Michelle Warren

VP of Content, Editorial Director, Convenience Group

Author Profile

Michelle Warren is Editor + Associate Publisher, Convenience Store News Canada + OCTANE, as well as the CCentral.ca website, All Convenience and All OCTANE Newsletters. She joined EnsembleIQ in 2021, after more than decade as a freelance business and design journalist, contributing to major newspapers, magazines and news websites across Canada, the U.S. and Ireland, including House & Home, Style at Home, Profit, Marketing Magazine, MoneySense and more. She has also worked at the Toronto Star and The Sunday Business Post in Dublin. At EnsembleIQ, Michelle manages the Star Women in Convenience Awards, the CSNC Impact Awards and the Future Leaders in Convenience + Car Wash Awards. Follow Michelle on LinkedIn.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

9/22/2026
2026 C-store IQ Tech & Loyalty Report: Balancing the generational divide
To capture share and drive engagement in a price-sensitive market, data shows convenience and gas leaders must deploy a dual-track tech strategy that scales valuable app-based rewards for younger cohorts, while preserving connections that keep older customers coming back for more.

Michelle Warren
9/7/2026
2026 Impact Awards Winner: SRP Companies Canada
COMMUNITY SERVICE | LOCAL IMPACT | GIVING BACK

Michelle Warren
9/7/2026
2026 Impact Awards Winner: British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC)
COMMUNITY SERVICE | LOCAL IMPACT | GIVING BACK

Michelle Warren
8/30/2026
Alimentation Couche-Tard releases 2027 Q1 results
Strategic investments and rising fuel margins offset shifting consumer spending and tobacco regulations in Q1 fiscal 2027.

Michelle Warren
8/30/2026
Celebrating the heartbeat of our communities: Convenience Week 2026
August 31 to September 4 is your time to shine!

Michelle Warren
8/18/2026
Trump delays 50% tariffs on Canada for three days
A potential deal would addressing and end to the provincial booze bans on U.S. products, Canada's retaliatory quota on tariff-free American vehicle imports and the dairy supply management system.

Michelle Warren
8/18/2026
Nominations open for the 2027 Future Leaders in Convenience + Car Wash Awards
Celebrate and recognize outstanding leaders under age 40: Deadline is October 16th!

Michelle Warren
8/17/2026
READER POLL: Would you stock or increase your inventory of an OTC product if it received a #1 ranking from healthcare professionals?
We want to hear from you!

Michelle Warren
8/13/2026
2026 Star Women in Convenience Awards is close to SELLING OUT!
Limited tickets and tables available. Here's why you want to be there on September 23rd!

Michelle Warren
8/11/2026
Des informations sur le secteur, à votre façon: Convenience Store News Canada parle votre langue
D’un océan à l’autre, nous vous proposons les dernières nouvelles sur les dépanneurs, les stations-service et les stations de lavage automobile en Français, en Coréen, en Pendjabi et en Aanglais.

Michelle Warren
7/27/2026
Maximize beverage alcohol sales: Winning strategies for Canadian holiday weekends
Convenience retailers can drive revenue with these 10 tips to meet immediate and take-home consumer needs.

Michelle Warren
7/26/2026
Announcing the 2026 Star Women in Convenience Winners Panel
Leaders from North Sun Energy, Petro-Canada | Suncor, Circle K | ACT and Harnois Énergies | Proxi to explore the triumphs, challenges and future trends facing women in retail at September 23rd event.

Michelle Warren