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Convenience Weekly
Thanks for checking out Convenience Weekly! Every Friday, convenience journalist Steve Holtz catches you up on the industry's biggest news of the week and brings you opinions and interviews to help us all understand where the industry is headed next.
Convenience Weekly is brought to you by Founding Sponsor NRC Realty & Capital Advisors, LLC (NRC.com).
A Holtz Media Consulting production.
Say hi here: steve@holtzmc.com.
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- Episodes
- 88
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 29 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 5 days ago
Episodes
88 episodes, newest first
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26 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E43: Couche-Tard Bids for Cumberland Farms. Oxxo’s U.S. Earnings: Lukewarm. Is Debit-Card Fee Relief on the Way? More From the NACS Show. The List: Menu Innovation!
Season 2, Episode 43
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, pickle-flavored slushies, probiotic sodas, high hopes from a THC beverage maker, and Takis targets Cheetos.
Brought to you by NRC Realty & Capital Advisors, LLC & The Vision Group Network
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32 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E42: RaceTrac’s $63 Million Remodel Project. Rutter’s Puts a Buzz Into a Seasonal Favorite. Inside US Market Stores’ Relaunch. The List: M&A Update!
Season 2, Episode 42
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, get an exclusive look at US Market Stores’ effort to redefine itself and improve foot traffic through store design, loyalty, community involvement and more.
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22 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E41: NACS Show Insights and Eye-Catching Products From the Show Floor, including The List: New Adventures in Protein!
Season 2, Episode 41
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, part 1 of highlights from the NACS Show floor, where we got a belly full of fried chicken, snacks and sodas, and an earful of loyalty, THC drinks and protein.
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25 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E40: 8 Retailers Growing Into New States. Consumers Challenge AI Fuel Pricing. Making Sense of the Penny. The List: Retail Market Expansion!
Season 2, Episode 40
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, Gasbuddy Guy Patrick DeHaan on the state of gasoline prices and the challenge for diesel. And as for predicting future prices? Fuhgeddaboudit!
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22 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E39: Retailers Sell Off Pieces of Their Businesses. Onvo Chases a Viral Trend. Two Key Demographics Looking for Value. The List: M&A Update!
Season 2, Episode 39
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, how is EV charging changing the convenience retail experience?
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27 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E38: Leadership Shakeup at Parker’s. Getting Past the Rough First Half of the Year. News From Cumberland Farms, Casey’s, Sheetz, Royal Farms, more. The List: Menu Innovation.
Season 2, Episode 38
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, contemplating “the dying quick stop” and how to stay above the fray with loyalty insider Jake Kiser of PAR Retail.
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28 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E37: Murphy USA’s Robotic Restaurant. Casey’s Earnings Report Lesson. THC Drinks Get a Reprieve. The List: Football Promotions!
Season 2, Episode 37
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, inside the autonomous Just Baked foodservice kiosk and its recent convenience and QSR partnerships.
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33 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E36: Shell Acquires Tri Star Energy. KT Rethinks the Roller Grill. Is the Freedom Fuel Network in Hot Water? The List: Retail Media Networks.
Season 2, Episode 36
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, we go behind the scenes of the success of Love’s Travel Centers’ Media Group and look at what comes next.
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27 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E35: New Leadership at TXB. Should Self-Checkout Earn a Discount? Odd New Products. The List: EV Charging!
Season 2, Episode 35
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, what’s driving a boom in the sale of used electric vehicles? We get the inside story from Plug In America.
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29 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E34: Yesway’s Strongest Quarter Ever! Cumberland Farms Goes to Europe! Will THC Drinks Get a 3-Tier Distribution System? The List: Loyalty Updates!
Season 2, Episode 34
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, Couche-Tard gives us a peek behind its latest rewards program improvements.
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30 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E33: Industry Earnings Rise 2X and 3X. Retailer Named Among the Fastest-Growing Private Companies, Again! Behind a New Above-Ground Fuel Concept. The List: M&A Update!
Season 2, Episode 33
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, Joltz fueling to open its 3rd location; the CEO of Major Oil discusses his aggressive plans to grow the brand to 500 sites.
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14 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E32: Couche-Tard’s Largest Acquisition Ever! THC May Get a Reprieve. TravelCenters of America’s Murky Future. The List: Menu Innovation!
Season 2, Episode 32
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, how did Weigel’s triple its delivery business in just 8 months?
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33 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E31: 7-Eleven Names New CEO. Oxxo Trades Margin for Foot Traffic. Hemp/THC Beverages to Get a 2nd Life? The List: New Leadership in the C-Suite.
Season 2, Episode 31
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, why did this tiny retailer leap from L.A. to New York? We talk with Rachel Krupa to get the latest on The Goods Mart’s strategy of curated product selection.
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32 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E30: RaceTrac Invests in Texas! Weigel’s Takes to the Streets! The World Cup Sales Bump. The List: Adopting Digital Ordering & Delivery.
Season 2, Episode 30
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, hurricane season is upon us. Here’s how to prepare your convenience store for the worst.
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29 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E29: Early Results of 7-Eleven’s “Transformation.” Freedom Fuel Network Update. Rutter’s Foodservice Innovation. The List: 10 Loyalty Updates.
Season 2, Episode 29
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, how the Best Foodvenience Store in the World approaches menu development and LTOs.
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31 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E28: The White House Endorses Discount Fuel Brand. Cumberland Farms Coming to 13 More States. Meet the First Chief Hot Dog Officer. The List: Retailers’ Summer Promotions.
Season 2, Episode 28
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, how the Onvo convenience store chain is using social media to attract new customers.
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10 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E27: Cumberland Farms Files to Go Public. Analyzing Casey’s Strategic Plan. Holiday Weekend Gas Prices.
Season 2, Episode 27
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, what Casey’s 3-year strategic plan says about the convenience industry.
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33 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E26: President Trump Accuses Oil Companies of Price Gouging. Cumberland Farms to Go Public? Bringing EV Charging to Rural Markets. The List: 8 C-Store Acquisitions.
Season 2, Episode 26
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, how limiting subsidies for installation of EV chargers and purchases of electric vehicles has helped the market.
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30 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E25: C-Store Bankruptcy Dismissed. The Disappointing Pizza Hut Sale. The List: Aggressive Chain Growth. Regional Players Jockey for National Status.
Season 2, Episode 25
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, Placer.ai on choosing new-store locations.
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33 min
Convenience Weekly S2/E24: Amazing Quarterly Results From Casey’s and Yesway. BP Restructures … Again. Summer Gas-Price Predictions. The List: Consumer Insights.
Season 2, Episode 24
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Convenience retailing news, issues and opinions. Plus, NACS CEO Frank Gleeson on competition from QSRs, using technology, adopting AI and more, courtesy of Vontier.
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