Oil Giants Donate Millions To Hurricane Relief

Oil Giants Donate Millions To Hurricane Relief

Exxon Mobil Corporation, Chevron and Marathon have donated millions of dollars to assist in disaster relief efforts in Golf Coast communities ravaged by hurricanes. ExxonMobil donated $5 million, Chevron donated $3 million and Marathon gave $1.5 million. Last week, Exxon also donated $1.5 million for disaster relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. “Hurricane [...]

AG’s Investigate Price Gouging

AG’s Investigate Price Gouging

Attorneys General in a number of southern states are investigating potential price-gouging at gas stations and other businesses where prices were raised in the midst of devastation from recent hurricanes. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office issued subpoenas to seven gas stations, with more expected later this week. The stations in that state allegedly [...]

Gilbarco and SSCS Create Mix-and-Match Program

Gilbarco and SSCS Create Mix-and-Match Program

Fuel and retail management systems provider Gilbarco Veeder-Root has teamed with back-office provider Service Station Computer Systems Inc. (SSCS) to introduce an automated multi-item promotions program. The new solution allows mix-and-match promotions to be managed by combining the Passport POS and SSCS back-office software, the companies said. Passport provides timely sales and discount information, while [...]

Fast Casual Faring Well

Fast Casual Faring Well

Fast casual restaurant chains are bucking the trading-down trend as they’re buoyed by healthier offerings and a narrowing price gap compared to quick-service restaurants, reported brandweek.com. Two recent studies show fast-casual sales at chains like Panera Bread shot up more than 13% last year, with experts predicting continued growth, brandweek.com said. A report by Chicago-based [...]

Dunkin’ Donuts Names VP of Consumer Engagement

Dunkin’ Donuts Names VP of Consumer Engagement

Dunkin’ Donuts has hired Cynthia Ashworth in its marketing team, where she’ll fill the newly created position of vice president of consumer engagement. In her new role, Ashworth will be responsible for all of Dunkin’ Donuts’ consumer messaging, including advertising, media, interactive marketing and in-store retail. She’ll report to Frances Allen, Dunkin’ Donuts brand marketing [...]

7-Eleven Customer Wins Visit to NBC Show

7-Eleven Customer Wins Visit to NBC Show

A sports fan at a 7-Eleven in Joliet, Ill, was randomly selected this week for a trip to New York City and a behind-the-scenes look at NBC Sports’ “Football Night in America,” a popular Sunday night football show. 7-Eleven customer Garrett Williams scored big in 7-Eleven’s Big Match-Up promotion on Wednesday, winning a VIP behind-the-scenes [...]

Chevron Launches Campaign To Promote Energy Efficiency

Chevron Launches Campaign To Promote Energy Efficiency

Chevron Corporation has launched a U.S.-based public campaign called “I Will,” aimed to raise awareness of the importance of energy efficiency and conservation. “Energy efficiency is the cheapest and most reliable source of new energy that we have,” Chevron Vice Chairman Peter Robertson said. “With demand for energy continuing to rise across the United States [...]

Wisconsin C-stores Boost Recycling Efforts

Wisconsin C-stores Boost Recycling Efforts

C-stores in six Wisconsin counties have teamed with the Department of Natural Resources to offer on-site recycling bins for plastic, glass and cans, The Leader-Telegram in Wisconsin reported. The recycling program is specifically targeting gas stations in the six western Wisconsin counties of Eau Claire, Dunn, St. Croix, Pepin, Pierce and Polk, the newspaper reported. [...]

Fresh Products

Fresh Products

In response to increasing demand for private-label products, Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is planning to introduce more than 200 new self-branded products by year’s end. Fresh & Easy’s own branded products account for more than 70% of its sales. More than 80% of Fresh & Easy’s customers said in a Fresh & Easy [...]

Customizable Cases

Customizable Cases

Refrigerated display case designer and manufacturer Structural Concepts is offering a new feature on its Web site that allows users to build custom cases, the company said. The “Build-A-Case” customer interface feature, called a “wizard, applies to five of Structural Concepts’ most popular cases. Customers can select their model and configure as they wish by [...]