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Chain Executives

Substantial Moves

 By Melissa Vonder Haar on Oct. 03, 2013

Just weeks into his new position as the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) director of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Mitch Zeller faced a firing squad of questions from tobacco retailers and suppliers attending the 2013 NATO Show in April. Not surprisingly, those questions centered around long-awaited decisions on hot-button issues such as menthol.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Sunoco's Surprise MACS Buy

 By Angel Abcede and Jennifer Bulat on Oct. 03, 2013

"Business as usual" as Sunoco APlus chain takes on 300 Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (MACS) stores; Circle K brand in question

Fuels

BP Wins Court Victory Over Spill Payments

Oct. 03, 2013

Appeals court orders narrowing of interpretation of claims against BP over 2010 oil spill

The Daily Dilemma

By Abbie Westra and Samantha Oller on Oct. 03, 2013

Given the amount of ink, stage time and simple conversations spent on how to improve c-store foodservice, the industry is nearly out of breath. We’ve learned there is no overnight solution, no magic bullet. Patience isn’t a virtue; clichés don’t work here. It’s table stakes.

Consuming Thoughts

By Amanda Baltazar on Oct. 03, 2013

With foodservice becoming more entrenched in c-stores’ retailing repertoire, we looked at some of the distinguishing factors driving growth for both quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and casual-dining establishments that may also work for you.

A Big Inhalation

By Melissa Vonder Haar on Oct. 03, 2013

“I’m excited to gather with my fellow tobacco nerds,” quipped one retailer attending CSP’s 10th annual Tobacco Category Review Meeting. “My counterparts don’t always get the world we’re dealing with.”

Connections Create a Powerful Force

By Kay Segal on Oct. 03, 2013

As you may have read in Paul Reuter’s column earlier this year, or an online story about Huck’s fundraising efforts in May, two members of our convenience retailing community are battling MSA: Rex Griswold of Nestle Waters North America; and Tom Gillard, formerly of Tropicana, QTG and MET-Rx.

Selling SIM

By Angel Abcede on Oct. 03, 2013

Convenience retailers tracking the downturn in prepaid wireless, many of whom also struggle to sell expensive mobile phones in an attempt to become destination spots, may have a new reason for hope: grab-and-go kits that will dial into a new revenue stream and foster destination purchases without the hassle of selling handsets.

Company News

CBX Wins Design Firm of the Year Honor

Oct. 03, 2013

C-store, retail brand agency CBX also celebrating 10th anniversary

Holy Craft!

By Angel Abcede and Melissa Vonder Haar on Oct. 03, 2013

"We’re gonna need a bigger boat.” This is what, in a CSP column earlier this year, one former Anheuser-Busch employee and current beer connoisseur predicted c-store retailers would need to accommodate the increasingly successful craft beer segment.

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