2+ week, 3+ day ago  (1066+ words) Convenience-store retailers should prepare for how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the way they talk about their categories and how their customers will interact with their programs as AI becomes more pervasive, said'Kyle Drenon, co-owner of the Springfield, Missouri-based ad…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (295+ words) Pilot has partnered with NCR Voyix to modernize its point-of-sale (POS) technology across its network for both retail and commercial fuel solutions, the convenience-store chain announced Thursday. The deal with Atlanta-based NCR Voyix, a consumer technology company, is a five-year…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (285+ words) Convenience-store chain Weigel's is extending its loyalty ecosystem beyond its own digital channels through a new integration that allows customers to earn rewards on orders placed through DoorDash. The integration allows convenience retailers to maintain continuity in their rewards programs…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (358+ words) Artificial intelligence (AI) matters for convenience-store category managers because they face faster cycles, more SKUs and tighter margins. This insight comes from Sid Kulkarni, vice president of data and AI at Temple, Texas-based McLane Co., who spoke Feb. 25 at CSP's…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (296+ words) Retail Media Network Forum is returning in 2026. The event, held by CSP in partnership with NexChapter, will take place May 4-6 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago." What began as the first retail media gathering purpose-built for convenience retail has now…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (443+ words) Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd., 7-Eleven's parent company, has entered 2026 with a renewed focus on global growth, customer value and organizational transformation, President and CEO Stephen Hayes Dacus said in a New Year's address to employees Monday. Here's what 7-Eleven…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (160+ words) VenHub Global has introduced a technology that automatically generates real-time planograms for its autonomous Smart Stores, the company announced on Thursday. The VenHub Vision System uses artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision to identify products placed on shelves and create…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (472+ words) CSP's Top 202 details the largest chains in the convenience-store industry and the biggest mergers and acquisition news from the past year. Take a deep dive into the c-store landscape and see the top 202 chains here. - Tiger Fuel connects c-store rewards…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (253+ words) Pilot, RaceTrac, Weigel's, Love's and Englefield leaders shared which emerging technologies they see having the greatest impact on operations and customer experience in the years ahead with CSP Daily News. Themes include the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and data…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (180+ words) Montreal-based Mistplay, a play-and-earn rewards and loyalty program for mobile gamers, is acquiring the Connected Rewards'platform and related assets from Mobivity Holdings Corp., a Chandler, Arizona-based platform that helps drive customer engagement for brands through gaming and rewards. The transaction…...