For the fifth consecutive year, Heineken USA has teamed with the City of White Plains and the White Plains Business Improvement District to provide people celebrating New Year’s Eve in downtown White Plains a safe ride home. Building on the success of the 2007 program, which brought an estimated 2,000 revelers safely home, the “New…
Re-Energized: 5-Hour Energy to Continue NASCAR Sponsorship
Living Essentials LLC, through its 5-Hour Energy brand, will return for its second season as primary sponsor of Rusty Wallace Racing’s No. 66 team and driver Steve Wallace in 2009. Living Essential’s 5-Hour Energy will serve as primary sponsor of Wallace’s No. 66 Chevrolet in 10 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series events, beginning with the March…
Sheetz Chosen As Top Employer
The Best Places to Work in Pa. group has ranked Sheetz Inc. as No. 20 on the list of Top 50 large companies in 2008. The Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz has now been on the list for seven consecutive years. “It is truly an honor to be named one of the best employers in our home…
Ricker Expands KSS PriceNet
Ricker Oil Company Inc., of Anderson, Ind., said it has expanded its existing agreement for KSS Inc’s PriceNet fuel price management system, and will roll out the solution to 24 recently acquired retail locations. “We’ve used PriceNet since 2006, and it has proven a very valuable tool for day-to-day fuel price management and optimization,” said…
Blockbuster CEO: Learn From C-stores
Former 7-Eleven head James Keyes – now CEO at Blockbuster – gave his dish on the efficiency and ingenuity of convenience stores in an interview with New York Times’ writer Saul Hansell, in a blog titled “Blockbuster’s Big Gulp of Technology.” Keyes told Hansell that most people don’t understand just how much technology is needed…
Learning From Other Channels: What Not To Do
A new report by a consortium of union groups is accusing CVS Caremark Corporation of discriminatory practices in its choice of store locations, services and theft prevention. CVS came under fire late last week when civil rights groups reacted to the results of an investigation by the group Change To Win (CtW), a partnership of…
Tracking Chocolate
While chocolate has had its share of challenges in this economy, growth in the premium segment continues to be robust as single-serving sizes and health claims such as high-antioxidants are providing consumers with rationale for feeding their sweet cravings, mediapost.com reported, citing a Packaged Facts study. U.S. sales of conventional, lower-priced chocolate grew just 1.5%…
FuelQuest Appoints New Tech Leader
FuelQuest Inc., an on-demand software and services company for the global downstream energy industry, said it has appointed Srini Achukola as Chief Technology Officer for its fuel management business. With more than 20 years of commercial and enterprise information technology experience, Achukola brings a unique combination of knowledge in retail, freight and logistics to FuelQuest,…
Accumulate While You Percolate
Nearing its 150th Anniversary, Eight O’Clock Coffee is staying fresh by offering customers the ability to “Accumul8 Rewards” – a new program that allows consumers to record purchases of Eight O’Clock Coffee and then redeem points for gifts like free coffee, mugs, games and gift cards. “Times are tough for our consumers – we want…
Rutter’s Opens New Store, Continues Donations
While celebrating the opening of a new store in Carlisle, Pa., Rutter’s Farm Stores has also donated $105,000 to local charities this holiday season. The York, Pa.-based c-store chain donated $45,000 to United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County last week, the same time it announced the opening of its Carlisle store. “It’s always a…