CARY, N.C. -- Terry Marks has one long commute. The new CEO of convenience store chain The Pantry flies back and forth between Atlanta and the Triangle area of North Carolina on weekends, and he'll continue to do so for the next year and a half until his 17-year-old son, Bret, graduates from high school.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Citing plans to invest elsewhere in its business, Tri Star Energy LLC, owners of the Daily’s chain of stores, will sell off “a number of convenience stores and retail gasoline outlets in Tennessee” early next year. It's a matter of "rationalizing some older stores and turning that money around to use it for future opportunities," CEO Steve Hostetter told CSP Daily News.

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- The latest Express convenience store prototype from Supervalu puts a stronger accent on upscale design, foodservice and private-label products carried over from the main grocery store. The first store with this design—a Jewel Express in Naperville, Ill.—opened Dec. 14.