Category: Business

Dive Brief: Jim Summers, former senior vice president of franchise operations for 7-Eleven, has been named president and chief operating officer for c-store franchisee and fuel wholesale supplier Chaudhary Petroleum Group (CPG), according to an emailed announcement. In his new role, Summers will establish standard operating procedures and systems to improve CPG’s business and help […]

Oluwadarasinmi Adesakin is a beneficiary of Nestlé (www.Nestle.com) Nigeria’s 18-month Technical Training program which aims to bridge the skills gap by equipping youth with the required expertise to support industrialization. He is the best graduating student of Batch 6. A citizen of Oyo State in Western Nigeria, Darasinmi obtained his National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from […]

African airlines are seeing growth and recovery after the devastating COVID-19. Major airplane makers like Boeing and Airbus are becoming bullish in the aircraft supply market. But all these fleet expansions would amount to nothing until most of the bottlenecks hindering development in the continent’s air transport market are removed, writes WOLE SHADARE Bright future […]

Frank Beard is a longtime convenience retail enthusiast who currently works in marketing and customer experience at Standard AI. His column, The Road Ahead, examines innovation in the c-store industry.  If you’re a coffee nerd like me, then you’re probably familiar with the history of Starbucks. For everyone else, allow me to bring you up […]

Dive Brief: Archaea shareholders approved the company’s pending sale to BP by a wide margin on Tuesday morning. The transaction could close by the end of the year, pending regulatory approvals. Ahead of the vote, the company released a supplemental proxy filing in response to multiple lawsuits alleging that Archaea violated the Securities Exchange Act by omitting […]

Dive Brief: Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is expanding its My Love’s Rewards (MLR) program to its Trillium Energy alternative fueling stations, according to a Tuesday announcement. As part of the expansion, customers can now earn MLR points and get free items when they purchase compressed natural gas (CNG) at over 60 Love’s-owned Trillium […]

It’s hard to not bring up self-checkout when discussing the convenience store industry’s evolving use of technology.  Over the past few years, major c-store players like Circle K, Wawa and Sheetz have taken on autonomous checkout in various forms like standard kiosks or mobile scan-and-go. Smaller chains such as Spinx and Texas Born (TXB) are […]

As the time approaches when states begin doling out electric vehicle (EV) charging funds from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, some c-stores could get up to 80% of certain EV charging costs reimbursed. It’s a lot of money to help offset what can be a very expensive installation. And retailers can help make the process […]

It’s no secret that convenience stores are struggling with labor. Turnover in the industry in 2021 reached 150% — its highest level since 2012, according to NACS’ most recent State of the Industry Compensation Report.  As 2023 approaches, it’s apparent that offering decent pay isn’t enough to attract and retain talent. Prospective and current employees […]

Dive Brief: Convenience store chain Sunshine Gasoline Distributors has upgraded its mobile app, now allowing customers to pay for gas from their mobile phones, according to a Thursday press release. The Florida-based chain is partnering with marketing technology company Liquid Barcodes to allow gas purchases via automated clearing house (ACH) payments at the chain’s roughly […]