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NPD Report on Eating Patterns shows how meal preparation is getting easier.

Hypermarketers putting pressure on small operators and independent owners.

Slumping U.S. economy hurts industry, vacation cities hit hardest.

With 79-cent king-size candy bars and 99-cent soda, Troy, Mich.-based Kmart Corp.'s year-old, K Express program is giving convenience store operators a run for their money.

Last month we at Convenience Store News learned something about success in convenience store retailing.

Forget Tom Cruise. Never mind the high-tech gadgetry. Scott Stevens and Andy Weber are on a mission, and it's not impossible. But unlike the movies, there is no script for this mission, and a couple of bad moves could spell the difference between a blockbuster hit and a box-office disaster.

Discount coupon booklets available free to customers.

Company wants new corporate identity to reflect its growth into the food and beer markets.