Pilot Travel Centers has turned to PaySpot Inc. for an exclusive multi-year, multi-product sales and service agreement designed to expand its in-store prepaid services, according to PaySpot. PaySpot went live in 304 Pilot locations in mid-July, integrating its electronic prepaid product delivery system with Pilot’s existing point-of-sale (POS) system, enabling Pilot to expand its prepaid [...]
A U.S. food workers’ union has stepped up pressure on Tesco’s Fresh & Easy operations, reporting its ready-meals supplier in the U.S. to labor-relations officials yesterday for the alleged unfair firing of six employees, the UK Independent reported. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) claimed that 2 Sisters Food Group, a supplier to [...]
A 42-year-old Sunoco franchise owner has camped out in his Cambridge, Mass., gas station for the past week, sleeping on a lawn chair or in his car to fend off what he says are attempts by Sunoco to board up his shop and oust him from a lease the company says he’s repeatedly violated, The [...]
Dallas City Council unanimously approved an ordinance requiring Dallas convenience stores to enhance their safety programs, The Dallas Morning News reported. The ordinance will be enacted over the next 18 months, and will include requirements that stores register with the city, get high-resolution cameras and install drop safes among other things, the publication reported. Among [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor for DTN The late July to August slide in retail gasoline prices along the East Coast will likely stall this week, as wholesale prices bumped higher at terminals at major cities and metropolitan areas in states bordering the Atlantic Ocean. In contrast, West Coast consumers should expect pump [...]
Deli Express has donated $63,635 to the National Military Family Association, an organization serving family members of U.S. military personnel, the company said. The donation comes from portions of sales from Deli Express’ hot and cold sandwiches and bakery items that were sold overseas since 2006 at Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) c-stores [...]
Hunt Brothers Pizza has launched its Free Fill-Up Sweepstakes, where participants will have the opportunity to win free gas and pizza for an entire year. From Aug. 23 through Oct. 27, visitors to www.freegasfreepizza.com will have the opportunity to sign up for a chance to win free gas and free pizza for a year, with [...]
ConocoPhillips is expected to sell its remaining 600 company-owned gas stations to PetroSun West LLC for $800 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. ConocoPhillips – operator of Phillips 66, Conoco and 76 brands – and PetroWest are likely to sign the deal today, the report said. The third-largest U.S. oil company, Conoco is expected [...]
While the number of energy drink brands continues to expand year over year in the U.S., consumers can expect to see energy concepts grow well beyond the non-beverage format, according to Mintel, a global market research firm. Mintel’s latest report on energy drinks valued the retail market for this category at $4.8 billion, a growth [...]
The Heineken brand has put its marketing muscle behind online media outlet Heavy.com to create a “semi-serious” editorial content aimed at young male consumers, mediapost.com reported. Heavy.com created "The Heavy Hit List,” its first foray into semi-serious editorial content. It consists of Top 10 countdowns designed to give guys more informed talking points over their [...]
In what may be the largest grant in the history of the Altoona Area School District (AASD), the Sheetz family has donated $500,000 to pay for the construction of the district’s new weight-training center, The Altoona Mirror reported. The money will be used to build a 36-by-100-foot facility near the school district’s stadium. An estimated [...]
Gas Station TV’s new C-Store TV concept is gearing up to be a one-two punch of ad exposure to gas-pump customers who enter convenience stores to buy goodies, according to a report in The Detroit Free Press. "It’s a reminder message," GSTV CEO David Leider told the publication. GSTV has 5,500 gas station screens in [...]
CVS Caremark Corp will begin testing a high-end beauty store concept this year as it looks to tap into the growing demand for skin care and cosmetics, Reuters reported. The drug store chain is planning a store concept called "Beauty 360,” which will be rolled out near an existing CVS store on the East Coast, [...]
Between 80 and 90 gas stations in British Columbia and Alberta ran out of fuel as Petro-Canada continues to grapple with an equipment breakdown at a refinery in Edmonton, The Canadian Press reported. About a dozen stations were out of gasoline last week. "We did know that number would rise and we very consciously made [...]
A study by Duke University researchers shows that consumers tend to avoid the largest and smallest soft drink options regardless of the actual volume of the drink, according to a Journal of Consumer Research report presented in Science Daily. Duke University researchers Kathryn M. Sharpe, Richard Staelin and Joel Huber said that the basic premise [...]