C-Store Dive

2 days 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week ago | cstoredive.com | Brett Dworski

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Wawa is expected to close two convenience stores in Philadelphia later this month, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filings recently submitted to the Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry. The stores are about 2 miles apart in the northeast corner of Philadelphia, with one on Castor Avenue and the other on Frankford Avenue, according to the notice.

1 week ago | cstoredive.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.