By Kim Stewart MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—The NACS Leadership Forum returned to Miami Wednesday for the first time since 2020 for three days of networking and general sessions packed with insights into some top-of-mind challenges and opportunities for convenience retailers, from employee ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Biden Administration has released its plan to fund electric vehicle charging infrastructure, focusing on interstate highways first, and then rural areas at a later date, reports the Wall Street Journal. The administration said the goal of the plan is to give A...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Despite warnings from the Federal Trade Commission, vulnerable versions of Log4j software continue to be downloaded at least tens of thousands of times each day, reports the Wall Street Journal. These developers “don’t know what’s going on inside their software,” ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—America’s crimpled supply chain has a new victim—disposable cups and lids, reports the Wall Street Journal. These to-go items are imported from overseas and are stuck in ports, plus American paper mills are dealing with labor shortages. Additionally, the extreme c...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—With pandemic restrictions still in place in the fourth quarter across most European countries, and against the full lockdowns of 2020 when shoppers opted to visit larger stores less often and stocked up online, shopper spend across Europe fell -1.1% with sales in...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The labor shortage in the U.S. is still impacting businesses, with January’s unemployment rate at 3.9%, changing little from December’s 4.2%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A recent survey by The Conference Board found 1 in 10 surveyed intend to...

OKLAHOMA CITY—Love’s Travel Stops announced the opening of two travel stops in North Canton, Ohio, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico. “We’re excited to offer the services and amenities Love’s is known for at our 21st location in Ohio and 14th location in New Mexico,” said Greg Love, c...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Fast delivery services, like Gorillas, are growing their presence in large U.S. cities like New York, promising to deliver orders in as little as 10 minutes after customers purchase the products. These companies are differentiating themselves not only with their e...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—McDonald’s could open a virtual restaurant in the metaverse that would deliver food online and in person, reports Business Insider. Panera Bread also may enter the metaverse. Both companies have filed patents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. McDonald’s f...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Uber Eats used a Super Bowl commercial megaphone to announce it is now offering Uber “Don’t Eats,” which include convenience store goods and sundries, according to Uber. The company said in a news release that “you can get anything delivered with Uber Eats,” and t...