The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in the average amount U.S. consumers spend on each shopping occasion, whether it is a trip to a physical store or a visit to an online shopping site. Since reaching $34 in March of 2020, average shopping occasion spending has remained elevated at or above that amount…
Tri Star Energy Opens New Twice Daily and White Bison Coffee Location
Nashville-based Tri Star Energy celebrated the grand opening of a Twice Daily convenience store and White Bison Coffee in Madison, Ala. Located at 8426 Hwy 72 W., the concept combines convenience and quality with Twice Daily’s convenience store and White Bison Coffee’s artisan coffee beverages and fresh, handcrafted café menu. This is the brands’ third…
Mercury Fuel Service Sells Stores and Fuels Wholesale Business
Mercury Fuel Service has sold its 20 petroleum marketing and convenience retail stores and fuels wholesale business. Eight of the stores were acquired by EG Group and 12 of the stores and Mercury’s fuels wholesale business were acquired by affiliates of CCO (dba as Sam’s Food Stores). The stores are all located in Connecticut and…
Soapy Joe’s Opens New Location in San Diego
Soapy Joe’s, a family-owned car wash, will celebrate the official grand opening event of its newest San Diego County location at 10383 Friars Road, San Diego, on Sept. 15, 2021, from 4-6 p.m. Opening day festivities will kick off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, giveaways, and other fun events. Soapy Joe’s will also be partnering with…
Cary Oil Promotes R. Mark Maddox to Chief Operating Officer
Cary Oil promoted R. Mark Maddox to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this new role, Maddox will support strategic objectives and drive long-term profitable growth for the company. He will oversee the company’s operational performance and champion Cary Oil’s best-in-class commitment to excellence. A talented executive, Maddox will focus on sales and…
Lula and Uber Team Up to Offer C-Store Delivery
Grocery delivery service Lula and rideshare application company Uber announced a partnership that will empower thousands of convenience stores to offer on-demand delivery to customers through Uber Eats. C-stores are ubiquitous — with a store located under three miles away from each household. C-stores are an essential part of the U.S. economy, with nearly 165…
White Castle Offers Cash Prizes to Vaccinated Team Members
White Castle announced a monthlong program to thank its own team members who opt for the vaccine: $100,000 in cash prizes. The family-owned business has been an ardent supporter of essential workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, giving free meals to healthcare workers, making food deliveries to grocery and food retail workers, and offering discounts to…
Parker’s Kitchen Opens Location in Moncks Corner, S.C.
Parker’s — CStore Decisions’ 2020 Convenience Store Chain of the Year — recently opened a new Parker’s Kitchen at 106 Foxbank Plantation Road in Moncks Corner, S.C. Strategically positioned near S.C. Hwy. 52 just north of Goose Creek, the new Parker’s Kitchen location offers a selection of the company’s award-winning, Southern-style, made-from-scratch food for breakfast,…
Neon Marketplace Shines Light on Growth
Neon Marketplace arrived on the scene in mid-2020, opening two stores in New England in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when most c-store retailers were grappling with a deluge of new and shifting operating practices. A year later, the Cranston, R.I.-based chain is finalizing a well-tested prototype design that incorporates its…
Seating Open for Yesway Chain of the Year Gala
Continuing a tradition that began in 1990, CStore Decisions is proud to announce Yesway as its 2021 Convenience Store Chain of the Year. What makes Yesway special is that it continues to cement its presence as a retail leader by evolving to meet and exceed customers’ expectations, all while being one of the fastest growing…