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Top Women in Convenience

Top Women in Convenience Nomination Form

The awards program encompasses four categories honoring the full retail spectrum.
2/3/2025

Convenience Store News' Top Women in Convenience (TWIC) awards program is the first and still only program that recognizes the integral role women play in convenience retailing and honors female leaders who are making outstanding contributions to their companies and the convenience store industry at large. 

Nominations are accepted in the following award categories:

  • Women of the Year — retailer (chain or independent), supplier or distributor executives of any rank who have had an exceptional impact on the success or direction of their company, as well as a positive impact on the convenience store industry as a whole. Nominations must include discussion of their industry impact in order to be considered for this category.
  • Senior-Level Leaders — retailer (chain or independent), supplier and distributor executives at the level of C-suite, vice president or director who work with the c-store channel of trade and who have executed on a strategy and transformed their business in a positive manner.
  • Rising Stars — retailers, suppliers and distributors with job titles from store manager to below director who are making their mark in the c-store industry even at the early stages of their careers.
  • Mentors — retailers, suppliers and distributors who have made an extraordinary effort, and had an extraordinary impact, on the careers of their colleagues. Nominations must include discussion of their mentorship work and its outcome for mentees in order to be considered for this category.

ELIGIBILITY RULES

Top Women in Convenience nominees must either work for a convenience store retail company or a distributor or supplier directly serving the convenience store industry. Only roles in the United States are eligible. 

ENTRY DEADLINE

Nominations must be received by March 14. Nominators will be notified of winning entries the week of April 28. Winners will be notified the week of May 5.

All notifications will come from [email protected], so please ensure your companies have this email address whitelisted.  

A story on CSNews.com announcing the winners will be published the week of May 12. All honorees also will be prominently recognized in CSNews' August issue and at an awards ceremony held during the 2025 NACS Show in Chicago. 

HOW TO ENTER

Fill out and submit the online entry form below. Nominators are encouraged to cite specific initiatives spearheaded by the nominee and results achieved within the past 12 months in order to present a full picture of the candidate and demonstrate what makes her a Top Woman in Convenience.

NOTE: Have all materials ready. There is no option to save entries and return.  

Convenience Store News and the TWIC Advisory Board reserve the right the award a nominee in a different category than the one they were nominated for.

CONTACT

For questions, contact Angela Hanson at [email protected].

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