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Volume 12 Issue 24   Friday, February 3, 2012
Top Exec Exiting Sunoco
Elsenhans leaving company in MacDonald's hands; announces strategy

PHILADELPHIA -- Sunoco announced on Thursday that it will focus on its high-return logistics and retail businesses and undertake a series of initiatives to improve its financial and strategic flexibility.

Chief among the changes: Lynn Elsenhans will step aside as CEO and president and Brian P. MacDonald, senior vice president and  CFO, will become president, CEO and a director of Sunoco, effective March 1, 2012.

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CRU Awards Part 2: New Store Format Brings 'More'
Kum & Go honored for ambitious, green store design
By Samantha Oller

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Take a look at the newest Kum & Go store format, and you'll notice more--more cooler doors, more floor space, more earth-friendly touches and more opportunities to win customer loyalty. Unveiled at 20 sites, with plans to build 20 to 25 new locations each year, the new Kum & Go format is about 45% larger than the former footprint at 5,000 square feet.

Kum & Go was presented with a Convenience Retailing Award for store design Wednesday during CSP's Convenience Retailing University event in Fort Worth.

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