Top 10 Most Read C-Store Stories of 2016
By CSP Staff on Dec. 27, 2016CHICAGO -- There's no doubt 2016 was a dramatic year for the convenience-store industry. We saw the acquisition of one of the largest chains in North America, the introduction of challenging new concept stores from outside the channel, major shifts in one of the industry's largest category and great innovation within our own four walls.
Here's a look at the 10 most-read stories on www.CSPDailyNews.com from the year that was ...
10. Amazon Opens Revolutionary New C-Store Concept
Amazon Opens Revolutionary New C-Store Concept. Did an online department store just find a way to best the convenience-store industry? Only time will tell, but readers certainly seemed to want as many details as they could get.
9. RaceTrac’s 2016 Sodapalooza Features VIP Week Discount
RaceTrac’s 2016 Sodapalooza Features VIP Week Discount. One of the most successful promotions in the c-store industry, this annual event allowed the chain’s “TracFanatics” to purchase a Sodapalooza cup for $11.99 and “FreeFill” it this summer. But it's the fans' interactive reactions that are truly worth savoring.
8. 5 Stunning C-Store Designs You Might Have Missed
5 Stunning C-Store Designs You Might Have Missed. This first of many looks at the best in convenience-store design featured Millers, Rutter's Farm Stores, 7-Eleven Stores and more.
7. CST Brands: About to Be Sold?
CST Brands: About to Be Sold? One of the biggest deals in c-store history was about to go down, and CSP Daily News set the stage by outlining the players and considering the fallout.
6. Winsight’s 2017 Convenience Retailing Trends
Winsight’s 2017 Convenience Retailing Trends. In a year when convenience-store owners walked a tightrope of slimmer gasoline margins and increasing competition, CSP editors and the Technomic data team put their heads together to consider where c-store retail might land in 2017. Some are already coming to fruition.
5. 5 Reasons for NJOY’s Bankruptcy
5 Reasons for NJOY’s Bankruptcy. When one of the original innovators of electronic cigarettes declared bankruptcy in September, it presented not just a case study for the company but for the e-cig business overall.
4. FDA Reveals First Wave of E-Cig, Tobacco Study
FDA Reveals First Wave of E-Cig, Tobacco Study. The results of this U.S. Food and Drug Administration study had the potential to sway the future regulation of electronic cigarettes and traditional tobacco products. Nearly a year later, it still does.
3. Behind Couche-Tard's CST Brands Deal
Behind Couche-Tard's CST Brands Deal. The history of Couche-Tard's effort to purchase CST Brands went back even further than most in the industry imagined. This distilling of court documents revealed two companies playing business hardball before finally reaching an agreeable conclusion.
2. Take a Look at Wal-Mart’s New C-Store
Take a Look at Wal-Mart’s New C-Store. Wal-Mart's latest swing at convenience stores resonated with readers, particularly for its evolution as a pickup site for online grocery orders, in addition to a more traditional c-store offer.
1. 40 Great C-Store Menu Items
40 Great C-Store Menu Items. In this special report, CSP highlighted the convenience industry’s 2016 Menu Makers, 40 food and beverage offerings that run the gamut from traditional to unexpected.