Manzone brings years of packaged good expertise to the company. The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. has revealed that Albert Manzone has joined the company as group vice president and managing director, Western Europe, reporting to Peter Hempstead, senior vice president, Worldwide Strategy and New Business. Manzone brings 20 years of experience with leading consumer packaged [...]
Local activist group’s petition brings the oil refiner into question. The Alliance for the Great Lakes have managed to get the courts to notice its petition that challenges the water pollution discharge permit issued by the state of Indiana that allows BP to release more pollution into Lake Michigan from its refinery at Whiting, Ind. [...]
New agreement brings extended wireless service to the chain. Pilot Oil Co. has joined with Titan Wireless, a division of Titan Global Holdings Inc, entering into a wireless sales distribution agreement to expand the company’s nationwide distribution system by an additional 281 locations. Titan Wireless is known for it brands like Ready Mobile, Mojo Mobile, [...]
Altoona, Pa-based chain totals in with 338 stores. Sheetz Inc. continues to serve up convenience to area residents as it opens a new 5,000-square-foot store in Waynesboro, PA. The newest addition to the chain brings the total number of stores to 338. While the store has already opened to the public, employees will host a [...]
New features aimed at attracting more cardholders, company says. Shell Oil Products US is launching a new credit card incentive and marketing campaign starting October to increase usage of the Shell Platinum MasterCard, as well as boost the number of active cardholders and increasing the loyalty of customers to Shell. The main attractions offered to [...]
After creating a successful financial services program, Great Stops LLC is primed to make it an attainable profit center for other retailers. The idea of cashing $1 million in taxadvance loan checks in a conveniencestore could be daunting to some retailers, but not Great Stops LLC. TheChapel Hill, N.C.-based operation has benefited from having a [...]
Tesco has revealed that its Riverside distribution center, which is currently under construction, will house an extensive recycling and waste reduction program for its upcoming Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores. The chain has partnered with San Diego-based Resource Management Group (RMG), a recycling and waste services company, to develop a new system to recycle [...]
New eatery features gasoline discounts with food purchases. Cousins Subs Systems Inc. recently unveiled the opening of its new store in Glendale Heights, Ill. The store, which officially opened Aug. 13, will celebrate its grand opening on Oct. 13. The store is owned by George Hartnett. “We are pleased to have George Hartnett opening his [...]
Chain awards third winner in “Fuel Up Free” Sweepstakes. York, Pa.-based Rutter’s Farms Stores has awarded a third “Fuel Up Free” winner. This time it’s Chad Marsteller of Shrewbury, Pa. Chad plans to share his newfound wealth—free gas for three years. “Friends, family, myself,” he said when describing who will benefit from his being selected [...]
Oil company hoping to have $2.5 billion fine reduced. Exxon Mobil Corp. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a $2.5 billion fine against the oil company for the 1989 Valdez disaster, the nation’s worst tanker spill, according to Reuters. Exxon filed a petition on Monday asking the high court to overturn the punitive-damages [...]
Adult Energy Drinks Come Under Fire Thirty states are accusing beer companies of targeting young consumers with new drinks mixing alcohol and caffeine. These alcoholic energy drinks are raising concerns that caffeine masks the intoxicating effect of alcohol. Consumers “may falsely believe that they can continue to drink and function without impairment, even behind the [...]
Chain turns to Palm POS as new platform. Rockford, Ill.-based Road Ranger has selected Pinnacle Corp.’s Palm POS as its go forward POS platform for its unbranded, 59-unit chain of convenience stores and travel centers. Road Ranger chose Pinnacle’s Palm POS system for a number of reasons, including its productivity benefits, integration with back office [...]
Several retailers attack oil companies for setting artificially high costs. A group of California gasoline station owners are bringing three oil giants into U.S. federal district court in San Francisco, accusing the companies of fixing gasoline prices across the U.S. from 1998 to 2001. The suit claims that Texaco—now owned by Chevron Corp.—and U.S. units [...]
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear a case on whether convenience and grocery stores can sell beer without also allowing customers to drink in the store. The issue arose in February when a Commonwealth Court ruled 4-3 that Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz could sell take-out beer only if patrons could also drink the beer at the [...]
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