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Dollar Tree Doubles Down on Food

As grocery prices continue to soar, more shoppers are turning to dollar stores for snacks, candy, beverages, groceries

Mergers & Acquisitions

New Convenience-Store Roundup for October 2022

Illinois, California lead monthly state tally of new-to-industry c-stores

Phoenix retailer offers ticket to ride for local seniors, a goodwill gesture that’s building all-around loyalty

With barbecue prowess, candy and homemade pies, ‘super little market’ thrives

Alabama retailer Jonathan Tang wants you to think Tang Marts all day long; he’s incentivizing across several levels

Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin lead monthly state tally of new-to-industry c-stores

Iconic snack brings in customers from far and wide

Oklahoma, Ohio, Tennessee lead monthly state tally of just-opened retail locations

Sites concentrated in Northeast, with more in Texas, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, West Coast

National Petroleum operates with the tagline ‘We Fuel California’; founder Sanjiv Patel hoping future remains bright

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