convenience stores

New and Remodeled Convenience Stores Will Push Grungy Standalones to Brink
New and Remodeled Convenience Stores Will Push Grungy Standalones to Brink
January 17, 2023  |  Retail

With new brick-and-mortar and digital competition, convenience stores can no longer afford outdatedness or grunginess. The number of convenience stores is rising in the United...

READ MORE >
Real-Time Payments Top Grocery and Convenience Stores’ Planned in-Store Innovations
Real-Time Payments Top Grocery and Convenience Stores’ Planned in-Store Innovations
January 13, 2023  |  Faster Payments

Grocery stores, convenience stores and pharmacy retailers seeking to modernize their in-store payments systems to give consumers more options are prioritizing real-time payments. Real-time payments...

READ MORE >
Getty Realty Bets on C-Stores Amid Industry-Wide Evolution
Getty Realty Bets on C-Stores Amid Industry-Wide Evolution
January 13, 2023  |  Retail

Getty Realty committed $100 million in convenience stores and carwash properties throughout 2022. The real estate company shared this figure Tuesday (Jan. 10) in reporting...

READ MORE >
Convenience Stores Lose Their Way With Forays Into Metaverse
Convenience Stores Lose Their Way With Forays Into Metaverse
January 03, 2023  |  Metaverse

Convenience stores’ recent moves into the metaverse bely industry-wide confusion about their value proposition. Take, for instance, 7-Eleven. Korea Seven, a franchisee of the convenience...

READ MORE >
Asda Answers C-Stores’ Move into Groceries With Small-Format ‘Express’ Expansion
Asda Answers C-Stores’ Move into Groceries With Small-Format ‘Express’ Expansion
December 08, 2022  |  Retail

As convenience stores try to swipe grocery sales, supermarkets are responding with new small-format locations. The latest example of this brewing turf war has emerged...

READ MORE >
C-Stores Boost Pickup Food Orders Amid Rise in Low-Income Demand 
C-Stores Boost Pickup Food Orders Amid Rise in Low-Income Demand 
December 07, 2022  |  Retail

Low-income consumers are turning to convenience stores for cheap and easy meals. This, as Casey’s General Stores, the nation’s third-largest convenience retailer and fifth-largest pizza chain,...

READ MORE >
C-Stores Step Up Food Efforts to Take Share from QSRs
C-Stores Step Up Food Efforts to Take Share from QSRs
November 29, 2022  |  Retail

Major convenience stores are expanding their hot food selection to divert sales from restaurants. Most recently, major multinational convenience retailer EG Group has been adding in-store branded...

READ MORE >
DoorDash Seeks Fresh Revenue From CPG Ads
DoorDash Seeks Fresh Revenue From CPG Ads
October 17, 2022  |  Delivery

DoorDash is looking to supplement its delivery revenue via a new advertising feature focused on the large and deep-pocketed stable of consumer-packaged goods (CPGs). The...

READ MORE >
Convenience Stores Boost Prepared Food Offerings to Gain Share from Restaurants
Convenience Stores Boost Prepared Food Offerings to Gain Share from Restaurants
September 06, 2022  |  Retail

As food prices continue to rise, and consumers continue to seek out cost-effective meal solutions that do not require the time it takes to cook...

READ MORE >