Don Longo

Editorial Director Emeritus
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Don Longo is Editorial Director Emeritus of Convenience Store News. He joined the brand in 2005. With the highest recognition of any c-store industry media journalist, Don has given presentations to business groups throughout the U.S., Europe and South America, appeared as a guest on Fox Business News and National Public Radio, and is a highly sought source for major consumer and business news.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

03/23/2022

Meeting Consumers' Changing Expectations Is Focus of 2022 Convenience Foodservice Exchange

Featured speaker Dana Zipser will advise attendees on how to take a larger bite out of foodservice market share.
03/21/2022

Convenience Channel Collaborates to Promote Diversity & Inclusion 

Retailer and supplier leaders spearhead efforts to prioritize D&I in the industry.
03/08/2022

Parker's & Enmarket Make Savannah One of Country's Most Progressive C-store Markets

The convenience hotbed will be the host city for Convenience Store News' 2022 Convenience Foodservice Exchange event.
03/07/2022

TWIC Shows What C-store Channel Can Do to Accelerate Change

Each year, more women and companies rise up to advance gender equity.
03/01/2022

Technology Experts Decode the Year's Top C-store Trends

Frictionless checkout, robotics, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence are taking center stage.
02/06/2022

Is Uncertainty the New Normal?

Adaptability is the cure for convenience store retailers.
01/13/2022

Place Innovation Front & Center on Your Resolutions List

Don't let current troubles stifle new ideas.
01/10/2022

Taking a Page From The Hershey Co.’s DEI Commitment

The supplier introduced The Pathways Project, a five-year plan to make Hershey even more inclusive.
12/15/2021

Disruptions Can't Stop The Spinx Co. from Hitting Golden Milestone

Founder Stewart Spinks looks back at how convenience retail has risen to meet every challenge.
12/13/2021

What Will the Biggest Stories of 2022 Be?

The Convenience Store News team takes a whimsical look at headlines we’d like to see next year.