For the convenience-store industry in 2020, scale is everything.

As consolidation gains speed, retailers who want to stay in the industry and shake off business pressures and disruptive forces are in a push to expand store counts, markets and their brand offer. For the third annual Power 20, CSP profiles retailers on the forefront of this evolutionary effort, each leveraging a mix of acquisitions, remodels and ground-ups to secure their brand’s future—and, in the process, elevate the industry’s game.