Brett Dworski

1 day ago | grocerydive.com | Brett Dworski

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. An affordable gas trip probably isn’t what comes to mind when shoppers think of Walmart. But after decades of building out its army of department stores and supercenters, the largest big-box retailer in the U.S. is looking to become the next big name in convenience retailing. For decades, the gas stations and c-stores associated with Walmart were operated by Murphy USA.

1 day ago | cstoredive.com | Brett Dworski

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. QuikTrip opened its first convenience store in Indiana last week, according to a company announcement. The store is located in Daleville, a small town about 50 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis, and will create about 24 jobs, QuikTrip said. Like most of the retailer’s new stores, the Daleville site features its QT Kitchens food program, which offers both made-to-order and grab-and-go items.

3 days ago | restaurantdive.com | Brett Dworski

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Convenience retailers are launching new food products regularly as the industry continues to seek ways to compete with QSRs. Week by week, c-store operators seem to debut fresh takes on sandwiches, fried proteins, desserts and more. Here are some notable c-store food and beverage launches from the past month. Value meals have increasingly become a linchpin for convenience retailers looking to boost their foodservice programs.

6 days ago | cstoredive.com | Brett Dworski

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Seven & i Holdings, parent company of 7-Eleven, plans to shuffle its board of directors next month as the company approaches its North American IPO and continues to mull a megamerger with Alimentation Couche-Tard. The changes will start at the top, with Junro Ito, Seven & i’s vice president and representative director, expected to become executive chairperson, according to a letter sent to shareholders on Thursday.

6 days ago | cstoredive.com | Brett Dworski

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Vroom Delivery has integrated its e-commerce platform with c-store back-office tech vendor Petrosoft, according to a recent announcement. The partnership aims to let c-store retailers of any size “access enterprise-level integrations and automation,” according to the announcement.