmarket, expand into the South

    The deal includes Enmarket’s entire network of 132 convenience stores and 26 car washes across Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    4 c-store retailers that got buried in bankruptcy

    The industry has recently seen several companies endure horror stories. To commemorate Halloween, we’re looking back at a few of them.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    How to perfect store-level hiring and retention

    Beyond increasing pay and benefits, retailers should consider new recruiting avenues, streamline applications and make sure training and onboarding serve each worker, experts say.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    Sheetz expands program to hire workers with disabilities

    The c-store retailer is the first company in Pennsylvania to commit to a state-funded initiative that helps people with disabilities obtain competitive, integrated employment.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
  • Maverik
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    Maverik rebranding all Kum & Go stores in Oklahoma

    The Sooner State wasn’t part of Maverik's previously publicized rebrand plans, which only included Utah, Colorado and Wyoming.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
  • 7-Eleven
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    7-Eleven taps Chobani veteran to lead private label development

    Varun Khanna’s hiring comes as the retailer looks to its proprietary brands and foodservice programs to boost its performance in North America.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Sponsored by Red Diamond

    6 tips to drive loyalty with coffee and tea in c-stores

    As competition from QSRs intensifies, convenience stores need fresh strategies to attract foot traffic.

    Oct. 28, 2024
  • Couche-Tard
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    Couche-Tard names new global head of private label

    Amy Jenkins, who joins from home improvement retailer Lowe’s, takes over from Rodney Blanton, who left Circle K in June for Amazon Go.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
  • Wawa
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    3 Big Numbers: Delving into Wawa’s growth

    As the East Coast retailer prepares for its first store in Georgia, we take a look at what the future holds and why customers should take notice.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
  • Spinx
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    Spinx debuts highly anticipated food market in South Carolina

    The store offers a mix of standard c-store products and grocery items as well as made-to-order flatbreads, sandwiches, salads, soups and bakery items.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
  • 7-Eleven
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    7-Eleven to open over 600 stores under new design by 2027

    The retailer’s newest format features “a larger product assortment and expanded food and beverage offerings,” CEO Joseph DePinto told investors on Thursday.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
  • Onvo
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    Onvo opens its biggest location yet

    The East Coast retailer has debuted a nearly 10,000-square-foot travel center that will feature a hotel in 2025.

    By Oct. 24, 2024
  • Oxxo
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    Why FEMSA’s ‘secret sauce’ is also its biggest challenge

    The Mexican retailer prides itself on how it tailors each of its 23,000 c-stores to their local markets. As it enters the U.S., making that connection will be one of its most difficult tasks.

    By Oct. 24, 2024