Royal Farms announced plans to open its first location in North Carolina in early 2023, with the first store to be built in Grandy and additional stores to follow in New Bern, Greenville, Lumberton, Kinston and Jacksonville. Royal Farms has plans to open more locations in other areas of the state to bring more convenient…
Jacksons Stocks Football Trading Cards
Jacksons Food Stores partnered with The University of Washington (UW) to launch football trading cards featuring the entire UW football team starting mid-December. The officially licensed, professionally designed, printed and packaged trading cards will be sold exclusively at Jacksons’ Washington locations. Each pack contains 14 cards and will retail for $12.99. One out of every…
Kwik Trip CEO and President Retires
Kwik Trip CEO and President Donald P. Zietlow announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31, 2022, after 52 years with the company and 22 years in his current position. Although Don attributes the success of Kwik Trip to the coworkers, his leadership has brought substantial growth and innovation. The company now operates more than 800 locations…
Hershey Acts on Climate Change
The Hershey Co. announced progress on its commitment to act on climate change, with recent initiatives including the launch of a third utility-scale solar project, energy and water optimization investments and continued progress addressing land use change. As stated in its 2021 ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Report, the candy and snack maker reduced its…
7-Eleven Debuts Festive Merchandise
To celebrate the season, 7-Eleven announced it is debuting a festive assortment of fashionable and cozy gifts on 7Collection, the brand’s online merchandise store. The 7Collection shop’s holiday line features exclusive 7-Eleven-inspired apparel and accessories including: Holiday Sweaters: a festive crewneck sweater inspired by customers’ favorite Slurpee drinks or a cozy fleece sweater inspired by…
Kum & Go Expands Into Detroit in 2024
Kum & Go announced a set of Detroit-area stores to open in 2024, continuing its expansion into Michigan, and future plans for over 50 total stores in the market over several years. The family-owned, Des Moines, Iowa-based convenience retail chain, which is also expanding into Grand Rapids, Mich.; Salt Lake City; and Boise, Idaho, over…
Wesco, Hutchinson Oil, FavTrip Invest in E-Commerce Software Provider
Wesco, Hutchinson Oil dba Hutch’s and FavTrip — longtime Vroom Delivery customers — as well as other professional investors were part of a fundraising round for Vroom. Vroom is a provider of proprietary e-commerce software for the convenience retail industry. The new capital will allow Vroom to accelerate its growth and continue to invest in…
Celebrating Nouria
Operational excellence; phenomenal leadership; a laser focus on its people, values and culture; and an ongoing commitment to investing in convenience retailing are what Nouria embodies and fully embraces. These are extremely important characteristics of the best convenience store chains in the industry, which is why CStore Decisions is proud to honor Nouria as the…
Pilot to Build Charging Network
Pilot Co. partnered with Volvo Group to develop a high-performance charging network open to all battery-electric Class 8 truck brands to support fleet customers in their electrification and decarbonization journeys. This strategic partnership and collaboration will provide fleets with a reliable electromobility solution that further enables widespread adoption of medium and heavy-duty electric trucks. “Pilot…
Majors Management Acquires K&H Truck Plaza
Majors Management LLC announced its acquisition of the K&H Truck Plaza located off I-57, 90 miles south of Chicago. This acquisition represents the company’s first foray into the state of Illinois. “The availability of this strategically located facility neatly fit our current plans to expand our retail petroleum focus to include truck stops and travel…