The world’s largest convenience store chains are leveraging their apps to drive traffic and personalize their marketing to consumers’ individual habits and preferences. For instance, Casey’s General Stores shared in an investor presentation Monday (Dec. 11) accompanying its second-quarter fiscal 2024 financial results that its...
As economic pressures have many consumers reining in spending, ultrafast delivery is struggling. Ultrafast grocery delivery firm Food Rocket, backed by convenience retail giant Couche-Tard, has shut down in a move first reported by Progressive Grocer, having burned through its funding and finding itself unable to...
As consumers cut spending, convenience retailers are leveraging subscriptions to keep them coming back. Most recently, mid-size convenience store chain Parker’s, which has more than 70 locations in Georgia and South Carolina, announced via Twitter the launch of a new beverage subscription, Chewy’s Drink Club,...
For today’s consumer, convenience is often not about geographic proximity but about digital accessibility. As such, leading convenience retailers are in competition not only to get their stores nearest to consumers’ homes but also to provide the most convenient and affordable delivery experience. Noting this...
May 05, 2025
The owners of the 7-Eleven and Circle K convenience chains say it’s time to talk. Alimentation Couche-Tard, which owns Circle K, announced last week that it had signed a non-disclosure agreement with 7-Eleven’s Japanese parent Seven & i, a company it has hoped to acquire since last year. The agreement allows the parties to “progress transaction discussions, facilitate due diligence, and collaborate […]
January 29, 2018
Under pressure from an activist investor, JCP Investment Management, convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has reportedly placed an initial bid to acquire grocer Kroger’s $2 billion C-store business. That...