CSP is now accepting nominations for its 2027 Category Manager of the Year (CMOY) awards, celebrating 12 years of recognizing category managers who lead by example and drive the convenience-store industry forward.
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Submit your nominations by Nov. 1—anyone can make a nomination.
The six nominees with the most submissions in each category—three from chains with 201-plus stores and three from chains with 200 or fewer stores—will advance to the finalist voting round in December.
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To qualify, nominees must still hold their position or work for another convenience-store chain as of Dec. 1.
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CSP will honor two winners in each category, one from a c-store chain with 200 or fewer stores and one from a chain with 201 or more stores. The winners will be announced at CSP’s 2027 Convenience Retailing University, which will be held March 2-4 in Austin, Texas.