According to a National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) Consumer Fuels survey, consumer optimism has dipped in February, but Jeff Lenard, NACS VP of strategic industry initiatives, said it does not mean consumer spending is poised to suffer. A turbulent stock market compounded by a 9-cent increase in gas prices lowered February consumer economic optimism […]
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Big Red Stores To Open Three New Central Arkansas Locations This Year
Big Red Stores has begun construction on its 37th c-store in Central Arkansas, located in North Little Rock on Counts Massie Road. The store will serve the Maumelle and North Little Rock Communities, and it will incorporate the company’s new contemporary design, developed to meet changing customer needs, says Big Red. The new store will feature […]
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7-Eleven Adds Pizza For The Morning Crowd
Participating 7-Eleven stores have added a new choice to their breakfast menus. The new item is a ready-to-eat breakfast pizza made with smoked bacon, breakfast sausage, hickory-smoked ham, scrambled eggs, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, and peppered cream gravy on top of a flaky biscuit crust. The hot breakfast pizza is part of 7-Eleven stores’ two-for-$2 […]
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Love’s Travel Stops Expands In Texas, Enters New Part Of Iowa
A new Love’s Travel Stop opened its doors last week in Alma, Texas, at 105 SE Interstate 45 (Exit 246). The 12,000-s.f. facility is open 24/7. It features Chester’s Chicken, Godfather’s Pizza and Subway restaurants, laundry capabilities, a game room, coffee, fountain drinks, gift items, name-brand snacks and more. Professional drivers can take advantage of amenities […]
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Kroger To Sell C-Store Business To U.K. Company For $2.15B
The Kroger Co. has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its c-store business unit to EG Group, a privately held c-store retailer based in Blackburn, Lancashire, U.K., for $2.15 billion. The companies expect to close the transaction during the first quarter of Kroger’s fiscal year. As part of the agreement, EG Group will establish its North American […]
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Allsup’s Convenience Stores Founder Passes Away At 84
Allsup’s Convenience Stores founder Mr. Lonnie D. Allsup, 84, of Clovis, New Mexico, died Jan. 28 at his home. Mr. Allsup was born Sept. 7, 1933, in Lubbock, Texas, to Roy and Ellen Reed Allsup. He was raised in and graduated from high school in Morton, Texas, where he played football and basketball. After graduation […]
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Recommended: Casey’s Explores Buying Kroger C-Stores Valued At $2B
Casey’s General Stores, under pressure from activist investor JCP Investment Management, has submitted an initial bid for Kroger’s roughly $2 billion convenience-store business, sources familiar with the situation tell CNBC. JCP Investment Management in January called for the Ankeny, Iowa-based convenience store operator to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale. Buying Kroger’s convenience-store business […]
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Convenience Industry Hits Record Store Count After 2017 Growth
The U.S. convenience store count increased to a record 154,958 stores as of Dec. 31, 2017, a 0.3 percent increase (423 stores) from the year prior, according to the 2018 NACS/Nielsen Convenience Industry Store Count. “Our continued store growth suggests that the convenience and fuel retailing industry’s core offer of convenience continues to resonate with […]