Convenience Store News

Name

Convenience Store News

Legal name

EnsembleIQ

Website

https://csnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media & Business Publishing

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Food, Cooking & Beverage Magazines (MPAJAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Traditional Convenience Stores (C-Stores) (CRAHABAA)

Keywords

• Trade media publishing
• Industry news coverage
• Market research reports
• Awards programs events
• B2B media services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Magazine Subscriptions: Print and digital magazine subscriptions delivering industry-leading coverage of convenience store news, trends, and insights to retail and supplier professionals.
2. Newsletter Subscriptions: Daily Digest Newsletter providing critical industry insights delivered to subscriber email inboxes, with premium content accessible to subscribers.
3. Digital Advertising: Website advertising including display ads, sponsored content, and digital placements across csnews.com property serving the convenience store industry audience.
4. Event Sponsorships and Registrations: Revenue from hosting industry events including Convenience Foodservice Exchange (CFX), Top Women in Convenience (TWIC) Awards Gala, Technology Leadership Roundtable, Outstanding Independents Awards, and Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Includes sponsorship opportunities and attendee registrations.
5. Webinar Programs: Sponsored webinars covering industry topics including forecast studies, operational excellence, and small operator education, with view-on-demand access.
6. Industry Reports and Research: Published research including annual Industry Report, Forecast Study, Foodservice Study, and category-specific deep dives available for purchase or as sponsored content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Convenience Store News is a B2B trade media publication serving the convenience store and fuel retailing industry. It distributes industry news, market research, proprietary data, and trend analysis through a flagship website (csnews.com), a print magazine, daily email newsletters, and exclusive research reports. It also operates multiple awards programs (Top Women in Convenience, Best New Products, Foodservice Innovators, Outstanding Independents, Hall of Fame), industry events (Convenience Foodservice Exchange, Technology Leadership Roundtable), and a free Small Operator Academy.

Product overview

Convenience Store News is a media and information platform serving the convenience store industry. The core product is csnews.com, a digital news and research portal providing industry coverage, complemented by a print magazine, the Daily Digest Newsletter, and exclusive research reports including the annual Realities of the Aisle Study, Forecast Study, and Industry Report. The company operates multiple awards programs (Top Women in Convenience, Best New Products, Foodservice Innovators, Technology Leader of the Year, Future Leaders in Convenience, Outstanding Independents, and Hall of Fame) and hosts events including the Convenience Foodservice Exchange, Technology Leadership Roundtable, and TWIC Awards Gala. Additionally, the Small Operator Academy provides free educational content for small convenience store operators. Together, these offerings form a comprehensive portfolio covering industry news, research, professional recognition, networking events, and educational resources for the convenience retail sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSNews: Abbreviated brand name used for the publication and its social media channels
• Convenience Foodservice Exchange (CFX)
• Top Women in Convenience (TWIC)
• Small Operator Academy
• ConvenienceIQ News Quiz

Products and services

• csnews.com Website The primary digital platform providing industry news, research, event coverage, and category-specific insights for convenience store retailers, suppliers, and distributors.
• Daily Digest Newsletter

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 800 women welcomed into Top Women in Convenience program over 13 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NACS (National Association of Convenience Stores)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2026Convenience Store News and NACS announced a new arrangement making the Top Women in Convenience (TWIC) Awards Gala and TWIC Connections luncheon part of the official NACS Show program. The 2026 NACS Show is scheduled for October 6-9 in Las Vegas, with the TWIC Connections luncheon on October 8 and the TWIC Awards Gala the same evening at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. This arrangement eliminates logistical conflicts for attendees wanting to participate in both events.
• Premier ManufacturingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenience Store News partnered with Premier Manufacturing to launch Small Operator Academy, a free education program for single-store owners and small convenience store chains. The partnership offers exclusive resources to retailers with 20 stores or fewer, providing webinars, industry insights, and actionable content tailored to small operators.
• EnsembleIQcoreOthersConvenience Store News is published by EnsembleIQ, a business intelligence company serving various industry verticals. The publishing parent provides infrastructure for content distribution, advertising sales, and event management. Contact: [email protected], 877-687-7321.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• QSR Magazine: Trade publication covering the quick-service restaurant industry with print, digital, and the QSR 50/10 rankings. Highly comparable editorial and awards structure, and CSNews's Convenience Foodservice Exchange (CFX) event targets an overlapping foodservice-in-retail buyer audience.
• Informa Markets: Global B2B media and events division of Informa that owns or operates multiple trade publications (NRN, Supermarket News, Winsight) and large-scale industry events directly competitive with CSNews's portfolio across c-store, foodservice, and grocery.
• Nation's Restaurant News: Informa-owned trade publication covering the U.S. restaurant industry with a daily website, print magazine, and The Power List rankings — closely comparable B2B media model targeting foodservice operators and suppliers that overlap with CSNews's foodservice coverage.
• Foodservice Director: B2B trade publication focused on non-commercial foodservice operators (healthcare, education, corporate) with a comparable magazine + digital + awards model targeting foodservice buyers — overlapping supplier advertising base with CSNews's foodservice advertisers.
• Chain Store Age: Established B2B trade publication covering multichannel retail (grocery, drug, c-store) with a comparable editorial + events + awards portfolio and overlapping c-store coverage of operators like 7-Eleven and Casey's.
• Drug Store News: B2B trade media brand covering drugstore, beauty, and pharmacy retail verticals with comparable mix of print, digital content, rankings, and awards — useful benchmark for the multi-product B2B retail media model.
• Supermarket News: Informa-published grocery trade title with daily news, research, and events serving supermarket operators and CPG suppliers — comparable B2B trade media structure targeting an adjacent food retail vertical with overlapping supplier advertisers.

Emerging players

• Retail Dive: Industry Dive-owned digital-first B2B retail media brand covering store operations, technology, and marketing across multiple retail verticals — a comparable digital content and newsletter model that competes for the same supplier marketing dollars without a print legacy.

Direct peers

• Winsight (Informa): Winsight, now part of Informa, operates Convenience Store Products' sister media (CSDecisions, CSP) and broader retail/restaurant trade titles covering overlapping c-store, grocery, and foodservice audiences — directly comparable multi-product B2B media portfolio.
• CSP Daily News (CSP): Published by WTWH Media, CSP Daily News is the principal direct competitor to CSNews in U.S. convenience store trade media, covering similar categories (foodservice, beverages, fuels, technology) with a daily news site, print magazine, and awards such as the CSP Retailer Choice Best New Products contest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CSNewsOnline
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ConvenienceStoreNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Convenience-Store-News-Magazine/45618009418
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/convenience-store-news

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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