A new all-organic convenience store at Penn State is rankling the feathers of students who say they want traditional offerings as well, according to The Daily Collegian, a student newspaper at the university. The new shop, called Sisu, has angered some students, such as Steve Karolewics and Bennet Huber, who have decided to boycott the [...]
Author James W. Bassett, a certified polygraph expert and sometimes contributor to Convenience Store Decisions, has released a new that provides successful techniques used to identify employees who steal. It also explains how to prevent such incidents. “Solving Employee Theft: New Insights, New Tactics,” by Bassett, is a useful guide that’s written in layman’s terms [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Wal-Mart is keeping a close eye on the Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores in the U.S., Wal-Mart’s chief merchandising officer told Reuters. "We have people in those stores every day, every week," said John Fleming at a Bank of America conference. "We continue to monitor the progress that they make." Tesco has Fresh & [...]
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 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 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 [...]
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 [...]
Convenience stores in the path of Hurricane Ike are bracing for supply disruptions, with many retailers in Gulf Coast states and the eastern coast limiting gas sales for each customer, various news agencies reported. The U.S. Department of Energy said Hurricane Ike could affect fuel supply as refineries in the Gulf of Mexico shut down [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Many colleges are tightening rules on credit-card marketing on campus in order to discourage students from racking up huge amounts of debt, but another kind of card is being pushed on campus: prepaid debit cards, the Wall Street Journal online reported. But these come with their own set of issues, according to the newspaper. Among [...]
Anheuser-Busch said Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by 10 beer drinkers in an attempt to block InBev’s $52 billion takeover of A-B lacks merit, the St. Louis Business Journal reported. “We believe that the claims alleged in the lawsuit are without merit and we intend to vigorously defend against them,” Gary Rutledge, vice president of [...]