Pantry Elbows To Rebound

Pantry Elbows To Rebound

Shares of The Pantry rose in early trading Thursday after the company said it expects to rebound from a recent string of poor showings, the Triangle Business Journal reported. The Sanford, N.C.-based chain said earnings per share in the fiscal quarter ending June 26 will exceed the consensus estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial, [...]

Schnucks Selects RedPrairie Workforce Management

Schnucks Selects RedPrairie Workforce Management

Schnuck Markets Inc., the St. Louis, Mo.-based operator of more than 100 grocery and food stores throughout the Midwest, has selected RedPrairie’s Workforce Management solution to master the chain’s labor schedules. RedPrairie’s Workforce Management solution will assist the company in tracking time and attendance, accruals, forecasting and optimized scheduling in Schnuck’s stores, which include almost [...]

‘Simpsons’ Promo Lands 7-Eleven International Acclaim

‘Simpsons’ Promo Lands 7-Eleven International Acclaim

7-Eleven Inc.’s promotions in connection with the summer 2007 release of “The Simpsons Movie” won the c-store chain two of three Gold Lion awards presented to U.S. companies at the 55th Annual Cannes International Advertising Festival. It was the first international honor the company earned for its July 2007 campaign where 12 of its North [...]

Exxon’s Retail Sale Piques Couche-Tard’s Interest

Exxon’s Retail Sale Piques Couche-Tard’s Interest

ExxonMobil’s announcement that it’s exiting the U.S. retail business could inspire Alimentation Couche-Tard to acquire the stores, reported the National Post in Canada, where Couche-Tard is headquartered. The National Post reported that Couche-Tard’s management is seeking larger acquisition targets in fiscal 2009, analyst Sara O’Brien of RBC Capital Markets said in a note to clients, [...]

IRI Probes Eco-Minded Minds

IRI Probes Eco-Minded Minds

Chicago-based consumer research firm IRI is teaming with TNS U.S., of New York, to gain a deeper understanding of consumer attitudes and behaviors in all things green. The two companies are looking to flesh out new concepts on the green front, including a determination on which types of consumers are likely to buy green products [...]

Fresh & Easy Streamlining Distribution Channels

Fresh & Easy Streamlining Distribution Channels

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market and its suppliers have streamlined their distribution models to reduce direct store deliveries, which the company says will help it save money on fuel and allow it to pass the savings to customers. The innovative, simplified distribution method will also help the environment by triggering reductions in CO2 emissions, fuel [...]

Susser Retail Unit, Stripes LLC, Gets New Leader

Susser Retail Unit, Stripes LLC, Gets New Leader

Susser Holdings Corporation today named Steven DeSutter executive vice president of Susser and president and CEO of the company’s retail unit, Stripes LLC, the company said. Most recently, DeSutter was an advisor and served as interim executive vice president of operations for Quiznos, a multinational sandwich franchise with roughly 5,000 restaurants. He also held past [...]

CITGO Chooses FleetCor

CITGO Chooses FleetCor

Global fleet card company FleetCor has been selected by CITGO Petroleum Corporation to provide fleet card processing and program management services for the company’s fuel cards. With this award, FleetCor has been awarded the last four competitive bids for major oil private label fleet card contracts. “CITGO’s global relationships provide maximum exposure to all the [...]