Independents

CSP Magazine

Diesel, Part Deux

Once reserved for truckstops and travel centers, diesel is wending its way into convenience-store locations. From NOCO sites in upstate New York to Wawa and Dash-In across the Mid-Atlantic region, diesel is not only winning space, it’s also capturing featured placement across the forecourt.

Mergers & Acquisitions

SUN Shines Again

As it drops down MACS, ETP leveraging national brand equity with Sunoco name

Heineken adds limited-edition Dos Equis Invierno to popular package

Launches new brand, comprehensive cloud offering, more

Converting Colorado location to Petro; will maintain restaurant and bakery

QuikTrip adds new menu items, flexible ordering to QT Kitchens concept. Here's a look at the chain's latest.

A RBC Capital Markets/CSP tobacco survey show 27% of convenience retailers feel positive about the effect the R.J. Reynolds-Lorillard tobacco merger will have on business, 31% were negative and a whopping 42% were mixed. A look at the pros, the cons and the unknowns.

Fresh, value-added fruits, vegetables show dollar sales growth at retail in Q2 2014

Today’s convenience-store forecourt is rapidly transforming into a commercial enterprise, making filling one’s tank a merely utilitarian function. More exciting—and potentially more lucrative—is mobile-friendly dispenser technology that seeks to integrate the fuel island with the store and draw more motorists inside.

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