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Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/19: Why Consumer Downtrading Has Been Good for Murphy USA. An Update on 7-Eleven’s Reorganization. THC Products and Fruit-Flavored Vapes Gain Regulatory Momentum.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/18: A Deep Dive Into 7-Eleven’s Coming ‘Transformation’

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/17: Yesway’s Successful IPO. C-Store Foodservice Gains on Restaurants. Independent Retailers Build a Louder Voice. The Latest in Industry M&A.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/16: Our Take on the State of the Industry. Yesway IPO Coming Next Week! What’s Next for 7-Eleven? The Smartest C-Store in the World.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/15: 7-Eleven Postpones IPO. Casey’s Hits All-Time High Stock Price. OXXO Finds Profits in the U.S. Innovation on C-Store Menus. Vote Now for the 'Best Gas Station Brand.'

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/14: Yesway Files IPO. Efforts to Reduce Gas Prices. New Mexico Sues C-Stores. The Best April Fool’s Pranks.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/13: Amoco Comes Full Circle. Town Pump’s Unique Coffee Strategy. KT’s New Mascot. NYC Seizes Illegal Vapes.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/12: Gasoline Prices Up Nearly $1! EG Group Returns to Acquisitions. Couche-Tard’s Quarterly Success. What’s Stunting Beer and Coffee Sales?

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/11: Gasoline-Price Chaos! M&A Heats Up. Casey’s Impressive Quarter. Here’s Where You Can Get Crispy Dill Pickle Potato Chips and Nashville Hot Jerky.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/10: The Reshaping of EG Group. Leadership Change at CrossAmerica Partners. Pilot’s New Foodservice Platform. Gasoline Prices Jump Double Digits.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/9: Are the Rockies the Next Boom Market? Impressive New Menu Options. Fuel Volumes Bounce Back. The Beverage Flavor of the Year!

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/8: ARKO Petroleum IPO Nets $200 Million. The Kraft Heinz Split Is Off … For Now. What’s the Best Day of the Week to Buy Gasoline?

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/7: Why 2026 Could Be a Year of C-Store Shakeups. Sunoco’s Head-Scratching M&A Deals. Generational Acceptance Gives C-Store Foodservice a Boost.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/6: ARKO Readies for IPO. Wawa’s Self-Branded EV Chargers. Super Bowl Promotions. The Spam Dog Sells Out!

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/5: Industry Store Count Is Flat. Consumer Confidence Plummets. Amazon Closes Its C-Stores. Where to Try the Spam Dog.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/4: Four Retailers Considering IPOs. Is Credit-Card Fee Relief Coming Soon? Menu Innovation. Private-Label Sales Explode.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/3: The Oil Market Post-Venezuela Action. Whither CITGO? 7-Eleven IPO Update. Weigel’s Victory Lap. Why Is McDonald’s Being Sued Now?

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/2: Recent M&A Roundup. RaceTrac Makes Plans to Grow the Potbelly Chain. New Leadership at NACS. Goodbye to Another Industry Pioneer.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 2/1: Two Significant Leadership Shakeups. Goodbye to an Industry Pioneer. Arko Corp.’s IPO Gambit. Consumer Confidence Stalls.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 44: Holiday LTOs! PepsiCo Bows to Investor Pressure. Economic Stats and a Coming Recession? Why Retailers Are Eager to Update Their POS.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 43: What’s Growing Traffic in Casey’s General Stores? Record-Breaking Holiday Travel. And a Deep Dive Into Retail Media Networks.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 42: Couche-Tard Leans Into Growth, Again. The Dolly Parton News That Surprised the Industry. Menu Innovation for the Holidays.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 41: Two Retailers Leaning on Turkey Menus. Rutter’s Operates the 'Best Foodvenience Store in the World'! How Much Will That Turkey Dinner Cost This Year?

Convenience Weekly Ep. 40: Retail Shakeup at BP. Retailers Leaning on In-Store Sales. 7 C-Store Chains Holding Their Own Against QSRs. More!

Convenience Weekly Ep. 39: A ‘Good’ Q3 for the Industry. What’s Next for Parkland's Stores? M&A News. Weigel’s, the Industry’s Gamification Champ!

Convenience Weekly Ep. 38: More From the NACS Show. A C-Store Chain Welcomes a Top 10 Sandwich Chain – All of It! Sheetz Launches Social Media ‘Creator Program.’

Convenience Weekly Ep. 37: The Lowest Gas Prices of the Year. Bubblicious Returns! Cypto Opportunities in the C-Store. And Highlights From the 2025 NACS Show.

Convenience Weekly Ep. 36: A Peek at the NACS Show. Seven & i Earnings Report. Family Express Invests in Store Growth. A Global Foodservice Competition.

Convenience Weekly Ep.35: New Ownership for an 87-Store Chain. ‘So Long’ to Rite Aid. The ‘Top-Performing’ C-Store Chain in the Country Is ...

