CStore Decisions January 2023 Digital Edition is sponsored by National Retail Solutions .   Pilot’s $1 billion New Horizons initiative modernizes its travel centers and upgrades the store experience for customers and employees as it anticipates the future of travel. As it welcomes 2023, Pilot Co. is in full swing with its $1 billion New…

QuikTrip (QT) announced the opening of a new remote travel center in Chattanooga, Tenn. After opening 11 new travel centers in 2022, the retailer will continue to expand throughout 2023 with new locations across the country. The first customers were greeted on the opening day of business Jan. 12, at 312 Browns Ferry Rd. Chattanooga,…

TravelCenters of America (TA) recently signed 30 new franchise agreements in 2022, which allowed the company to reach its annual goal. According to TA, its main focus is franchising for accelerated network growth and continuing to see year over year franchise signing growth. TA also opened three new franchised sites and plans to open 20 franchised…

Global Partners has donated $2 million to provide heating oil for those in need. The donation was directed to seven states in the Northeast and distributed to local nonprofit entities serving low-income households. $1.3 million was evenly split between Massachusetts and New York. An additional $700,000 was split between Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and…

7-Eleven has opened its first c-store in Israel. Located in Tel Aviv at the Dizengoff Center Mall, the store will serve the country’s second largest city and largest metropolitan area. The single-story Tel Aviv store will feature 7-Eleven’s signature retail environment and serve a variety of internationally popular products and beverages. Some of the products include bean-to-cup coffee, Slurpee drinks and Big…

Foxtrot partnered with Basketball All-Star and Investor Zach LaVine to launch the Zach LaVine Slam Dunk Gummy Mix. The new gummy mix will be available for purchase both in-store and online through the Foxtrot app beginning Jan. 17 and is unique to Foxtrot’s fifteen Chicago locations and will be available only while supplies last. Zach…

Parker’s recently opened a new c-store at 5 Oliver Ct. in Bluffton, S.C. Strategically positioned along the Bluffton Parkway, the company’s 74th retail store offers the company’s southern-style, made-from-scratch food for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a wide range of convenience items. Bluffton Mayor Lisa Sulka and Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bill…

Maverik has announced its 2022 top products sold in different states. With 12 million inside transactions a month, Maverik serves a ton of its fans’ favorites. Here’s a look at the top picks across Maverik’s BonFire food, snacks and drinks in 2022. The food items most frequently purchased with XL fountain drinks are: Maple and chocolate…

The number of convenience stores has grown in the past year. There are 150,174 convenience stores operating in the United States, a 1.5% increase from a year earlier, reversing a four-year decline, according to the 2023 NACS/NielsenIQ Convenience Industry Store Count. Convenience stores sell an estimated 80% of the motor fuels purchased by consumers in…

EG Group raised $647,000 in this year’s fundraiser with Disabled American Veterans (DAV), surpassing previous years in money raised. Throughout the month of November, guests were encouraged to donate any amount of their choosing when they visited any of EG Group’s 1,700-plus convenience stores, including Cumberland Farms, Certified Oil, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf N’ Jug, Minit…