Kraft Foodservice is offering the Philly Express Holiday Sweepstakes, a PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese promotion offering catering operators a chance to win a trip to Chicago for a culinary innovation session with Kraft chefs. The sweepstakes, which has a $5,000 value, also includes up to $250 in rebates and rewards, as well as 15 unique catering [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor for DTN Retail operators continue to dial down gasoline and diesel fuel prices at pumps across the country, as a full blown sell-off in the financial oil market amid the credit freeze and anticipation that the country, and indeed many economies around the globe will fall into a [...]
A crowd at a Sheetz store in Altoona, Pa., on Saturday crossed paths with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin when she made a stop at the c-store en route to Philadelphia, The Altoona Mirror reported. The GOP vice presidential candidate stopped at the store after a Saturday morning rally in Johnstown, Pa., the newspaper said. Palin [...]
Sanford, N.C.-based c-store operator The Pantry Inc. said it expects its earnings per share for the fiscal year ending Sept. 25, 2008, to exceed its earnings of $1.17 per share from fiscal year 2007. For this past year, the company’s merchandise and retail gasoline sales are expected to be approximately $1.64 billion and 2.1 billion [...]
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market said a $13 million solar panel installation at its California distribution center is generating nearly 75% of the energy at the 500,000-square-foot facility. “In a time of rising energy costs, solar power is helping ease the grocer’s energy bills and helping keep Fresh & Easy’s prices affordable,” the retailer said. [...]
Cadbury North America said certain flavors of its Trident, Dentyne Ice and Stride sugar-free chewing gum brands have been granted the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Seal of Acceptance in recognition of the gums’ ability to help prevent cavities by strengthening teeth and reducing plaque acids. The ADA Seal was granted to the gums following an [...]
CITGO Petroleum Corporation said it was the sponsor of a series of cultural events that took place over the weekend in different parts of the U.S. that highlighted the Venezuelan and Hispanic cultures. The events included concerts by the internationally acclaimed Venezuelan folk music group, Serenata Guayanesa, in New York City and Tampa, Fla., performances [...]
Distribution and retail software solutions provider Retalix said McLane Company is planning to use the Retalix Traffic Management solution for 19 grocery distribution centers in the U.S. Retalix Traffic Management is a comprehensive inbound freight management solution that interfaces with Retalix and other procurement and warehouse management applications. Orders are imported into the system and [...]
Enhanced Driver’s Licenses being issued by the State of New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles are lacking bar codes that can be read by the lottery machines that most convenience stores use to help verify ages of tobacco or alcohol purchasers. The New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) said some of its member retailers [...]
Rutter’s Farm Stores is expanding into a sixth central-Pennsylvania county with the opening of a new store opens in Swatara Township in Dauphin County, Pa. It’s the first Dauphin County location for the York County-based retailer. “We’re really thrilled to be a part of Dauphin County and to bring our family-owned business to Swatara Township, [...]
GPM Investments LLC has selected Transaction Network Services to provide its FusionPoint solution for a total of 194 Fas Mart and Shore Stop convenience stores across the mid-Atlantic region. Headquartered near Richmond, Va., GMP has 205 corporately owned stores and 145 independent dealers in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Tennessee, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and [...]
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco is planning to dive deeper into the smokeless category next year by nationally distributing Camel Snus and introducing in test markets dissolvable alternatives– Camel Sticks, Camel Orbs and Camel Strips. The new products, grouped under the “Camel Dissolvables” banner, were on display at the NACS Show in Chicago. Company officials told CSDecisions [...]
Murphy Oil USA Inc. is now accepting the interchange-free RevolutionCard at its Murphy USA and Murphy Express locations. Murphy customers who sign up for the card and are approved will receive up to $50, a $10 savings on each of their first 5 purchases of $25 or more, plus an ongoing discount of 3 cents [...]
Despite a turbulent economic environment, more consumers say they are willing to spend money to celebrate the Halloween holiday, according to the Halloween Spending Survey released by Corporate Research International (CRI), a market research and mystery shopping firm that specializes in tracking consumer trends through opinion surveys. The survey shows nearly 75% of consumers who [...]
When NACS was founded in 1961, the convenience and petroleum retailing industry didn’t fit any molds, and didn’t get much respect, said NACS 2008-09 Chairman Sonja Hubbard in accepting the gavel as the new NACS Chairman “How things have changed,” said Hubbard, CEO of Texarkana, Texas-based E-Z Mart Convenience Stores Inc. “Today, we’ve earned respect [...]