Convenience Weekly Ep.34: Movement in Michigan and More M&A. Going After Illegal Vapes. The End of ‘Take a Penny, Leave a Penny.’

Convenience Weekly Ep. 33: Applegreen Terminates Travel Center Agreement! Some Pretty Cool Menu Innovations. Is Yesway Finally Ready to IPO?

Convenience Weekly Ep.32: Loyalty Apps Get Bigger, Better. Law Enforcement Targets Black-Market Vapes. The Minuteman Gets Married!

Convenience Weekly Ep.31: RaceTrac Builds on Its Empire. Casey’s ‘Excellent’ Earnings Report. Digging Into the Travel Stop Conflict in Massachusetts.

Convenience Weekly Ep.30: Couche-Tard Back on the Plus Side of Sales. This Year’s Outlook for Store Performance: Unclear! A Deep Look at EV Infrastructure Funding.

Convenience Weekly Ep.29: Applegreen Tells Global Partners to Back Off. Is Distribution About to Hit a Speed Bump? Ownership Changes at Dr Pepper … Again!

Convenience Weekly Ep.28: New on C-Store Menus. Why Are Fewer Americans Drinking Alcohol? Big Foot Makes an Appearance!

Convenience Weekly Ep.27: Major Store Selloffs Coming? Insights From Latest Earnings Reports. Sheetz & 7-Eleven Are Killing It With Latest Promotions!

Convenience Weekly Ep.26: 7-Eleven to Add 1,300 Stores. Applegreen Roots Itself in Highway Service Plazas. The Oreo Reese’s Cookie? Yes, Please!

Convenience Weekly Ep.25: Foodservice Special – What’s on the Menu at Pilot, 7-Eleven, EG America, Minuteman and More? And Vape & Chocolate in Crisis!

Convenience Weekly Ep.24: Circle K & 7-Eleven Continue to Throw Mud. 30-Store Chain Now Employee-Owned. Store Brands Continue to Flourish

Convenience Weekly Ep.23: What Really Happened to Circle K-7-Eleven Merger? Coffee Prices on the Rise. Whither Kellogg Cereals?

Convenience Weekly Ep.22: Giant Eagle Sell Off Continues. The Battle to Save ‘Algorithmic’ Pricing. Economic Anxiety and Confusion.

Convenience Weekly Ep.21: Circle K Closes on GetGo. Couche-Tard Defensive About 7-Eleven Bid? Freebies for the 4th of July!

Convenience Weekly Ep.20: Couche-Tard Close to Deal With 7-Eleven? Sunoco/Parkland Acquisition Moves Forward. Bully! to Anheuser-Busch.

Convenience Weekly Ep.19: Acquisitions in Mississippi and New Jersey, Costco’s Standalone Gas Station, Curious C-Store Menus & More

Convenience Weekly Ep.18: Casey’s Strong Year, 6 Chains in the Fortune 500, Alabama Backs Down on Vape Ban & Retailers Invest in Private-Label Beer

Convenience Weekly Ep.17: An Overdue M&A Update, Watch for RaceTrac to Boom & Have EVs Peaked?

Convenience Weekly Ep.16: Exploring the Show Floor at the National Restaurant Show

Convenience Weekly Ep.15: So Long, Penny!, Restaurant Show Trends & Challenging Trump’s EV Executive Order

Convenience Weekly Ep.14: Earnings Reports–Ouch!, Consumer Sentiment & a Curious New Snack Crossover

Convenience Weekly Ep.13: A Remapping of the C-Store Landscape, the Parkland Corp. Selloff & Dramatic Changes at EG Group

Convenience Weekly: Ep.12: 7-Eleven/Circle K Nondisclosure Agreement, Oreo’s New Flavor & Tariffs, Tariffs, Tariffs!

Convenience Weekly Ep.11: Another View on Yearend Sales, Off-Premise Foodservice Booms & Loyalty Drives Check Size

Convenience Weekly Ep.10: The Year in Foodservice Sales, a Shakeup at Parkland & BP's Private-Label Rollout

Convenience Weekly Ep.9: 2024 Industry Sales, 7-Eleven's Lackluster Year & the Best of April Fools

Convenience Weekly Ep.8: 2024 Industry Sales, 7-Eleven/Circle K Update & Family Dollar Gets a New Home

Convenience Weekly Ep.7: Couche-Tard's Earnings, M&A Forecast & Record Credit-Card Fees

Convenience Weekly Ep.6: Major Retail Selloffs, Pizza's Day in the Sun & Tracking the Hoagie Hunter

Convenience Weekly Ep.5: The 7-Eleven Saga, OXXO Rebranding & Building a Brand

Convenience Weekly Ep.4: Industry Optimism, M&A Update & Tackling Turnover

Convenience Weekly Ep.3: Retailer Tony Miller's New Gig

Convenience Weekly Episode 2: What's Next for EV Charging After NEVI?

Convenience Weekly Episode 1: Industry Store Count w/ Jeff Lenard

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