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TA teases 2024 growth plans
As the travel center chain opens its 300th location this week, parent company BP has outlined several additions to the brand coming this year.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 26, 2024 -
CrossAmerica to acquire 59 Applegreen c-stores for $16.9M
The deal comes six years after the two companies partnered to have Applegreen operate over 60 CrossAmerica locations in Florida.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Clipper Petroleum names new CFO
Craig Peters, who previously held leadership positions with Delek US Holdings and Mountain Express Oil, will start in the role next week.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 23, 2024 -
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Shane Warton talks Love’s 2024 growth plans and beyond
As the c-store and truck stop chain turns 60, its president breaks down the company's M&A strategy, EV charging plans and more.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 22, 2024 -
Wawa gets approval in Georgia as 2024 plans come into focus
The c-store company received the okay for a store in Pooler, Georgia, weeks after saying it will open 70 new stores this year, including debuts in three states.
By Jessica Loder • Feb. 21, 2024 -
Murphy USA names first COO, shuffles exec team
In addition to promoting former CFO Mindy West to the new role, the c-store retailer hired Dollar Tree and Walmart veteran Galagher Jeff to take over as finance chief.
By Jessica Loder • Feb. 21, 2024 -
Tri Star Energy names new COO
The parent company of Twice Daily c-stores and White Bison coffee shops has promoted a new executive as it builds on a year of acquisitions and integrations.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 20, 2024 -
Longtime Murphy USA board member to step down
Fred Holliger, who has been on the retailer’s board since 2013, will retire as of the company’s 2024 annual shareholders meeting.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 20, 2024 -
How c-stores should handle their big expansion plans
Operators are regularly arriving in new regions. Doing so requires painstaking due diligence and enough uniqueness to stand out, experts say.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 20, 2024 -
Sheetz promotes three new EVPs
The Pennsylvania-based retailer has promoted leaders to its executive team who work across its strategy, marketing and fuels departments.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 16, 2024 -
TA names new SVP of corporate development
The travel center chain appointed its newest senior executive earlier this month as it continues to bring on talent from parent company BP.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 15, 2024 -
Foxtrot parent company names new CEO
Rob Twyman, a grocery veteran who worked for decades at Whole Foods, succeeds Liz Williams, who will become the next CEO at restaurant chain El Pollo Loco.
By Jessica Loder • Feb. 14, 2024 -
Dollar Tree expands COO role
Mike Creedon will add leadership of Dollar Tree and Family Dollar merchandising and supply chain to his scope of responsibilities.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Feb. 13, 2024 -
EG America names Pilot veteran as CMO
Brian Ferguson brings experience in digital transformation and working with AI to a retailer that has undergone numerous changes over the past year.
By Jeff Wells • Feb. 12, 2024 -
Shell to acquire Brewer Oil Company’s retail arm
The deal, which includes 45 convenience stores in New Mexico, underscores Shell’s broader growth plans in the U.S.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 12, 2024 -
Chevron Phillips Chemical names new CEO
Steve Prusak takes over as president and CEO on March 1 following the retirement of current leader Bruce Chinn. Several other promotions were also announced.
By Jessica Loder • Feb. 9, 2024 -
BP begins rebranding TA forecourts
Seventy TA locations already had the BP or Amoco banner when the oil giant acquired the travel center chain last year, and now more conversions are rolling out across the country.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 9, 2024 -
Murphy USA looks to rebound after store growth ‘disappointment’ in 2023
The company came up short on its new stores goal last calendar year, but has plans in place to help it add up to 35 locations in 2024.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 9, 2024 -
SQRL continues layoffs as it pivots operating strategy
The company’s CEO said Thursday that it has terminated more than 100 employees over the past month as it shifts to an owner-operated store model.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 9, 2024 -
Top Kum & Go foodservice executive departs
Jac Moskalik’s exit comes as Maverik begins to rebrand Kum & Go’s stores and remove its fresh food and mobile ordering programs.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 8, 2024 -
6 notable c-store executive changes from January
The new year rang in leadership shifts atop some of the largest companies in the industry. Here are some of the most impactful moves.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 8, 2024 -
Construction begins on a new Wawa in Indiana
The city of Clarksville posted that land is being cleared for what appears to be the first location the Hoosier State.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Enmarket debuts car wash mobile app
The c-store retailer now offers two apps for customers as it looks to build its Markwetwash business.
By Brett Dworski • Feb. 6, 2024 -
Walgreens lays off another 145 employees
The drugstore retailer said it still has “significant cost savings and growth goals to deliver” as it confirmed further downsizing of its workforce.
By Daphne Howland • Feb. 5, 2024 -
BP makes interim CFO permanent
With Kate Thomson’s appointment, the London-based oil giant holds a spot in the still relatively rarefied ranks of major companies with women in the top finance seat.
By Maura Webber Sadovi • Feb. 2, 2024