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A new 16-year low outlook on market trends realized.

Former Treasury Department official is refreshing and expanding Quad Cities convenience store chain called Mother Hubbard's Cupboard

The 2008 Summer Olympics will provide a platform for China to show off its new approach to international business concepts. Circle K, among others, sees growth opportunities

However, a separate study finds only half of retail execs are optimistic about the future.

North Carolina representative asks for testimony at future hearings.

Last October, Convenience Store News published a feature article on the impact of rising credit-card interchange fees on c-store retailers. At the time, both MasterCard and Visa pledged to provide greater transparency about their rate structures. This prompted Mallory Duncan, senior vice president and general counsel at the National Retail Federation (NRF), and chairman of the Merchants Payment Coalition (MPC), to call Visa and MasterCard's attempts "an extremely welcome step toward a competitive market." However, retailers were still far from satisfied. Five months later, they remain disgruntled.

Agreement benefits 46 states and the District of Columbia.

As 2006 comes to a close, it appears the c-store industry is wrapping up another extremely good year. Results from Convenience Store News' exclusive 2007 Forecast Study revealed to a group of elite retailers last month verified what we've known to be true for a while: the c-store channel is on quite a run; it has been the most successful segment in retailing over the past several years, and it keeps getting better.