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How do you join an already successful company and enhance it even further? Ask Darren Rebelez, president and CEO of Casey’s General Stores Inc. and winner of CSP’s 2024 Retail Leader of the Year. Here's how the convenience-store leader has grown the business by prioritizing teamwork, acquisitions and focusing on the customer.

As adoption of a more sustainable lifestyle continues to grow amongst consumers, sentiment toward sustainable businesses is top of mind as well, including the convenience-store sector. Climate-fo...

Of this year’s Mystery Shop final scores, five convenience-store chains scored 95% or better, while last year’s final scores included three chains that scored above 95%. The lowest score this year was nearly 3 percentage points higher than that of 2023, highlighting improvement in standards across the industry.

The Outlook Leadership conference, is the pinnacle event in the convenience industry. It brings together influential decision-makers and financial partners in a setting tailored for focused networking. Gain insights from exceptional thought leaders and experts who have adeptly navigated and capitalized on the varied landscape of our industry.

CSP digs deep into year-end sales data to provide an exclusive look at which product categories are exceeding expectations and which struggled during a year that may have set the tone for the fut...

On Aug. 19, international convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the parent company of the Circle K c-store brand, submitted a proposal to acquire Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd., the parent company of 7-Eleven Inc.

The NACS Show returns to Las Vegas after last year's Atlanta trip. Here is CSP's guide to events, education, trends and things to do while visiting Las Vegas.

The definition of snacking is evolving. Manufacturers and retailers adapting to the changing trends, but it’s no small task as the snack landscape changes. Energy drinks and coffee are now “snacks...

It’s good to be a c-store stakeholder these days. Motivation to open new stores has a host of incentives—with one seen in the fact that U.S. convenience stores enjoyed record sales in 2023 ($859.8 bil...

Mergers and acquisitions came in all shapes, configurations and sizes in 2023, and while there were some significant deals by number of stores, the year can best be characterized as one of “strange br...

CSP’s Top 202 details the largest chains in the convenience-store industry and the biggest M&A stories of the past year. Welcome to a deep dive into the c-store landscape.

Coffee sales are surging worldwide, up 5% year over year for the 12 months ending September 2023—and up 3% in the United States during this time, according to Chicago-based market research firm Circan...