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Three convenience-store chains make the Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail 2026 list, Trader Joe’s reveals three new location openings, and Jump Start c-stores names Jason Tinberg the company’s chief operating officer.

Ex-CEOs at Kroger and Albertsons are set to testify in the failed merger trial that begins today. The convenience store industry’s success comes down to two things: its people and curiosity. And Stop & Shop and Giant stores offer a 10% discount while parent company Ahold Delhaize tries to get websites and apps up and running.

Ahold Delhaize’s shutdown of its websites and apps reaches a fifth day, RaceTrac expands its presence in Ohio, and Dollar General is caught overcharging customers in New York. 

Strawberries are rotting, sales of THC beverages are growing quickly, and retailers should use value bundles to bring customers into your convenience store.

Jacksons Food Stores is partnering with cardless payments platform Piston, the price for food at home dropped 0.1% in September, and winning over Gen Z and Gen Alpha shoppers is a new challenge for convenience stores. 

Nicotine remains a critical category for convenience stores, new NACS chairman says there’s no such thing as unskilled labor, and Toast launches Toast Fuel.

There has been a mass illness at a Walmart distribution center. 7-Eleven has a positive second quarter. And Ahold Delhaize shuts its websites down due to a cyber security incident.

The NACS president and CEO discusses challenges and opportunities for the industry, Walmart opens a next-gen warehouse in Stockton, California, and Pilot and Tesla open their first Tesla Megacharger site.

A U.S. senator is against the Kroger/Giant Eagle merger, energy is perhaps the biggest and most important category in convenience today, and Walmart might be flying in the Denver area. 

Kroger brings back Boar’s Head deli products, happy people make happy sandwiches, and Target will have a new look in the grocery section.

Albertsons loses a key executive, the 2026 NACS show kicks off in Vegas, and Winn-Dixie’s private label brands brings home some gold. 

The FDA has an answer for the cyclospora outbreak that sickened over 12,000, The Briad Group brings a new multi-brand travel center concept to New York, and grocers praise an FTC settlement.

Yesway is leaving two states, Walmart turns on shelf lights for shopper navigation, and Taylor Bromley is the new vice president of revenue at Patron Points. 

Target and Safeway come out on top in a recent survey, the demand for protein trend powers on, and there are some challenges in the produce department.

There’s a new pasta menu at Rutter’s, visits to H-E-B grocery stores rise a whopping 6%, and Sheetz in the spring will break ground on its first convenience store in the Hoosier State.

LinkedIn users do not agree with Kroger’s test of 24-hour stores, Buc-cee’s makes its Oklahoma debut, and Aldi is getting ready to offer prepared meals.

Walmart’s CEO says no personal information will be used in pricing, there are new deals at 7-Eleven restaurant brands, and a new report details how convenience-store retailers can turn one coffee visit into a habit.

Costco has a strong Q4, Buc-ees is coming to Greenwood, Indiana, and Publix is being sued over a frozen blueberry recall fatality.

Aldi is slashing the price on several items, Yesway opens its first location in Arizona, and a Sam’s Club executive leaks pieces of the retailer’s Thanksgiving dinner.

The opening day of Groceryshop produces a bold prediction about grocery and AI, Casey’s makes another acquisition, and Seattle becomes the first city to ban surveillance pricing. 

Parker's Kitchen is making its Florida debut this October, Beck Suppliers LLC is planning for its future with a new COO, and Arko has a brand-new coffee program.

 A Federal judge rules against some SNAP restrictions, 7-Eleven is tackling football season with several deals, and IGA partners on a Seattle food desert initiative.

Metro could be seeing an end to a historic labor strike, Global Partners has a new home, and Hy-Vee has a new strategy.

7-Eleven’s Brands with Heart showcase returns, Save Mart Companies announces the launch of its curbside pickup program at Northern California stores, and a Hop Shops convenience store pays tribute to Dolly Parton.

Kroger’s CEO seems determined to lower prices. Casey’s General Stores sees the benefits of store remodels. And there is another Publix punch in Northern Kentucky.