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5 Things: Special April Fools’ Day Edition

This weekly feature highlights convenience-store news that readers might otherwise miss

2025 Will Be a Year Full of ‘New Additions,’ Touts Jeff Hagans, Spinx’s Foodservice Category Manager

CSP CMOY finalist says Spinx has opened new urban market, plans to open new commissary, launch new chicken nugget and sauce

Trips and Transactions Are Down in C-Stores—Foodservice Can Help

Core-Mark shows off new offerings for convenience operators at its Midwest Expo

FDA Reassigns Center for Tobacco Products Director Brian King Amid Mass HHS Layoffs

Dozens of CTP staffers also received notices of dismissal

How Convenience Stores Are Leveraging Artificial Intelligence

Retailers 7-Eleven, TXB, Casey’s, Wesco are using AI in different ways

Bring on Burrito Day: Convenience-Store Chains Celebrate With Deals

Yesway and Allsup’s; 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes; and Maverik and Kum & Go deliver special offers April 3

Restaurants Go Easy on the Fooling This April 1

With one fast-food chain admitting ‘trust issues are real,’ this year’s April Fools’ Day pranks are on the mild side

CATEGORY NEWS

TECHNOLOGY

C-store technology and services news for the convenience-store retail industry

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Top 40 Convenience-Store Chains Ranked: A 2025 Update
While 7-Eleven and Circle K were locked in a takeover battle potentially worth $48 billion, prominent brands like GetGo, Delek, CEFCO and Enmarket were acquired by former rivals in 2024. These deals led to numerous shifts in CSP’s annual Top 202 ranking of c-store chains based on store count. Here's a look at the Top 40.

PODCASTS

Podcast: Retail Daily Your first look at the top industry stories from c-stores and supermarkets.

H&S Energy Prevents Lottery Theft With LottoShield In this episode of “At Your Convenience,” CSP Editor Rachel Gignac talks to Fidaa Mohrez, senior director of operational systems at H&S Energy, and Mehdi Mahmoodi, co-founder of LottoShield, about H&S Energy's experience with LottoShield.