GPM Investments names foodservice VP

The retailer promoted Carlos Pinzon after Richard Guidry, who has been senior vice president of food and beverage for the past two years, left the company.

By Jessica Loder • Aug. 26, 2025

Maverik names new VP of retail operations

Myles Gift joins the retailer after spending most of his career working in the QSR industry.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 22, 2025

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EG Group moving global HQ to Charlotte as US growth takes center stage

The new headquarters will house “key finance, legal and other corporate personnel” in a shift that aims to “offer the strongest possible support,” the company said on Wednesday.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 21, 2025

Jacksons acquires 24-store chain in Northern California

The Idaho retailer’s purchase of Redwood Oil Company nearly doubles its footprint in California and marks its first foray into made-to-order foodservice.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 20, 2025

Birdies Food & Fuel acquires 2 Circle K stores in Louisiana

The deal became effective Aug. 11 and netted Couche-Tard over $2.8 million, records show.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 19, 2025

Tracking 7-Eleven and Circle K’s US overlap

There are 3,300 7-Eleven c-stores within a 5-minute driving radius of a Circle K across America, according to mapping data by intelligence platform Locatium.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 19, 2025

Arko CFO to step down

Robert Giammatteo will leave the convenience retailer in October after nearly two years in the top financial post.

By Jessica Loder • Aug. 19, 2025

Stressed, bored and curious: How consumers are approaching food shopping right now.

Shoppers don’t just want c-stores to echo their economic anxieties — they want help discovering new snacks, menu items and other “small wins,” the Kearney Consumer Institute found.

By Jeff Wells • Aug. 18, 2025

Royal Farms expanding EV charging network across Maryland

The retailer is bringing charging stations to eight more c-stores in its home state alongside manufacturer Electrify America.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 18, 2025

7-Eleven taps former Amazon, Target exec to run demand chain

Joshua Dolan is responsible for expanding and optimizing 7-Eleven's enterprise-wide logistics capabilities and improving execution.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 14, 2025

Fueling Up: Should EG Group shed its US c-stores if an IPO is near?

The company’s founder, Zuber Issa, told the Financial Times he wants the retailer to sell EG America, which may contradict plans he shared last year to go public in 2026.

By Brett Dworski • Updated Aug. 14, 2025

Recapping EG America’s 2025 evolution

From new technology to fresh leadership, the U.S. arm of EG Group has been focused on its operations.

By Jessica Loder • Aug. 13, 2025

EG America names head of data and AI

The c-store retailer appointed an external consultant it previously worked with to spearhead its enterprise data and AI strategy.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 12, 2025

Onvo taps Core-Mark for distribution deal

The agreement with the Performance Foods subdivision will cover Onvo’s roughly 40 travel centers in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

By Jessica Loder • Aug. 12, 2025

Global Partners sues Massachusetts Department of Transportation amid failed expansion bid

The lawsuit alleges that MassDOT “willfully violated” public records law by failing to provide documentation from the process that awarded Applegreen operations of over 18 travel plazas.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 11, 2025

Maverik’s chief development officer among 100 job cuts

Nicole Mason, who initially joined Kum & Go in 2002, will depart in January alongside several other managers and senior staffers from numerous departments.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 11, 2025

7-Eleven brings back former chief of staff

Dave Strachan, who held the position from 2016 to 2021, has re-joined the convenience retailer less than a month after its most recent chief of staff resigned.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 11, 2025

Par Pacific’s retail business ‘continues to shine,’ CEO says

The company’s retail segment saw its operating income reach $20.8 million in Q2 compared to $16.1 million in the second quarter of 2024.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 11, 2025

3 Big Numbers: What this week’s c-store earnings bonanza revealed

Parkland, CrossAmerica Partners and Arko all offered updates on their strategic initiatives. Some are driving revenue, while others are concerning investors.

By Jeff Wells • Aug. 8, 2025

CrossAmerica sells 60 c-stores in Q2, exits Colorado and Kansas

This doubled the 30 locations CrossAmerica offloaded in all of fiscal 2024, signaling that the company is pressing the gas on its store optimization efforts.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 7, 2025

Arko investors show concern over retailer’s ‘dealerization’ strategy

Total revenue dropped for the fifth straight quarter due to the program. Despite leadership’s confidence, investors appear anxious about the pace at which it’s moving.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 7, 2025

Maverik to reduce office staff in Iowa, consolidate headquarters

The retailer will cut 100 team members at its regional headquarters in Des Moines — established in late 2023 shortly after it acquired Kum & Go — which previously housed about 250 employees.

By Brett Dworski • Updated Aug. 7, 2025

Parkland’s US operating profit plummets as Sunoco sale nears completion

The Canadian retailer’s adjusted EBITDA in the U.S. in Q2 fell by about 45% compared to the same period last year, continuing a difficult past few quarters.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 6, 2025

How McLane’s new commissary program tackles c-store labor woes

The company ships all the pieces of a menu item together to save workers time when assembling sandwiches, salads and other products.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 6, 2025

BP to cut 15% of its corporate jobs by the end of 2025

The company will slash about 6,200 positions, adding to the thousands of layoffs this year that have come from within BP's customers and products segment, which includes its global c-store business.

By Brett Dworski • Aug. 6, 2025