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Title of Largest Buc-ee’s Will Return to Texas
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Kwik Trip Retains Top Spot Among Best U.S. Gas Station Brands
The retailer will replace an existing travel center in Luling, Texas, with a more than 75,000-square-foot structure, making it the largest Buc-ee’s ever built. It will eclipse the size of a recently opened Buc-ee’s in Sevierville, Tenn.
For the second year in a row, the La Crosse, Wis.-based convenience store and gas station operator took the crown in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Awards. A panel of experts picked the initial nominees and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote.
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High Gas Prices Weakening Customer Traffic at C-stores
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New Research Sheds Light on the Shopping Habits of Generation Z
Fifty-nine percent of convenience retailers say customer traffic has decreased in stores over the past three months, according to the Q3 2022 NACS Pulse Survey. Additionally, 49 percent of retailers say customers coming inside the store are buying less vs. three months prior.
According to the 2022 Path to Purchase Institute Gen Z Shopping Habits research study, 38 percent of Gen Z rank Instagram as their preferred platform for making in-app purchases. The cohort also called out the app’s ability to make personal recommendations and expressed confidence that the platform protects their identity.
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QuikTrip Rings Up Customers at Its First Colorado C-store
QuikTrip Corp. is officially a part of the Denver community. It began ringing up customers at its inaugural Colorado convenience store in the area city of Firestone on June 16.
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Advancing the Modern-Day Work Culture Today’s employers are concentrating on company cultures that structurally touch upon all aspects of the employee work/ life balance, such as honoring authenticity through effective diversity, equality and inclusion practices, and implementing hybrid work models that provide flexibility, according to a recent webinar hosted by Convenience Store News titled “Expanding the Goal: Women and Their Allies Fight for Workplace Equity for All.” “The work we’ve done with diversity, inclusion and sustainability focus on bringing your authentic self to work and that’s being felt across the organization and seen in our engagement scores,” said Lisa Koenig, head of global communications at Alimentation CoucheTard Inc. “But we still have far ways to go, especially in figuring out what the pipeline is to move from very diverse frontline employees to less diverse leadership.”
Cubby’s Puts Foodservice First The owner and operator of 41 convenience stores, supermarkets and quick-service restaurants is on a mission: to become a restaurant that just so happens to sell fuel. For nearly 20 years, Cubby’s has been partnering with Godfather’s Pizza at its stores. Starting with one Godfather’s Pizza Express location, the retailer is now one of the brand’s top franchisees. Earlier this year, Cubby’s made the jump into owning traditional Godfather’s Pizza locations, acquiring its first standalone Godfather’s Pizza restaurant in its hometown of Omaha, Neb. For more exclusive stories, visit the Special Features section of csnews.com.
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Mtn Dew ‘Summer of Baja’ Flavors PepsiCo’s Mtn Dew brand is bringing back its “Summer of Baja.” Original fan favorites Mtn Dew Baja Blast and Mtn Dew Baja Blast Zero Sugar are returning for a limited time. They will be joined by two new tropical flavors: Mtn Dew Baja Mango Gem and Mtn Dew Baja Gold. This summer, the brand is also launching its first-ever energy drink: Mtn Dew Energy Baja Blast. According to the maker, the energy drink has all the flavor of the original Mtn Dew Baja Blast plus the added benefits of citicoline and caffeine, which provide a jolt of energy and help with mental clarity, with zero added sugar.
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