Digital Issues

CStore Decisions presents the 2019 40 Under 40 class of next-generation convenience store leaders. Today’s retail environment is changing faster than ever before as technological disruption pushes c-stores to adapt for the future while simultaneously championing the values and traditions that have supported their success throughout their companies’ histories. Next-generation leaders are playing a key…

The family-owned Tennessee convenience store chain is the 30th winner of this prestigious award for convenience retailing. Outstanding leadership, great stores and unsurpassed customer service are the hallmarks of the convenience store industry’s exceptional chains. Weigel’s checks each of these boxes and so much more. For decades, the company has been a respected member of…

Refuel plans rapid expansion through acquisitions and a $50 million investment in new builds as it refreshes sites to compete in a burgeoning South Carolina market. Refuel convenience stores burst into the spotlight this past May when it closed two acquisitions alongside its private equity sponsor, First Reserve, immediately increasing its store count more than…

As CStore Decisions celebrates its 30th anniversary, we look back on the major changes within the c-store industry over the past three decades. In 1990, Convenience Store Decisions debuted its first magazine issue. In January of that year, the median price of a home stood at $125,000, a loaf of white bread averaged 69 cents, a…

As truenorth celebrates 100 years, Bailey Lyden and Lindsay Lyden share their perspectives on transitioning leadership to the fourth generation. As fourth-generation executives in the Lyden family business, True North Energy, cousins Bailey Lyden and Lindsay Lyden credit the generation above them for easing their integration into the company and positioning the chain for the…

Fuel City grows as a destination with a robust foodservice program, unique family attractions and car care. And BP invests in technological advancements, clean energy and expanding its retail footprint. With an award-winning and diverse food program, strong ties to the communities it serves and a multitude of unique, family-friendly offerings, Dallas-area c-store chain Fuel…

As regulations erect roadblocks to tobacco sales, c-store retailers expand into alternate segments in hope of finding new ways to grow sales. Throughout the first half of 2019, the tobacco category has been inundated with proposed legislative restrictions. One Hawaii lawmaker attempted to graduate the minimum purchase age to 100 (it soon fizzled out in…

Frictionless — meaning to reduce friction or pain points impeding convenience — has infiltrated retail vernacular with a vengeance. Retailers and technology companies alike have been racing to crack one of the biggest points of friction at retail — the checkout experience — since Amazon Go debuted its first cashierless store in 2016 and announced…

C-Stores Rally in Tight Labor Market The 11th Annual CSD/Humetrics HR Benchmarking Survey reveals retention now surpasses recruitment as top labor challenge for c-stores. Convenience Store Decisions and Humetrics recently collaborated on our 11th annual Human Resources Benchmarking Survey. The results reported here are based on the respondents’recent experiences and expectations and provide industry-wide insights…

2019 Category Management Review Convenience categories are evolving quickly. This year, CSD highlights the latest movers and profitable moneymakers. If there is one word that perhaps best describes most convenience categories in 2019 it might be innovation. We’re talking innovation on the part of fast-moving consumer product manufacturers and innovation on the part of convenience…