Convenience Store Decisions

Convenience Store Decisions focuses on connecting with key decision-makers, including top executives, corporate managers, and regional and category managers in both multi-unit chains and independent convenience stores. These professionals are dedicated to understanding the latest trends and preferences of their customers. They are the ones responsible for selecting the brands and products that meet their clients' demands for quick service, high quality, and convenience.

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#500942

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Rutter's Announces $400,000 Summer Sweepstakes - CStore Decisions

4 days ago | cstoredecisions.com

Rutter’s has launched its 2025 High Roller Summer Sweepstakes, which is set to give away over $400,000 in prizes to its VIP customers over the summer months. One VIP customer […]
Chicken Combo Special

4 days ago | cstoredecisions.com | Emily Boes

Krispy Krunchy Chicken is offering a deal now featuring its new Chicken Nuggets. The $5.99 Your Choice Combo offers incredible value with the choice of a select chicken item plus krispy-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside potato wedges. Guests can choose from the juicy new Chicken Nuggets, Cajun Chicken Sandwich, three-piece Bone-In Chicken or three-piece Chicken Tenders. At Krispy Krunchy Chicken, quality is a top priority, while continuing to focus on value and craveability.
Country Fair Marks 60 Years with New Flagship Location

1 week ago | cstoredecisions.com | Kevin McIntyre

Erie, Pa.-based Country Fair is celebrating its 60th year of business in 2025 — a feat that was marked with the opening of its largest c-store to date in its hometown of Erie. CStore Decisions’ Editor-in-Chief Erin Del Conte recently sat down with Steve Seymour, director of personnel, and Stacy Kline, director of advertising for Country Fair, to learn more about the monumental year they are experiencing on the CStore Talks podcast. Listen to the podcast interview here.
Cubby’s Adapts With AI Audio

1 week ago | cstoredecisions.com | Emily Boes

Technology innovation is constant, allowing retailers new ways to better the customer and employee experience, create a smoother and more convenient interaction, and perform more efficiently. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the backbone to many of these new endeavors, and for 35-store chain Cubby’s, that’s no different.
Delek US Holdings Reports $172 Million Net Loss in First Quarter

1 week ago | cstoredecisions.com | Kevin McIntyre

Delek US revealed in its latest earnings report a net loss of $172 million for the first quarter of 2025, or $2.78 per share. During the quarter, the company launched its Enterprise Optimization Plan (EOP), which it expects to deliver a minimum of $120 million in run-rate cash flow improvement in the second half of 2025. The company also closed on its acquisition Gravity Water Midstream in January.
Shell Mulls a Potential Purchase of bp, Bloomberg Reports

1 week ago | cstoredecisions.com | Kevin McIntyre

Shell is reportedly in the process of considering an acquisition of bp — a large-scale merger that, while not necessarily the first of its kind, would have significant implications for the c-store and oil industries. The news was first reported by Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter. The report noted that Shell is actively working with advisers to consider the details of a potential sale, and also that the likelihood of a transaction is largely dependent on bp’s stock price.
Casey’s Coffee Chatbot Drives Engagement

1 week ago | cstoredecisions.com | Emily Boes

The conversation in the convenience store industry about technology implementation and experimentation inevitably leads to one hot-button phrase: artificial intelligence (AI). And c-stores nationwide are determining how they can best mold AI for their specific goals. Casey’s, with 2,900 stores in 20 states, had two goals: educate customers on the chain’s new Darn Good Coffee lineup and increase interaction with and delight customers.
Variety Proves Vital for Candy, Snacks

1 week ago | cstoredecisions.com | Kevin McIntyre

Candy and snacks are staples of the c-store industry and key differentiators when competing against other channels like quick-service restaurants (QSRs). Consumer behavior and preferences, however, continue to evolve. Historically, chocolate has reigned supreme in c-stores when it comes to the candy category. And while this is still true today, non-chocolate candy has been vying to dethrone the category king for the past few years.
Sunoco to Acquire Parkland for $9.1 Billion

1 week ago | cstoredecisions.com | Kevin McIntyre

Sunoco has inked an agreement to acquire Canadian c-store giant Parkland Corp. in an industry-shifting deal worth $9.1 billion, the companies announced today. As part of the deal, Sunoco plans to form a new publicly-traded company named SUNCorp, LLC to hold limited partnership units of Sunoco that are equivalent to the company’s publicly-traded common units.
House of Representatives Votes to Overturn California EV Mandates

2 weeks ago | cstoredecisions.com | Kevin McIntyre

The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to block federal waivers that allowed the state of California to set a strict mandate on vehicle pollution standards. The House voted against two waivers regarding heavy trucking on Wednesday, and today reversed a state rule that mandated all new vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2035, according to NPR. A future vote in the Senate will determine the final fate of the resolutions. The rule was initially introduced in 2020 by California Gov.