The Future of Fuel & Convenience Retail Global EV research, Visa fleet insights and a candid update from Circle K. Wednesday 9 December, 1–2pm GMT. The forecourt is changing fast. … read
The Aussies have taken our Best Foodvenience Store in the World competition to the next level. Their shortlisted entry APCO Mt Duneed made the national TV news. Here’s the Channel … read
At Forecourttech in Alicante today, Zsuzsa Hordai, Head of Strategic Projects at SPAR International, set out the balancing act now defining convenience retail: deploying shared global technology at scale while … read
Reitan Convenience Finland is reinventing its 116-year-old R-kioski network, launching two new formats: the food-led convenience chain Ärrä and the functional-coffee café concept Nivo. Niklas Lilius, CEO of Reitan Convenience … read
Deliverect’s Digital Ordering Club convened in Barcelona from 21 to 23 September, and the format lived up to its billing. This is much more than a conference, it is a … read
As Best Foodvenience Store in the World reaches its third year, 24 entries from ten countries show how quickly the convenience store is turning into a food destination, and how … read
As Circle K marks World EV Day, Håkon Stiksrud, the company’s VP of Global eMobility, gives Global Convenience an update on the retailer’s charging network, what customers increasingly expect from … read
In this video filmed at UNITI 2026, Dan Munford catches up with Sandra Schütte, Head of Mobility at Westfalen in Germany. Her 2035 picture is a familiar one to anyone … read
As fuel volumes fall, the humble car wash is emerging as one of the most profitable and strategically important categories on the forecourt. Lars Hecht, the “Car Wash Doctor,” explains … read
Retail advances through signals, not straight lines Last week, Brian Gray, Managing Director at Accenture, and I presented the learnings from the Smartest Store in the World competition to international … read
Marks & Spencer is doing something many legacy retailers talk about but few actually pull off: using heritage as a growth engine rather than a comfort blanket. Speaking at NACS … read
What will the convenience store of 2030 look like? In this exclusive discussion, Maxol CEO Brian Donaldson and PDI Technologies’ David Anderson share their views on the investments retailers need … read
In this conversation from UNITI Expo, Dan Munford is joined by TRM’s Christian Warning and Harry Milloff of The Moseley Group to explore the rise of foodvenience and the transformation … read
Insight Research and Global Convenience are proud to announce that the 2026 edition of the internationally recognised ‘Best Foodvenience Store in the World’ competition will be co-hosted alongside NACS, marking … read
Brett Barclay, director at CMA, is featured in this week’s Future of Convenience podcast recorded live at the AACS (Australian Association of Convenience Stores) Connect 26 Summit held in late … read
At the sell out NACS Convenience Summit Asia in Shanghai last week, industry leaders explored how convenience retail is evolving at speed. In his closing reflections at the event, Henry … read
At NRF Retail’s Big Show, our CEO Dan Munford caught up with the team from VenHub to discuss the future of automated retail. In this video, Dan speaks with CEO … read
Over the past three years, Global Convenience has built something new in the convenience and mobility retail world: a transparent, global platform for comparing best‑in‑class performance across energy transition, foodservice, … read
Convenience food is having a moment, and not the microwaved, mystery‑ingredient kind. From robotic kitchens to AI-powered vending machines, three industry trailblazers say we’re entering a new era where … read
Convenience food is having a moment, and not the microwaved, mystery‑ingredient kind. From robotic kitchens to AI-powered vending machines, three industry trailblazers say we’re entering a new era where speed, … read
Forget the “lab experiments.” DM-drogerie, the European drugstore giant, isn’t just testing the future of retail, they’re scaling it. In a high-stakes panel session kicking off the NRF event last … read