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Rather than ‘if’, the question for c-store operators in the future will be ‘what’ and ‘when’ to add. Be prepared to move quickly to adopt vending technology when the market is established.

Non-refiner marketers are now the biggest group in retail gas sales Canada’s gasoline landscape is a varied one.

Brampton's spiralling Grace United Church near the city centre rises incongruously next to a 7-Eleven store.

Union argues plans could hurt homegrown small businesses and expose children to intoxicated people in stores.

"We must be confident that we have created something that is better than or equal to competing national brands, and we want to be able to offer it at a price that is more affordable."

Oshawa City Council is opposing a proposal by 7-Eleven Canada to operate consumption areas for beer and wine in its 61 stores across Ontario, including one in Oshawa at 245 Wentworth St.

The union representing Ontario Beer Store workers is calling on the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to reject the proposal by 7-Eleven to sell alcohol for on-site consumption at 61 of its Ontario convenience stores.

Convenience store chain 7-Eleven Canada says it is preparing many of its Ontario shops to serve beer and wine in the store.

Fuel retail sites look to the future with product and service refinements Innovation at Canada's fuel site forecourts has been top of mind for operators since the first gas station opened in Vancouver in 1907.

=Alimentation Couche-Tard continues to be on the hunt for acquisitions even as it claims convenience store rival 7-Eleven's blockbuster US$21-billion acquisition of the Speedway network in the U.S.