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S&G Convenience Stores acquires 8 Toledo-area PS Food Marts
Strategic sale allows Folk Oil to ‘right-size’ portfolio, focus on growth in core Michigan market

Global Partners seeks temporary restraining order to stop Applegreen travel plaza lease
Injunction request alleges undisclosed conflicts of interest, violations of procurement and ethics rules

Washington gas station owner ordered to pay more than $4.1M for 2023 gasoline spill
Spill caused nearly 2,500 gallons of fuel to contaminate groundwater, led to evacuation for parts of Walla Walla’s downtown

Is technology really making convenience stores that much better?
All the data in the world isn’t valuable unless one has the time and knowledge of what to do with it, Steve Morris of Retail Management says

Is 7-OH kratom?
Synthetic products sold in gas stations, convenience stores and vape shops are not kratom, says Curtis Bramble at CSP’s Tobacco Plus Forum

Evolving the Sweets Aisle: How Consumer-First Innovation Is Reshaping Non-Chocolate Confections

For decades, chocolate dominated the confectionery category. But over the past 20 years a quiet shift has been underway: non-chocolate candy, such as gummies, hard candies, and ropes, has been on the rise.

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5 Things: Robots, dogs, beavers and more ... oh my!
This weekly feature highlights convenience-store news and related stories readers might otherwise miss

Cannabis legal expert urges caution for retailers eyeing the segment
With regulation up in the air, it takes a 'high risk tolerance' to get into hemp-THC products, attorney Hilary Bricken said at CSP’s Tobacco+ Forum

Potbelly, RaceTrac and the blurring lines of foodservice
The Week in Restaurants: This week’s episode of the restaurant news discussion podcast features a look at the Potbelly-RaceTrac deal, Portillo's strategic shift and restaurant delivery

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