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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

7-Eleven CEO Joe DePinto Steps Down From Seven & i Board

Resignation comes as convenience-store retailer navigates potential Couche-Tard takeover

Alimentation Couche-Tard Revises Proposal to Acquire Seven & i

‘Disappointed’ with level of engagement, convenience-store retailer provides update on its case for a combined Circle K/7-Eleven

For C-Stores, Extending the Brand Brings New Revenue, Marketing Directors for Weigel’s and Twice Daily Say

Convenience-store retailers reveal their strategies at Convenience Retailing University

Convenience Stores Are a Solid Competitor in Carryout Pizza, Study Shows

Channel earned perfect score in food temperature, besting large and midsized chains, Intouch Insight says

3 Speed Bumps on the Road to C-Store Digital Maturity

The top obstacles that convenience-store retailers face are fees, lack of staff and lack of knowledge

Love’s Launches Order Ahead Service at Its Arby’s Locations

Customers can use the Love’s Connect app to order online

CRU Road Trip: Convenience Stores Are Now the Destination

Stops include Leo’s Market and Eatery, Hop Shops and more

Juul Reaches $79 Million Settlement With Florida

E-cigarette company says agreement will fund efforts to ‘combat the illegal and untested e-vapor products from China currently flooding Florida’s market’

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2025 Outlook Survey: Convenience Retailers Are Mostly Optimistic About Business Conditions
About 58% of convenience-store operators are optimistic that business will be better in 2025, with about 19% expecting a downturn. That's according to CSP's 2025 Outlook Survey. Read for more insights from convenience operators.

PODCASTS

Podcast: Retail Daily Your first look at the top industry stories from c-stores and supermarkets.

Mary Ruiz of Alltown Fresh C-Store Chain Talks New Products, Trends in Center Store In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” CSP Editor Chuck Ulie talks with Mary Ruiz, center store category manager at Global Partners, which owns the Alltown Fresh convenience-store chain. Ruiz talks about excitement in the category with the influx of new items. She also touches on trends she’s watching.