Noah Gurock

Four years ago, CITGO dealers started replacing the old CITGO logo, canopy and other well-known signs of its convenience-store brand. Here's how the refresh program has played out in the field.

A decade ago, big-box retailers were the 500-pound gorilla threatening to attack convenience-store car-wash operators in the United States. Where do they stand today?

What will it take to get more drivers to pull into a car wash, or to persuade those drivers who do pull in to come back more than they do now?