TULSA, Okla. -- Four years after dipping its toe into the waters of the car wash business, QuikTrip is toweling off and sticking with what it knows best: c-stores. "We wanted to take a look at car washes and test it," spokesperson Mike Thornbrugh told CSP Daily News. And although he said the company's three car washes have been successful, he added that the return on investment is much greater in c-stores and gasoline retail.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The economic struggles or 2008 and the unknown future under a new presidential administration loomed large at SIGMA annual meeting in San Francisco, but not large enough to overshadow the association's recent successes or the celebration of the group's 50th anniversary. (Click here to view CSPTV coverage of the event.)

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- C-store and gasoline retailers might actually come out ahead this year, according to new research from Nielsen. Its Holiday Retail Forecast found that 12% of consumers are expecting to spend more at c-stores and gas stations. This at a time when more than one-third of U.S. consumers are expecting to spend less for the holiday season.