Convenience Store News' exclusive Top 20 Growth Chains report is an annual ranking of the convenience store retailers that added the most locations in the past year.
Big deals, small deals and midsize deals all combined to make for another very active year.
An up-close look at how each company earned its spot on this year’s ranking.
The annual ranking, now in its sixth year, is based on store count figures provided by TDLinx, a service of Nielsen.
The chain doubled its store count in the past year by scooping up small-town locations across the U.S.
Buyers are looking to acquire portfolios that are big, small and everything in between.
Many on this year’s list got there by gobbling up midsize convenience channel players.
Robust M&A activity again shapes this year’s Convenience Store News Top 20 Growth Chains ranking.
Low interest rates, high multiples and no succession planning are among the contributing factors.
Retailer’s growth is having ripple effect on the c-store industry at large.
Mom-and-pop retailers can survive, but only if they find a competitive differentiator.
The convenience store chain cites loyalty and private-label programs as key pillars of growth.
Western Refining tops the sixth-annual ranking.
Big consolidators and strong regionals put pressure on midsize chains.
Smaller acquisitions proved key for this year’s expanders.
