The Bush administration’s recent proposal to commercialize rest areas in 10 states would devastate highway-based businesses, such as travel centers, truckstops, restaurants, gasoline stations, convenience stores and lodging establishments, according to NATSO, the nonprofit organization representing America’s travel plaza and truckstop industry. The Department of Transportation released its proposal this week for reforming federal surface [...]
Destination Media, an industry leader in digital out-of-home television, has launched C-Store TV network in top U.S. media markets, the company said. C-Store TV will initially launch in Boston, New York and Los Angeles with 100 new locations, though the launch will be followed by C-Store TV’s introduction into a number of other leading markets [...]
Circle K, a division of Alimentation Couche-Tard, has expanded its existing licensing agreement for the KSS PriceNet system to include an additional 124 retail locations in the northeastern U.S., KSS said. KSS is a global supplier of fuels pricing analytics, execution and optimization systems for the oil and gas industries, as well as convenience stores, [...]
Dallas-based c-store leader 7-Eleven Inc. is taking its prepaid wireless program global with the launch of its 7-Connect program in Singapore, the Dallas Business Journal reported. 7-Eleven decided to roll out the private-brand wireless program in Asia after successfully launching a similar program in the U.S. and Canada. The 7-Connect program will give Singapore consumers [...]
Cellfire Inc., a nationwide mobile coupon and discount service, has partnered with grocery giant Kroger Co. to supply consumers with mobile grocery coupons for products made by more than half a dozen leading consumer product manufacturers. The new program will allow consumers to save on individual grocery items using their mobile phone. The program is [...]
A Fresh & Easy store in Fresno, Calif., will be the chain’s first to include design elements borrowed from the local community and neighborhood, according to various online reports and a Fresh & Easy blog site, freshandeasybuzz.blogspot.com. The Fresno location received approval from council members in that city last week. Located on Tulare Street, the [...]
According to a new Gallup poll, beer’s lead over wine and spirits has returned to double-digits for the first time since 2002, particularly among adults between the ages of 30 and 49 who tried wine for a few years then shifted back to beer. The annual Consumption Habits poll, released through Gallup’s Web site, shows [...]
Rutter’s Farm Stores has opened a Pennsylvania store that’s twice as big as the store that was razed to make way for this new facility. The former store at Pennsylvania Avenue in York, Pa., was razed April 14, giving up ground for the new 5,200-square-foot Rutter’s store offering an automatic car wash and 16 fueling [...]
Retail and restaurant industry professionals and those in insurance, law, vending and related industries have united to form the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA), an organization aiming to serve the legal, informational and networking interests of the retail and restaurant industries. NRRDA said it provides live educational and Web-based seminars focusing on cutting-edge [...]
Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples this week provided results from his agency’s "Operation Spotlight," a major investigation into Petroleum Wholesale L.P.’s Texas fuel stations operating under the name Sunmart. The investigation has confirmed that numerous Sunmart gas stations cheated Texas consumers by giving them less fuel than they purchased, and the findings strongly [...]
Deli Express, the nation’s largest supplier of hot and cold sandwiches sold through convenience stores, was recognized with the 2007 Vendor Partnership Award from the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). The AAFES award recognized Deli Express for its outstanding service to AAFES through continued sales growth and effective promotions and programs. AAFES provides [...]
Fast food giant McDonald’s admitted to problems with franchisees over a platform that’s behind much of its turnaround, and the chain could be aiming to tweak its dollar menu until it’s profitable, Advertising Age reported. In a second-quarter earnings call with analysts this past week, President and COO Ralph Alvarez said increased commodity costs, declining [...]
Giles Foodservice Equipment has introduced an island deli case designed to maximize visibility of packaged products while keeping the products and packaging fresh. The new display is offered in single-tier and double-tier models, both available in 6-foot or 4-foot sizes. The Giles Island Display Case (GIDC) was developed to meet retailer needs for product showcasing [...]
Dunkin’ Donuts has signed Capital Franchise Group Inc. to a multi-store development agreement that will bring 34 restaurants to Mississippi’s Jackson, Tupelo and Greenwood areas, the companies said. In addition to the 34-unit agreement, Dunkin’ Donuts is seeking new and existing franchisees to purchase a minimum of five restaurants in the areas around Memphis and [...]
RedPrairie Corporation said it has created a next-generation employee self-service application allowing employers to more effectively communicate and interact with their employees. As part of the RedPrairie Workforce Management solution, the enhanced employee self-service capability provides employees with the ability to confirm work schedules, check hours worked, submit time-off requests and receive other job-related information [...]