Operations: Page 6

  • A rendering of the interior of a convenience store. There are tables and chairs, a fireplace, benches and TV screens on oen wall showing a variety of sports.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Rutter's
    Image attribution tooltip

    Rutter’s announces new stores with bar and lounge

    This design is the latest in a series of updates the Pennsylvania-based retailer has rolled out over the past few years.

    By • March 12, 2025
  • Parker's convenience store lit up at night
    Image attribution tooltip
    Thai Phi Le/C-Store Dive
    Image attribution tooltip

    Parker’s names Yesway veteran as VP of marketing

    Darrin Samaha joins the Georgia-based retailer amid its drive to grow to 150 stores by 2027.

    By • March 12, 2025
  • 7-Eleven
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of 7-Eleven
    Image attribution tooltip

    7-Eleven Inc CEO leaves parent company’s board

    Joseph DePinto’s resignation from Seven & i’s board comes amid several major organizational shifts for the international c-store retailer.

    By • March 11, 2025
  • Maverik
    Image attribution tooltip
    Brett Dworski/C-Store Dive
    Image attribution tooltip
    Deep Dive

    Inside Maverik’s decision to cut Kum & Go’s foodservice program

    The move, which coincided with nixing the Iowa retailer's mobile ordering platform, underscores the culturally dissonant integration between the companies, several former corporate staffers say.

    By • March 11, 2025
  • A photo of the exterior of a convenience store. Signs on the exterior of the store read "7-Eleven" and "Laredo Taco."
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Narciso Lira, principal at Odyssey Services Group
    Image attribution tooltip

    7-Eleven, Couche-Tard identifying thousands of stores to sell to prep for megadeal

    If the retailers reach a deal, many of their overlapping locations would need to be divested to avoid antitrust pitfalls.

    By • March 11, 2025
  • A photo of a gas station and convenience store. Both the fuel canopy and store read "Circle K."
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Circle K
    Image attribution tooltip

    Largest US Circle K franchisee boosts e-commerce

    Gas Express partnered with Lula Commerce to add more than 180 stores to third-party delivery marketplaces like DoorDash and Uber Eats.

    By • March 10, 2025
  • 7-Eleven
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of 7-Eleven
    Image attribution tooltip

    What 7-Eleven’s IPO will mean for its future in the US

    Experts agree that once the world’s largest c-store chain makes its North American stores their own entity, it’ll have two possible paths: innovate and grow, or sell to Couche-Tard.

    By • March 10, 2025
  • A person drinks from a 7-Eleven-branded hot beverage cup.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of 7-Eleven Inc.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Column

    3 Big Numbers: Dissecting 7-Eleven’s very big news

    From a new CEO to an upcoming IPO in the U.S. and divesting some assets, Seven & i’s announcements this week will have big ramifications for the convenience industry.

    By • March 7, 2025
  • Parkland
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Parkland
    Image attribution tooltip

    Parkland launches strategic review, will explore sale

    The Canadian retailer, which has about 200 company-operated c-stores in the U.S., has seen its stock price plunge since early 2024. Its board of directors seems to have had enough.

    By • March 7, 2025
  • A photo of a partially built modular construction building. The frame is up and some but not all of the walls have been put in place.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Family Express
    Image attribution tooltip

    Family Express joins modular construction trend

    The retailer is building the first of several prefabricated c-stores across its home state of Indiana.

    By • March 6, 2025
  • A photo of Dash In's new logo on the side of its new concept store.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Jessica Loder/C-Store Dive/C-Store Dive
    Image attribution tooltip

    Dash In acquires first site in North Carolina

    The popular East Coast retailer spent $2.5 million on a property in Charlotte this week, beginning the company’s long-awaited move into the Tar Heel State.

    By • March 6, 2025
  • 7-Eleven
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of 7-Eleven
    Image attribution tooltip

    7-Eleven parent company appoints new CEO, plans US IPO

    Stephen Dacus, current lead outside director of the board, will take over as the company evaluates a buyout bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard.

