Robinson Takes the Helm at NACS

Incoming chairman promotes advocacy as he prepares to battle swipe fees, fuel standards and tobacco regulations in the year ahead. By John Lofstock, Editor. Renowned author and business strategist Tom Peter once said, “Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.” When it comes to the challenges facing the convenience store and petroleum industry over [...]

The Impact of Alternative Fuels

The political momentum to bring renewable energy products to the pumps is strong and growing. But with all the added costs to rebuild the nation’s petroleum infrastructure, is it worth it? By John Lofstock, Editor. Preparing for the future is a complex issue retailers should always be pondering. But in the fuel business this question [...]

Maintaining Compliance with Fuel Tank Standards

Out of sight, out of mind could land convenience store and gas station owners in serious trouble if they neglect their underground storage tanks (USTs) any longer. By Howard Riell, Associate Editor. With fines for leaks on the rise, regulations for tank compliance data retention getting longer and reporting frequencies increasing, the time has come [...]

Building New Tobacco Sales

Retailers and government officials butt heads over handmade cigarettes. By Pat Pape, Contributing Editor Celeste Lucas likes to smoke, but she doesn’t like paying $5 a pack for cigarettes, so she took matters into her own hands and purchased a roll-your-own cigarette machine. Using loose tobacco and paper tubes, she can now create an entire [...]

Driving Foodservice Profitability

Taking steps to promote innovative products and value pricing can elevate the whole roller grill experience. By Heather Henstock, Contributing Editor. When consumers think of convenience store food, roller grill hot dogs are top of mind. Roller grills have developed a mixed reputation over the years, but they remain a staple of c-store foodservice programs [...]

Sustaining Security

Now that retailers have reached PCI DSS 2.0 compliance, it’s important to continue monitoring people, processes and technology to protect against breaches. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. If your chain is among those who diligently worked to achieve PCI DSS 2.0 compliance by the Jan. 1, 2012 deadline, you probably think your stores are safe [...]

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  • 7-Eleven Offers Healthy Eating Resolution Advice

    7-Eleven Offers Healthy Eating Resolution Advice

    Customers on a diet can make better-for-you food choices at their local convenience store. 7-Eleven Inc. Corporate Dietitian Patsy Ross has advice for resolution makers who find themselves often falling short of their New Years goals, and how to make healthy eating choices at their local c-store. She noted some resolution-makers try such drastic changes, [...]

  • Sheetz Debuts New Locations

    Sheetz Debuts New Locations

    New stores in West Virginia and North Carolina welcomed customers for the first time Thursday. Sheetz opened two new stores on Thursday, Jan. 26. One store opened in Beckley, W.Va.—marking the second store in the area—and the other in McGee’s Crossroads near Benson, N.C., located at 13433 NC Highway 210. Doors officially open to customers [...]

  • Rutter’s Wins Top Mobile App at NRF

    Rutter’s Wins Top Mobile App at NRF

    Blackberry, iPhone and Android users can access the Rutter’s mobile app for information on gas prices and more. Rutter’s mobile app was named the Best Mobile Application at the recent Customer Engagement Awards held during the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual convention in New York City. “It is great to have our innovation being recognized [...]

  • ALON Offers Date Night at Your Local Convenience Store

    ALON Offers Date Night at Your Local Convenience Store

    Winners arrive in a limousine to feast on roller grill items, and also get an all-expenses paid trip to a big city of their choice. More than 850 ALON convenience stores, located throughout Texas and New Mexico, have a new twist on an old (but still great) idea–Date Night. By simply texting “DATE” to the [...]

  • Kum & Go’s Chief Operating Officer To Retire

    Kum & Go’s Chief Operating Officer To Retire

    An internal and external search is being launched for a new chief operating officer. Kum & Go Chief Operating Officer Dennis. Folden is retiring from the company later this summer.  According to Folden, after more than four decades at Kum & Go, he felt the timing was perfect. “I have been honored to serve Kum [...]

  • Taco Bell Tests Breakfast

    Taco Bell Tests Breakfast

    Taco Bell tests a “first meal” option and an upscale “Cantina Bell” menu. Taco Bell, usually known as the go-to-place for a late night “fourth meal” craving for cheap tacos and gorditas, is rolling out “first meal” or breakfast, the Huffington Post reported. Following a five year test, Taco Bell is set to debut an [...]

  • CITGO Announces Roundtable Meetings

    CITGO Announces Roundtable Meetings

    Marketer Roundtable Meetings to showcase new programs and programs for the company. CITGO Petroleum Corp. is convening 18 Marketer Roundtable Meetings in the New Year, each with a strong message of growth in 2012. Scattered throughout its marketing footprint, these meetings provide opportunities for marketers to hear directly from the CITGO team about new programs [...]

  • Circle K Offers FIN Electronic Cigarettes

    Circle K Offers FIN Electronic Cigarettes

    “Our product line is a natural fit in Circle K and will cater to the increased demand for high quality, reliable electronic cigarettes from the Circle K customer base,” says Finiti Branding Group president. Circle K Stores Inc. is now offering the new FIN Electronic Cigarette in each of the convenience store chain’s eight regions.  [...]

  • Fas Mart Donates $10,000 to Local Charity

    Fas Mart Donates $10,000 to Local Charity

    The donation, given through BP’s Fueling Communities Grant Program, supports the BackPack Program for at-need children. GPM Investments LLC, which operates the Fas Mart convenience store chain has donated $10,000 to the Central Virginia Food Bank through BP’s Fueling Communities grant program. The donations will be used to support the BackPack Program, providing at-need children [...]

  • Another Refinery Shut Down Boosts Gasoline Prices

    Another Refinery Shut Down Boosts Gasoline Prices

    By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN While mixed, wholesale gasoline prices mostly increased in major metropolitan markets across the U.S. during the third week in January, setting the stage for another increase in the U.S. retail average, which increased for the fifth consecutive week through Jan. 16. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) [...]

  • RFA Pushes Ethanol Agenda

    RFA Pushes Ethanol Agenda

    Association urges end to oil industry tax breaks in letter to President Obama. American ethanol production is creating jobs, energizing rural economies, reducing oil imports, and helping all consumers save money at the pump emphasized the Renewable Fuels Association said in a letter to President Obama as he prepares for the State of Union address [...]

  • Del Monte Fresh Fruit Fuels the Miami HEAT

    Del Monte Fresh Fruit Fuels the Miami HEAT

    Del Monte becomes the “Official Fresh Fruit of the Miami HEAT”. Del Monte Fresh Produce and the Miami HEAT has entered into a sponsorship agreement where Del Monte will be the “Official Fresh Fruit of the Miami HEAT” for the next three years. In addition to collaborating on advertising and promotional programs, Del Monte Fresh [...]

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