A manager at a Sheetz store in Selinsgrove, Pa., spent more than an hour tending to an elderly couple involved in a traffic accident near the store, The Daily Item in Sunbury, Pa., reported. Linda Gilson, a manager at the Selinsgrove Sheetz, spent more than an hour on Monday tending to an elderly couple involved [...]
Attorneys for Walgreens are seeking an emergency injunction to stop San Francisco from banning the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. In July, San Francisco became the first city in the nation to ban the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies such as Walgreens and Rite Aid, saying that sick [...]
A trade group representing roughly 85% of Arkansas’ convenience stores announced its support Tuesday for a proposed state-run lottery, The Morning News in Arkansas reported. Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s proposed constitutional amendment, which has been certified for the Nov. 4 general election ballot, could create a lottery to fund college scholarships. Analysts estimate the lottery [...]
Corpus Christ City Council members are considering an ordinance that would require all gas stations to implement a pay-before-you-pump rule, Channel 6 KRIS-TV news reported. The city is looking to cut down on gas thefts and drive offs, which Corpus Christi police say they receive thousands of reports of each year. Police Chief Bryan Smith [...]
Wal-Mart is gearing up to open its new small-format Marketside grocery stores in southern California and Arizona, while also introducing a new in-store marketing program that offers micro-targeting right down to the store location and category, The Financial Times reported. The retailer applied for a liquor license for a small Marketside store planned as part [...]
By Brian L Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, DTN Hurricane Gustav ripped through the Gulf of Mexico and came ashore Labor Day, forcing oil companies to evacuate oil rigs operating in the offshore waters in advance of the storm, while causing power outages in states along the Gulf that, in turn, kept oil refineries offline. However, [...]
Wawa has celebrated the sale of its one-billionth cup of coffee in the new millennium. To mark the milestone, the Pennsylvania chain has rolled out “Wawa Coffeetopia,” a campaign and celebration of all things Wawa coffee. “As a five-state regional company, we are extremely proud that we have gained such a significant share of the [...]
Westlake, Ohio-based TravelCenters of America has reopened its Porter, Ind., site at Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 20 after a major renovation project, the company said. The renovated location now includes improved driver amenities such as new restrooms, nine new showers, a new game room and a renovated TV lounge. In addition, the fuel island [...]
ExxonMobil donated $1.5 million for disaster relief assistance in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, while General Mills pledged $200,000 dollars for the remainder of the hurricane season. “The physical damage from Gustav’s hurricane force winds has been devastating, particularly in south Louisiana,” said Rex Tillerson, chairman and CEO at ExxonMobil. “Hundreds of thousands [...]
Green Mountain Coffee has launched Revv coffee, a new “Extra-Bold” coffee delivering 27% more coffee and 27% more kick, the company said. The new blend is now available by the cup at all On The Run and Tiger Market convenience stores nationwide – about 1,100 locations. Revv, which expands the coffee that Green Mountain has [...]
HP said it has expanded its business systems portfolio to include advanced point-of-sale (POS) solutions for the small to midsized retail market, including new business desktop PCs with enhanced performance and security and HP’s Total Care service and support. The new HP rp3000 Point of Sale (POS) solution offers small to midsized retailers functionality exceeding [...]
Altria Group Inc. and UST Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement in which Altria is acquiring all outstanding shares of UST, the world’s leading moist smokeless tobacco manufacturer, the companies said. The transaction is valued at approximately $11.7 billion, which includes the assumption of approximately $1.3 billion of debt. UST shareholders will receive $69.50 [...]
For the second consecutive year Congress is talking about raising cigarette taxes by as much as $6.10 a carton to fund a $35 billion expansion of the SCHIP health program. A vote could happen as early as this month. Since 2000, cigarette excise taxes have been raised 88 times increasing the cost of cigarettes, an [...]
Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) has signed a five-year transportation agreement with 7-Eleven Inc., becoming the chain’s single-source provider of bulk fuel transportation and logistics services. KAG is North America’s largest bulk transportation and logistics provider to the petroleum and specialty products industries. The contract, signed in July, is valued at more than $300 million. "Extending [...]
Fresh & Easy is kicking off the new school year by offering more affordable foods for student’s lunchboxes, including all-in-one meals that sell for just $2.98 each. Consumers are looking for ways to save money as their children head back to school, but they aren’t willing to sacrifice what they are feeding their children, according [...]