Wisconsin-based c-store operator Kwik Trip is working to increase its diversity of fresh and ready-to-serve food products by contracting a local healthcare provider’s food safety division to monitor its product lines, the Wausau Daily Herald reported. The preparation and delivery of Kwik Trip’s products, which are made fresh daily at the new Kwik Trip commissary [...]
About two-thirds of shoppers who responded to a survey by market researcher ICOM Information and Communications LP said they are at least somewhat more likely to use coupons during a recession. About 45% of shoppers said they are much more likely to use coupons in a recession, while 22% said they are somewhat more likely, [...]
Information Resources Inc. (IRI) and the Europanel Association, which has the largest share of the consumer panel market in the world, announced they’re joining forces to form the world’s widest-reaching, single-panel research service. The cooperative will combine IRI’s Consumer Network household panel in the U.S. with the Europanel to form a global consumer network representing [...]
Motorists at a Wilmington, N.C., gas station spent nine hours filling up on gas that was priced at 35 cents a gallon last week after a clerk’s error accidentally changed the pump price from $3.35 to 35 cents, The Charlotte Observer reported. Charlotte Observer columnist Tommy Tomlinson berated motorists in the Atlantic Coast town of [...]
Convenience store industry sales reached a new high of $577.4 billion in 2007, but profits dropped by $1.4 billion, largely because of higher credit card fees, according to data released this morning by NACS. Overall, industry revenues climbed only 1.4%, leveling off an extraordinary decade of growth that saw industry revenue grow more than three-fold [...]
Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores said it reached a deal to partner with Retalix, a provider of software solutions for retailers and distributors. As part of the deal, Love’s will deploy Retalix StorePoint point-of-sale (POS), Back Office with Foodservice and Commercial Fuel solutions in more than 200 travel centers and convenience stores across the [...]
7-Eleven Inc. is looking for something new – the next Slurpee, portable grill, eco-friendly packaging, toy or perfect product – at an invitation-only innovation event from June 10 to 11, the company said. The convenience-store giant is asking suppliers, vendors and manufacturers to apply and participate in its third annual innovation event at its Dallas [...]
Philip Morris USA filed two lawsuits in federal court yesterday in Los Angeles, Calif., aimed at stopping the importation, distribution, and sale of counterfeit cigarettes and the unauthorized use of PM USA’s trademarks. The suits arise from two seizures by the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection at the Port of Los Angeles. Sorensen [...]
Chevron Global Marketing will offer customers newly designed Chevron and Texaco personal credit cards that offer enhanced benefits, the company said. In the coming weeks, active Chevron and Texaco cardholders will be reissued the new personal credit cards, which feature a new design and a number of new features, including: * Road Service: Complimentary road [...]
Massachusetts-based Dunkin’ Donuts said it’s planning to make April 15 a “less taxing day” when it offers customers nationwide the chance to receive a free donut with the purchase of any size cup of coffee. The company said it matters not if the customer still owes taxes, or if they’re entitled to a refund – [...]
The ever-rising price of gas was the likely catalyst for a surge in the number of alternative fuel vehicles and compact cars rolling off U.S. car lots last year, but researchers suspect the scarcity of alt-fuel gas stations on the market could hamper eco-friendly vehicles from reaching their full potential. A new study from automotive [...]
As rising shipping and commodity costs are eroding profit margins for retailers, some are shying away from stocking snack items that list the manufacturer’s suggested retail price on the package, Brandweek reported. In kind, manufacturers are dropping the price tags altogether. Kraft removed the $1.99 suggested retail price from 12 Planters SKUs that are hitting [...]
Gas prices on Thursday hit another record high, jumping two-tenths of a cent to reach a national average of $3.289 per gallon. Regular unleaded was $3.168 a gallon on average at this time last month, and $2.70 a year ago. The price of crude oil has held above $100 a barrel, according to AAA. The [...]
NPD researchers say the demand for meat-free meals has spiked among U.S. consumers, and fast-casual chains would be smart to expand their non-meat products, the Web site fastcasual.com reported. While the number of strict vegetarians in the U.S. has hardly fluctuated since 1990, the demand for meat-free meals has grown. An estimated 1.5% of the [...]
Chevron and the Tiger Woods Foundation said they will join together to enhance and develop programs, activities and events in support of the Foundation. As part of this new relationship, Chevron will assume the title sponsorship of the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament, a significant fundraising event for the Tiger Woods Foundation. The event is [...]