C-Store Dive

C-Store Dive delivers comprehensive reporting and analysis on the latest news and trends impacting the convenience store sector. Their newsletter and website explore a variety of subjects, including food service, fuel options, operations, and beyond.

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New CEOs at Seven & i, Weigel’s lead notable exec changes from May

5 days ago | cstoredive.com | Jessica Loder

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. While top leadership changes slowed down in May after a very busy April, there were still plenty of notable moves at the highest levels of some top c-store retailers. Additionally, the industry mourned the passing of Richard Slifka, chairman of Global Partners and son of the company’s founder, Abraham Slifka. Richard Slifka, 85, held numerous leadership positions during his six decades with Global Partners.
3 Big Numbers: Growing chains unveil eye-catching new developments

1 week ago | cstoredive.com | Jessica Loder

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 3 Big Numbers is a weekly column that looks at a few key details from around the c-store industry. Convenience retailers are regularly looking for the next big thing. That can be as eye-catching as a brand refresh or as fundamental as a supply chain update. We’ve been watching new food offerings and formats over the past few weeks, so today, we’ve decided to get a little more granular.
Couche-Tard may struggle to get full value from 7-Eleven deal, analysis says

1 week ago | cstoredive.com | Jessica Loder

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As the world waits to learn whether Seven & i, parent company of 7-Eleven, will accept a takeover bid from Alimentation Couche-Tard, experts are considering what such a deal would look like and how it could be most successful.
Urban Value reveals automated micro-markets

1 week ago | cstoredive.com | Jessica Loder

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Urban Value Corner Store has rolled out AI-powered Smart Store Coolers made to operate as unmanned micro-markets in residential communities, according to a Saturday announcement from the company. The coolers, created in conjunction with smart retail company Micromart, let customers tap a credit card or digital wallet to open the door, then automatically record what the customer takes and bill them.
C-stores losing snacking dollars to grocers

1 week ago | cstoredive.com | Jessica Loder

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Grocery stores have snagged sales of nearly 160 million bags of chips, pretzels and other snacks away from competitors year over year, and nearly 40% of that came at the expense of c-stores, according to a NielsenIQ report. Following convenience were drug stores, which made up 29% of grocers’ unit snacking gains, and dollar stores, which made up 22%.
4 c-store chains that are investing in new formats

1 week ago | cstoredive.com | Jeff Wells

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. From national chains to regional upstarts, some of the c-store industry’s fastest-growing companies are supercharging their expansions with eye-catching new store formats. There’s no single approach that convenience retailers are taking with these updated pit stops. Some have turned up the volume on foodservice, while others are building larger stores that pack in more products and services.
Poppy Markets buys 11 c-stores

2 weeks ago | cstoredive.com | Jessica Loder

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Poppy Markets has acquired Engineer’s Associates, Inc. and its affiliates, doing business as National Petroleum, according to a Thursday press release from Matrix Capital, which advised National Petroleum on the sale. The deal includes 11 c-stores in California and a fuel distribution business that supplies more than 100 dealers, according to the release.
BP Pulse is bringing EV chargers to Waffle House

2 weeks ago | cstoredive.com | Jessica Loder

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. BP Pulse, the electric vehicle charging arm of energy and retail company BP, has partnered with restaurant chain Waffle House to bring EV chargers to select locations. BP will install six 400 kW direct current fast charging bays at select sites, which include Waffle House locations in Texas, Florida, Georgia and other parts of the South and Southeast.
LTOs and value are key to fresh food success

2 weeks ago | cstoredive.com | Aneurin Canham-Clyne

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. CHICAGO — 2025 is on track to have the highest number of limited-time offerings at restaurants of any year — up to 39,000 if current trends continue — Joe Pawlak, a managing principal at Technomic, said during a session discussing winners in the restaurant industry at the 2025 National Restaurant Association Show on Monday.
3 packaged beverage trends for the back half of 2025

2 weeks ago | cstoredive.com | Jessica Loder

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. While many convenience retailers are focusing more on their foodservice programs these days, they can’t afford to take their eyes off bottles of soda and cans of energy drinks. Nonalcoholic packaged beverages made up 18% of in-store sales at convenience stores last year, according to NACS data.