Canadian Retailer Couche-Tard Abandons Its $47 Billion Bid to Buy 7-Eleven

Alimentation Couche-Tard’s $47 billion bid spurred changes at the chain’s Japanese owner. Now, the question is whether that momentum will carry forward.

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Buc-ee’s, a Pit Stop to Refuel Cars, Stomachs and Souls, Spreads Beyond Texas

The opening of the first location in Mississippi drew the usual cultish enthusiasm for the chain of mega convenience stores.

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Gas Stations Like Wawa and Sheetz Keep Expanding, Spurred By EVs

As gas stations prepare for more electric vehicles to be on the road, they’re getting bigger. That has created tension in some communities.

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How Inflation Is Hitting a New York City Breakfast Staple

At a bodega in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, the price of the breakfast staple (on a roll) recently rose to $5, up from $4.50.

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7-Eleven Founding Family’s Bid to Block Foreign Takeover Collapses

The proposal worth over $50 billion by Junro Ito, the son of the founder of Seven & i Holdings, was aimed at fending off a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

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Letter Carrier Is Fatally Stabbed at a Bodega in Harlem

The police had a person of interest in custody, but no charges had been filed. Investigators did not identify the victim.

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A 7-Eleven Heir’s $50 Billion Fight to Keep the Company in the Family

A battle for control of the chain shows how traditional business models embraced by family owners are clashing with a more shareholder-centric approach.

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