    By • March 6, 2025
  • Oxxo
    Image attribution tooltip
    Alex Borderline via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    FEMSA forms search committee to find next CEO

    Executive Chairman José Antonio Fernández Carbajal has served as interim CEO since the company’s former top executive stepped down in 2023.

    By • March 5, 2025
  • A Cumberland Farms store in Colorado
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of EG Group
    Image attribution tooltip

    6 notable c-store executive changes from February

    In addition to various high-level moves, the industry mourned the passing of Square One Markets CEO Lisa Dell'Alba.

    By • March 5, 2025
  • crossamerica partners
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from CrossAmerica Partners website.
    Image attribution tooltip

    CrossAmerica Partners stays focused on retail business

    The acquisition of dozens of Applegreen stores roughly a year ago kicked off a long-term strategy for increased profitability.

    By • March 5, 2025
  • Mountain Express
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by the Davis family
    Image attribution tooltip
    Deep Dive

    How Mountain Express’ negligence fractured a Midwestern military family

    Luke and Rochelle Davis became guarantors of a Mountain Express-leased c-store in late 2020. They’re now bankrupt, and their relationship with Rochelle’s mother — the store’s owner — is broken.

    By • March 4, 2025
  • Applegreen
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Applegreen
    Image attribution tooltip

    Applegreen US president departs

    The Irish c-store retailer’s top executive in America has left the company less than two years after being hired from Wendy’s.

    By • March 4, 2025
  • A photo of the exterior of a gas station and convenience store. Signs on the fuel canopy and store say Parker's Kitchen.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Parker's Kitchen
    Image attribution tooltip

    Parker’s CEO change commences

    After confirming earlier this year that Brandon Hofmann would succeed founder Greg Parker, the convenience retailer made the change official.

    By • March 3, 2025
  • A photo of the interior of a store, showing a hallway and a bathroom through an open door. The bathroom has blue and white tile. A sign on the wall says Yatco. Proudly serving Worcester. Massachusetts.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by King Retail Solutions
    Image attribution tooltip

    How to perfect c-store restrooms

    From updating designs to helping workers keep the place clean, there are a variety of steps retailers can take to elevate the experience.

    By • March 3, 2025
  • ARKO
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from ARKO press release.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Arko is not selling its c-stores, CEO says

    Arie Kotler told analysts last week that a sale of its retail business is not on the table, contrary to a Reuters report last year.

    By • March 3, 2025
  • Quality Oil
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from Quality Oil.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Quality Oil names new CEO

    Don McIver succeeds former leader Graham Bennett, who has retired.

    By • March 3, 2025
  • Oxxo
    Image attribution tooltip
    Alex Borderline via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    FEMSA begins rebranding US c-stores to Oxxo banner

    The Mexican retailer, which acquired Delek’s 249 locations across the Southwest in 2024, is starting the conversions in Odessa and Midland, Texas.

    By • Feb. 28, 2025
  • 7-Eleven
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from 7-Eleven.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Column

    3 Big Numbers: Big moves from public c-store companies

    Arko accelerates shift to dealer sites, Pilot posts a revenue drop and Seven & i loses one of its suitors.

    By • Feb. 28, 2025
  • A woman is closing a paper bag with a round black sticker that says delivery. The woman is wearing a yellow shirt and black apron.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Dimensions via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Uber Eats vs. DoorDash: Inside the legal battle between ‘two titans’ of delivery

    Uber Eats wants a more level playing field for first-party delivery contracts, and accuses DoorDash of intimidating partner restaurants that want to team with multiple aggregators.

    By Julie Littman • Feb. 27, 2025
  • EG America
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from EG America.
    Image attribution tooltip

    EG America sees big earnings growth in 2024 thanks to coffee and dispensed beverages

    The retailer said full-year EBITDA surged 17% last year thanks to “improved performance” from several company initiatives.

    By • Feb. 27, 2025