C-Store & Retail
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Latest Brief · Aug 18
Korea's CU converts shuttered gas stations into convenience stores
Korean convenience-store chain CU is taking over closed gas stations and reopening the lots as stores. The source reports nothing beyond that, and on its own it is a foreign retail item. It matters to a US operator for one…
Weekly Brief · Jul 27
Retail gas prices up another 11 cents in a week
Street prices climbed another 11 cents a gallon over the past week. For anyone selling fuel out of a canopy, a jump that fast squeezes forecourt margin, because your replacement cost climbs faster than the price on the sign can…
C-Store & Retail, the wire
- Buc-ee’s debuts in Arkansas amid expansion push C-Store Dive
- Shell taps McDonald’s loyalty base to drive fuel trips, rewards sign-ups C-Store Dive
- Starbucks Focuses on Pecan and Banana Flavors for Fall convenience.org
- Kwik Trip Opens ‘Next-Generation’ Store in Minnesota convenience.org
- Alani Nu Expands Seasonal Fall Energy Line convenience.org
- FDA Action Could Reshape the C-Store Tobacco Landscape CStore Decisions
- QuikTrip gets city’s OK... with a catch WaltonTribune.com
- Mobile Fueling vs. Bulk Fuel Tanks: Which Is Right for Your Fleet? Mansfield Energy Market News
- What did c-store CEOs make in 2025? Here’s what the filings show. C-Store Dive
- Burq bets on the last-mile decision layer as giants retreat FreightWaves
- CU Turns Shuttered Gas Stations Into a New Kind of Convenience Store Koreabizwire
- An urban regeneration convenience store model using existing facilities of abandoned gas stations ha..
- U.S. energy secretary plans to seek more production from refiners to hold down pump prices Seeking Alpha
- Transformation of Shuttered Gas Stations: Introducing the New Store Model 'CU Re:fuel'
- Gas prices at the pump in Michigan on Monday, Aug. 17, have risen in a week an average of 11 cents a gallon. See link below ⬇️ 📸 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press facebook.com
- Chocolate Candies CStore Decisions
- Beef Jerky and Sticks CStore Decisions
- Lime-Led Soda Flavor CStore Decisions
- NFL-Themed Beer Cans CStore Decisions
- Wawa to embark on its next Dayton-area store The Business Journals
- Convenience-store foodservice success hinges on consistency, simplified menus CSP Daily News
- New ATM Branding Is Coming to Circle K Stores in Alaska Convenience Store News
- Wawa headed here … come for the food, stay for the gas prices Vincennes Sun-Commercial
- CITGO Rolls Out Fuel Savings for Football Season Convenience Store News
- C-stores Strive to Outbrew the Coffee Competition Convenience Store News
- Fred Faulkner, longtime Fastrip Food Stores marketing director, dies at 69 CSP Daily News
- 7-Eleven is ready to ‘redefine convenience,' new CEO Mauricio Leyva says CSP Daily News
- Truck buyers await EPA emissions clarity Transport Topics
- Sheetz Named to ‘Companies That Care’ List NACS
- An Employee’s Journey From Cashier to HR NACS
- Wholesale Clubs Saw Increased Visits in Q2 NACS
- RaceTrac Gears Up for Annual Run for Research NACS
- Cumberland Farms opens first namesake store in Europe C-Store Dive
- 4 c-store execs weigh in on cautious consumers C-Store Dive
- AAA report: National pump prices increase, regional prices down Oneida Dispatch
- Local Gas Prices Spike 17 Cents At The Pump Over The Past Week chattanoogapulse.com
- CPC to keep prices at pump steady this week Taipei Times
- Opportunities and Constraints in the Move Beyond E15 NACS
- Gas prices hit record high as pain at the pump surges Fox News
- Retail sales saw biggest decline since ’25 in July arkansasonline.com
- Retail fuel prices surge across euro area after Middle East conflict Cyprus Mail
- Casey’s Expands in Texas with C-Store Acquisition Realty News Report
- Kroger Building Fuel Center and Convenience Store Off U.S-23 in Hartland WhatNow
- Residents oppose Riverside 7-Eleven gas station plan RiverheadLOCAL
- From fries to fuel: McDonald’s and Shell team up to save customers money at the pump CSP Daily News
- Announcing the Winners of CStore Decisions’ 2026 Hot New Products Contest CStore Decisions
- Southampton officials urged to deny 7-Eleven proposal Newsday
- U.S. retail sales drop: ‘Consumers are showing signs of fatigue’ PennLive.com
Fuel retail is a thin-margin, high-traffic business. The money sits in the gap between the pump price and wholesale cost, and in what the store sells inside. This section tracks both: the news that moves the forecourt and the numbers behind the counter.