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

3/7/2022
Canadian consumers hard hit by rising food prices
Survey finds one in five Canadians will change where they shop because of high costs.

Michelle Warren
3/6/2022
Alimentation Couche-Tard suspends Russian operations, condemns aggression
More companies are joining the movement.

Michelle Warren
3/6/2022
Meet OLG’s chief lottery and customer officer, Kerstin Lack
Lack shares insights about how the pandemic has shaped OLG’s business, what that means convenience and how OLG is investing in its relationship with convenience retailers.

Michelle Warren
3/6/2022
Transform operations by upskilling your front-line workforce
C-stores are in the midst of wide-scale transformation and associates are expected to do a lot more than stocking shelves and running the register: 4 tactics to make sure your frontline team is always ready to execute.

Michelle Warren
3/3/2022
Alberta to reduce gas tax, offering $150 rebate on electricity bills
Alberta drivers are facing gas prices of $1.50 a litre or more.

Michelle Warren
3/3/2022
Backlash against Russian-branded gas stations hits Americans
Franchisees condemn Russia's behaviour as people on social media call for boycotts of Lukoil stations.

Michelle Warren
3/2/2022
Hershey puts "SHE" at the centre of Women's History Month in the U.S.
Limited-edition "Celebrate SHE" bars available nationwide while supplies last.

Michelle Warren
3/2/2022
Amazon shuttering its physical bookstores and 4-star shops
Move will allow company to focus on other retail initiatives, including its convenience concept called Amazon Go.

Michelle Warren
3/2/2022
Top trends shaping convenience, according to technology experts
AI, frictionless payment and robotics all have a role to play.

Michelle Warren
3/1/2022
Alimentation Couche-Tard unveils Circle K Venture Fund investments
Convenience giant partners with innovative companies focusedon technology, delivery, store layout, labour and more.

Michelle Warren
3/1/2022
Alimentation Couche-Tard initiates e-commerce and supply chain partnerships in the U.S.
Farmstead is an online service offering locally sourced and nationally-branded fresh produce for free delivery.

Michelle Warren
2/28/2022
CIPMA rebrands to CEMA
New names reflects group's vision for the future.

Michelle Warren