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Courtesy of Kum & Go
Top Kum & Go foodservice executive departs
Jac Moskalik’s exit comes as Maverik begins to rebrand Kum & Go’s stores and remove its fresh food and mobile ordering programs.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 8, 2024 -
Retrieved from Racetrac website.
6 notable c-store executive changes from January
The new year rang in leadership shifts atop some of the largest companies in the industry. Here are some of the most impactful moves.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 8, 2024 -
Retrieved from Town of Clarksville.
Construction begins on a new Wawa in Indiana
The city of Clarksville posted that land is being cleared for what appears to be the first location the Hoosier State.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Retrieved from Enmarket.
Enmarket debuts car wash mobile app
The c-store retailer now offers two apps for customers as it looks to build its Markwetwash business.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Courtesy of Walgreens
Walgreens lays off another 145 employees
The drugstore retailer said it still has “significant cost savings and growth goals to deliver” as it confirmed further downsizing of its workforce.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 5, 2024 -
Joe Raedle via Getty Images
BP makes interim CFO permanent
With Kate Thomson’s appointment, the London-based oil giant holds a spot in the still relatively rarefied ranks of major companies with women in the top finance seat.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Permission granted by Sheetz
Sheetz reveals 2 more Michigan sites
The convenience retailer has now confirmed three locations in the southeastern part of the state, and says it wants to build more than 60 in that region.
By Jessica Loder • Feb. 2, 2024 -
Courtesy of Pilot
Pilot makes additional executive changes
The departure of PFJ Energy’s president and vice president of petroleum marketing and business development continue a string of changes at multiple levels of the travel center chain.
By Jessica Loder • Feb. 1, 2024 -
Permission granted by Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores
Love’s, Daimler to grow Freightliner ExpressPoint service
The partnership streamlines access to recall, roadside warranty emergency services and other field needs at over 400 of the travel stop’s truck repair locations.
By David Taube • Jan. 31, 2024 -
Permission granted by SQRL
SQRL lays off corporate employees months after big acquisition
The retailer has let go around 40 workers over the past month, according to two impacted staffers. SQRL’s CEO said the reductions are due to a shift in its operating model.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 30, 2024 -
Retrieved from Big Y Foods.
Big Y names new top executives
New appointments at the supermarket chain, which operates c-stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut, include a new president and CEO as well as a new chief operating officer.
By Catherine Douglas Moran • Jan. 29, 2024 -
Retrieved from QuikTrip's website.
QuikTrip is coming to Las Vegas
After acquiring the location for $5.7 million in 2020, the Oklahoma-based retailer will debut its first site in Nevada later this year.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 29, 2024 -
Courtesy of Kum & Go
Column
The Road Ahead: What we lose when Kum & Go goes away
Double entendre aside, the chain is fun and innovative, and its many Midwestern fans aren’t happy about a mountain-sporting brand coming in to replace it, writes columnist Frank Beard.
By Frank Beard • Jan. 29, 2024 -
Permission granted by FastLane
Warrenton Oil names new CEO and COO
The c-store retailer’s previous leader, Wayne Baker, is stepping into a “smaller role” and will remain chairman, the company said.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 26, 2024 -
Permission granted by MODLOGIQ
Wawa to open first modular construction stores
The first of the prefabricated drive-thru locations is slated to open on Feb. 8, with several others to follow as the c-store chain tests out a building method that’s become favored by restaurants.
By Jessica Loder • Jan. 26, 2024 -
Courtesy of Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores
Love’s outlines plans for up to 25 new stores
The company also shared plans for existing site refreshes, upgrades to foodservice and private label offerings, and an increase in RV hookups and truck service facilities.
By Jessica Loder • Jan. 26, 2024 -
Retrieved from Couche-Tard.
Couche-Tard to triple its footprint in Wisconsin
The convenience retailer has outlined plans to expand its presence in the Badger State from 30 to 90 stores over the next five years.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Retrieved from Kum & Go press release.
Maverik nixes Kum & Go’s fresh food and mobile ordering programs
As the Salt Lake City-based retailer continues its rebranding efforts, it has made significant changes to Kum & Go’s foodservice operations, a spokesperson confirmed.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Courtesy of EG Group
EG America names new VP of procurement
Less than two weeks after undergoing corporate layoffs, the c-store retailer has tapped BJ’s Wholesale Club’s former director of strategic sourcing and procurement for the position.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Courtesy of Parkland Corporation
Parkland names new board member as it once again faces investor pressure
The retailer named former HF Sinclair CEO Michael Jennings to its board Tuesday, just one day after Engine Capital requested the company refresh the group.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 24, 2024 -
Retrieved from Parkland.
Parkland founder passes away at 89
Jack Donald started with a single gas station in 1964 and expanded to more than 400 sites by the time he retired in 2002.
By Jessica Loder • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Permission granted by Cox Oil
Family matters: Why more small c-store owners will sell in 2024
After a year of large deals, experts predict a surge in family-owned c-store operators leaving the business. In many cases, it’s because their children don’t want to take over.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Courtesy of Buc-ee's
Buc-ee’s is coming to Arizona
The popular travel center chain has received approval to rezone a 71-acre property outside of Phoenix as it continues its aggressive U.S. expansion.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 23, 2024 -
Retrieved from Sunoco.
Sunoco strikes $7.3B fuels acquisition
The deal comes just two weeks after the Dallas-based oil company sold over 200 c-stores to 7-Eleven for $1 billion.
By Brett Dworski • Jan. 22, 2024 -
Courtesy of Adroit Worldwide Media
Choice Market aims to scale automated stores with new tech partner
AWM will provide frictionless checkout technology to the Denver-based convenience retailer as it plans to expand its Mini-Mart c-stores nationwide.
By Jessica Loder • Jan. 22, 2024
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