20 • May | June 2026 • abasto.com •CONVENIENCE BRIEFS Pilot Upgrades POS with NCR Voyix Partnership NCR Voyix, a platform-powered lea- der in unified commerce for shop- ping and dining, and Pilot, North America’s largest travel center opera- tor, announced a five-year exclusive platform agreement. Under the ex- panded partnership, Pilot will deploy Voyix point-of-sale for convenience fuel retail—including both retail and commercial fuel solutions—along with a suite of additional platform capabilities. QuikTrip Opens 1,200th Store in Atlanta Metro QuikTrip opened its 1,200th store at 6459 Jonesboro Rd. in Morrow, Georgia, underscoring the company’s long-term com- mitment to metro Atlanta and continued growth across the country. Conveniently located just north of Interstate 75, the Morrow store will be the 181st QuikTrip in Georgia, one of the company’s most important and fastest-growing markets. Love’s opens new travel stop in Louisiana Love’s Travel Stops expanded its foo- tprint in Louisiana, with the ope- ning of a new store in Mandeville. The newest travel stop is Love’s first location on Interstate 12, conve- niently located off exit 68 at 66595 Wadsworth Parkway. The travel stop adds 125 truck parking spaces to Lo- ve’s network and fills a gap in a popu- lar travel route on Interstate 12. Couche-Tard Wins 2026 Gallup Workplace Award Alimentation Couche-Tard has been named a 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) Winner With Distinction, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world. This is the fifth conse- cutive year Couche-Tard has been na- med a GEWA winner.