Distributors

Independent convenience-gas retailers face different challenges from their banner and chain counterparts, operating autonomously, without any head office support.

NACDA and the CCSA have been working together in recent months, and although the two associations did not formally affiliate as planned this past June at the CCSA Gala, their goal remains the same: to unite the industry.

At the junction of Highway 83 and Provincial Road 257 in Virden, Man. is a c-store, car wash and petroleum site called White Owl Convenience. Wayne Rudneski, who owns three White Owl locations with his brother, has been in the c-retail business since the 1970s. This retailer is known to spend 15 hours in his store every day – dedication which he believes gives him an advantage over his competitors...

The convenience-gas industry has been advocating togetherness, and two associations are taking a major step toward establishing this unity. The National Convenience Stores Distributors Association (NACDA) and the Canadian Convenience Stores Association (CCSA) are combining their industry events...