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MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Kroger’s Turkey Hill convenience store division will celebrate the chain’s newest and largest store at an event here Sept. 27....More

ORLANDO, Fla. — Wawa’s first store in the state of Florida is set to open here Wednesday, kicking off the convenience chain’s plans for 100 stores in the Orlando and Tampa markets during the next five years....More

NEW YORK — Kroger is experimenting with building larger convenience stores with more fresh food offerings to better compete against smaller grocery formats....More

WAWA, Pa. — Wawa will unveil a revamped store prototype built around fast-casual food and convenience when the c-store chain debuts this summer in Florida, its president and chief executive officer said in a recent speech....More

DALLAS — Continuing an expansion in the Southeast, 7-Eleven this week announced plans to add at least 80 stores in the Jacksonville, Fla., market over the next three years, with at least 20 scheduled to open by year-end....More

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Despite greater traffic in 2011, convenience stores had a lower conversion of visitors to buyers compared to the previous year, show the findings of VideoMining’s C-Store Shopper Insights study which observed shoppers in 48 stores across 11 markets through video and analytic technology....More

CINCINNATI — Kroger here this month will open a branded robotic convenience store on the campus of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio....More

DALLAS — 7-Eleven and Pepsi are targeting young shoppers with a cause-marketing campaign that leverages the location-based Facebook Places service....More

CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. here has agreed to acquire nine supermarkets and eight convenience stores in the Memphis, Tenn., market from St. Louis-based Schnuck Markets, which is exiting the Memphis market after nine years, both companies said Friday. Terms were not disclosed....More

ANKENY, Iowa — Casey’s General Stores here on Friday said it had reached an agreement to acquire 22 convenience stores in Iowa from Kum n’ Go. A purchase price was not disclosed....More

LUBBOCK, Texas — United Supermarkets here said last week it opened its first stand-alone convenience store, called United Express. The company declined to say if or when it planned to open additional units....More

CHICAGO — Convenience stores, marketing themselves as the ultimate in expedience, are ignored by a third of food-seeking shoppers, Mintel research shows....More