By Chrissy Blasinsky ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Differentiating your brand is key to success in the convenience retail industry, and that’s exactly what’s happening at PRIDE Stores. There are 15 PRIDE Stores in the Chicagoland area that feature one of three made-to-order restaurant concepts...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NACS State of the Industry Summit kicks off today in-person for the first time since 2019. Meeting in Chicago this week, attendees will learn insights on the latest financial, operational, categorical, regional market and consumer trends in convenience. The sessio...

WASHINGTON—The White House announced plans to temporarily allow high-ethanol content gasoline to be sold during the summer in an effort to curb high gas prices, reports the Wall Street Journal. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will allow E15 to be sold between June 1 and...

CHICAGO—The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.2% in March, which is the largest monthly increase in 16.5 years, according to the Labor Department, with gasoline prices surging 18.3%, the largest since June 2009, and making up half the increase in the CPI, reports Reuters. Ga...

CHICAGO—Honda plans to launch 30 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030, spending $40 billion in the initiative over the next decade, reports Bloomberg. The Japanese automaker will produce more than two million vehicles a year, and its vehicle fleet will be 40% EVs by 2030. Honda pledge...

CHICAGO—Total in-store convenience store sales increased to a record $277.9 billion in 2021, according to newly released NACS State of the Industry data. The in-store increase in sales came despite a 1.5% decline in the number of convenience stores, which totaled 148,026 stores a...

By Sara Counihan CHICAGO—We hear a lot about convenience stores and gas stations becoming awesome food destinations, but rarely hear of a gas station turning into restaurant. Bringle’s Smoking Oasis is a restaurant in a former gas station location, owned by Carey Bringle, who sto...