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Circle K / 7-11 Merger?

Last post by storewanderer « September 8th, 2024, 1:21 pm
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by arizonaguy » August 19th, 2024, 6:10 am
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Alimentation Couche-Tard Makes Bid for 7-Eleven
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September 8th, 2024, 1:21 pm
Jacksons- Free items

Last post by Alpha8472 « September 4th, 2024, 3:43 pm
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by storewanderer » July 3rd, 2024, 7:10 pm
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With Jacksons app loyalty:

7/3 Free Snickers (standard)
7/4 Free M&Ms (standard size appears to be any variety)
7/5 Free Twix (standard)
7/6 Free...
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September 4th, 2024, 3:43 pm
Alimentation-Couche Tard is on a shopping spree

Last post by storewanderer « August 28th, 2024, 1:00 am
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by wnetmacman » August 19th, 2024, 8:46 am
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They have agreed to buy Giant Eagle's GetGo stores:
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August 28th, 2024, 1:00 am
Speedway/7-Eleven integration

Last post by storewanderer « August 22nd, 2024, 11:21 pm
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by storewanderer » August 20th, 2024, 5:19 pm

What exactly is the state of Speedway/7-Eleven integration?

I thought they were moving Speedway units to 7-Eleven IT/POS. So far I have seen a few...

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August 22nd, 2024, 11:21 pm
Maverik Purchases Kum & Go

Last post by SamSpade « August 21st, 2024, 4:37 pm
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by bryceleinan » April 21st, 2023, 1:18 pm
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FJ Management / Maverik announce acquisition of Kum & Go…

It’ll be interesting to see how this acquisition works given Kum & Go’s expansion into...
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August 21st, 2024, 4:37 pm
7-Eleven Remodels

Last post by Alpha8472 « August 16th, 2024, 2:35 pm
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by Alpha8472 » August 16th, 2024, 3:52 am

My local 7-Eleven recently was remodeled. It was a minor remodel with new gray tile floors, gray subway tiles on the walls, and new refrigerators....

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August 16th, 2024, 2:35 pm
FEMSA/Oxxo to buy Texas-based chain in entry to the U.S. market

Last post by storewanderer « August 12th, 2024, 11:56 pm
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by biggins » August 12th, 2024, 8:55 am

Pretty interesting news here - FEMSA is expanding into Texas and New Mexico with their acquisition of Delek's chain of 249 convenience stores....

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August 12th, 2024, 11:56 pm
7-Eleven trying to bring Japanese food items to US

Last post by Alpha8472 « July 30th, 2024, 11:48 am
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by Brian Lutz » July 29th, 2024, 7:47 pm

In an effort to increase food sales, Seven and I seems to be making a push to try to make their US 7-Eleven stores more like the ones found in Japan,...

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July 30th, 2024, 11:48 am
Texaco Rebranding To Chevron

Last post by storewanderer « July 30th, 2024, 12:55 am
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by Alpha8472 » June 16th, 2023, 1:53 am
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I passed by a Former Texaco in San Ramon, California today that was suddenly rebranded to Chevron. The Texaco sign and Extra Mile Sign had just been...
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July 30th, 2024, 12:55 am
First Wawa store opens in North Carolina; 10 stores expected to open in 2024

Last post by storewanderer « July 21st, 2024, 9:21 pm
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by Brian Lutz » May 29th, 2024, 7:57 am

A couple of weeks ago the first Wawa store in North Carolina opened in Kill Devil Hills near the Wright Brothers Memorial on the Outer Banks, with...

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July 21st, 2024, 9:21 pm
Maverik/Kum & Go Divested Stores to "Good 2 Go" - FTC?

Last post by storewanderer « July 8th, 2024, 11:38 pm
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by storewanderer » July 4th, 2024, 11:45 pm

So there is a block of Maverik Stores out in UT/CO/WY that got divested back in 2023. Supposedly there was something with FTC but I cannot find any...

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July 8th, 2024, 11:38 pm
Chevron Extra Mile To Open 2,000 Stores

Last post by storewanderer « June 29th, 2024, 1:54 am
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by Alpha8472 » June 21st, 2024, 11:14 am
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Chevron Extra Mile to open 2,000 stores with the bulk within 3 years. Many of these stores will be in the Southeast.

