THE C-STORE: BACK TO THE FUTURE

06 January 2023

The c-store today is the resultant of smart entrepreneurship and its ability to adapt to the environment it ’lives’ in.…

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OTR ENTERS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE PUMA SERVICE STATIONS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY

06 January 2023

OTR has entered into an agreement with Chevron Australia Downstream to acquire its Puma branded service stations in the Northern…

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ALL REVVED UP WITH NO PLACE TO CHARGE – AUSTRALIA’S ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE CATASTROPHE

06 January 2023

AACS CEO Theo Foukkare said governments at all levels had failed to invest in adequate EV charging stations. “Energy and…

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LESSONS IN CONVENIENCE RETAIL FROM AN IRISH INNOVATOR

16 December 2022

Thomas Ennis, the award winning Dublin retailer, is an entrepreneur in the truest sense of the word but it’s not…

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ASDA TO OPEN 300 ASDA EXPRESS C-STORES

16 December 2022

The U.K. expansion is in addition to the planned purchase of 132 Co-op sites. Asda today announced plans to open 300 convenience…

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BP DOUBLES DOWN ON HYDROGEN AS FUEL OF THE FUTURE

16 December 2022

BP chief executive Bernard Looney is betting on hydrogen to power future low-carbon businesses as the governments of major economies…

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ATO TAKES THE SHINE OUT OF SUNSHINE COAST ILLICIT TOBACCO TRADE

16 December 2022

Officers from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), Queensland Police Service, and Queensland Department of Health have this week executed search…

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POLITICAL EXPEDIENCY FUELS A RECKLESS DRIVE TO ELECTRIC CARS

16 December 2022

If EVs are so good, why do we need to subsidise them and ban petrol and diesel alternatives? Climate activists…

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OTR APPROVED TO SELL ALCOHOL THROUGH ITS APP AFTER APPEAL AGAINST LIQUOR COMMISSIONER’S DECISION

15 December 2022

South Australia’s largest petrol station chain will be able to sell alcohol through its app after a successful appeal to…

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CONVENIENCE STORES AT A CROSSROADS

01 December 2022

The migration to electric vehicles means convenience stores must reinvent themselves.  Historically high gas prices, new electric vehicle (EV) models,…

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CIRCLE K CONVENIENCE STORES TO HIT SOUTH AFRICA’S RETAIL MARKET 

01 December 2022

As more consumers vouch for better variety, quality, and positive shopping experiences.  South African private equity firm Millat Group and…

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BEHIND THE REINVENTION OF TXB STORES

01 December 2022

FROM KWIK CHEK TO TEXAS BORN, THE COMPANY IS ZONED IN ON DELIVERING CUSTOMERS THE LOCAL EXPERIENCE. ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Texas Born…

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