Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores from Pilot Corp. in an all-cash transaction for $220 million. The 40 Pilot stores will extend Casey’s presence in Tennessee and Kentucky with well-established locations primarily in the Knoxville, Tennessee, market. “These stores have a track record of strong performance […]
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TXB Is ‘Born’ With Its First New Market In Georgetown, Texas
TXB, a family of customer-service-oriented food markets and convenience stores based in Austin, Texas, is opening its first brick-and-mortar location in Georgetown, Texas. A ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 24 will celebrate the opening, following its rebrand from Kwik Chek to Texas Born. The new TXB market has industry-leading features, including e-vehicle rapid charging stations, […]
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Matrix Announces Sale Of Sherman V. Allen Inc.’s 13 Mac’s Market Stores
Richmond, Virginia-based Matrix Capital Markets Group Inc., an independent investment bank, has advised Sherman V. Allen Inc. on the sale of its 13 “Mac’s Market” branded convenience retail stores and one commissioned agent site to Global Partners LP. The company’s stores are located in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York and Massachusetts and sell Citgo […]
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Yesway Celebrates Opening Of Its Allsup’s Market In Slaton, Texas
Yesway, one of the country’s fastest growing convenience store chains, recently hosted the grand opening celebration of its newest Allsup’s Market, located at 1402 E Highway 84 in Slaton, Texas. This is the third Allsup’s Market concept store the company has opened since acquiring the Allsup’s Convenience Store chain in 2019. The Slaton Allsup’s Market […]
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7-Eleven Doubles Down On Dining With New Store In Tennessee
7-Eleven is debuting Tennessee’s first newly-built store in the town of Murfreesboro, south of Nashville. It will be the very first to feature the convenience retailer’s two most popular restaurant concepts – the Laredo Taco Company and Raise the Roost Chicken and Biscuits – under one roof. The opening marks the expansion of the convenience retailer’s footprint in the […]
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Kemmeter, Russo Elected To NY Convenience Store Hall Of Fame
The New York Association of Convenience Stores announced that Dennis Kemmeter and Marcia Russo have been elected to the New York Convenience Store Hall of Fame. NYACS will induct them at its fall conference on Sept. 22 in Clayton, New York. Friends and industry colleagues are invited to attend by registering at the NYACS website, […]
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Weigel’s Convenience Store CEO McMullen Dies At Age 74
Weigel’s CEO Kenneth E. McMullen, 74, of Powell, Tennessee, died July 29, 2021. In 1981, he joined Weigel’s Inc., an East Tennessee convenience store chain and dairy, in what would become a 40-year career. His initial job with Weigel’s was as the company’s operations manager. McMullen was instrumental in the company’s growth through his innovative […]
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7-Eleven Delivers Buy One, Get One Deal On National Chicken Wing Day
To celebrate National Chicken Wing Day on July 29, 7-Eleven is offering buy one, get one free five-count bone-in wings via 7–Eleven Delivery found on the 7NOW delivery app and the 7–Eleven app. Customers can choose between flavors like spicy, regular and buffalo. Participating 7-Eleven stores are also offering a buy one, get one free […]