Extra Mile is a very bland...
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June 29th, 2024, 1:54 am
Largest Buc-ee's Opens in Texas

Last post by wnetmacman « June 18th, 2024, 9:35 am
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by Alpha8472 » June 13th, 2024, 4:10 pm
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A 75,000 square foot Buc-ee's opened in Luling, Texas replacing the first Buc-ee's store. It is now the largest in the chain. It has 120 gas pumps....
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June 18th, 2024, 9:35 am
EG Group

Last post by BillyGr « June 14th, 2024, 8:10 am
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by storewanderer » June 8th, 2024, 1:47 pm

This EG Group... They bought good assets, leveraged themselves to the hilt in the process acting like the sky was the limit and were buying nonstop...

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June 14th, 2024, 8:10 am
Slurpee Drumstick Cone

Last post by Alpha8472 « June 12th, 2024, 1:33 pm

by Alpha8472 » June 12th, 2024, 1:33 pm

7-Eleven and Dreyer's Ice Cream have joined forces on a limited time Slurpee Drumstick Ice Cream Cone. It is blue raspberry flavored and is a blue...

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June 12th, 2024, 1:33 pm
Convenience Stores Just Walkout & Camera Based Self Checkout

Last post by Alpha8472 « June 7th, 2024, 2:38 pm

by Alpha8472 » June 7th, 2024, 2:38 pm

Retailers are exploring just walk out technology and camera based self checkout.

The Grabango technology at a single Chevron Extra Mile is not used...

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June 7th, 2024, 2:38 pm
Extra Mile Remodeling

Last post by storewanderer « June 3rd, 2024, 9:05 pm
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by Alpha8472 » May 30th, 2024, 12:12 pm
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The new Extra Mile Convenience Store decor is ugly. There is one in San Ramon, California that was just remodeled. The former Texaco across the...
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June 3rd, 2024, 9:05 pm
ConocoPhillips to acquire Marathon Oil

Last post by storewanderer « June 1st, 2024, 11:27 am
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by storewanderer » May 31st, 2024, 1:03 am

Another big merger that probably shouldn't happen.

Maybe it is a good fit. 66 and Marathon both have almost no corporate operated retail sites in...

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June 1st, 2024, 11:27 am
Wawa CEO: There is no "Gentlemen's agreement" with Sheetz

Last post by BatteryMill « May 10th, 2024, 7:34 pm
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by Brian Lutz » April 29th, 2024, 9:56 am
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During a recent groundbreaking for a Wawa store in Dauphin County PA (an area that would be considered Sheetz territory), the CEO of Wawa was asked...
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May 10th, 2024, 7:34 pm
7-Eleven Really Hates Wyoming

Last post by storewanderer « March 22nd, 2024, 10:57 pm
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by a42887 » March 20th, 2024, 7:21 am
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It's almost comical how much 7-Eleven seems to hate Wyoming. They had a pretty long history of stores in the state, but those were sold off to Kum &...
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March 22nd, 2024, 10:57 pm
Maverik CEO to retire, immediate search for replacement

Last post by storewanderer « March 12th, 2024, 11:49 pm

by storewanderer » March 12th, 2024, 11:49 pm

This is strange. They just did that Kum N Go acquisition and announced rebranding that network to Maverik. Building new CA Stores in places like...

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March 12th, 2024, 11:49 pm
Circle K to enter Boise, demolish former Rite Aids

Last post by storewanderer « March 12th, 2024, 11:46 pm

by storewanderer » March 12th, 2024, 11:46 pm

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March 12th, 2024, 11:46 pm
7-Eleven buying large chunk of Sunoco

Last post by buckguy « March 12th, 2024, 5:29 am
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by SamSpade » January 11th, 2024, 2:50 pm
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7-Eleven will be buying up a large portion of Sunoco convenience stores so that they can focus more on other areas of the business. I feel like we...
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March 12th, 2024, 5:29 am
Sheetz eliminating soft serve machines in stores

Last post by storewanderer « March 12th, 2024, 12:18 am
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by Brian Lutz » March 9th, 2024, 5:20 pm

At the local Sheetz today I saw that the soft serve machines in the store were no longer available, with signs indicating that they are being removed...

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March 12th, 2024, 12:18 am
EG Group exit from Davenport, IA

Last post by Brian Lutz « February 24th, 2024, 5:41 am
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by storewanderer » September 16th, 2023, 11:46 pm

So in Davenport, IA Kroger had a collection of old run down 70s 7-11 units running as Kwik Shops. Never knew Kroger had these locations but assume...

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February 24th, 2024, 5:41 am

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