Police in the town of McAllen, Texas, are asking that city’s lawmakers to consider an ordinance that would require c-stores to install video surveillance systems and lock up alcoholic beverages at night, The Monitor newspaper reported. The newspaper said police Chief Victor Rodriguez is asking city leaders to consider the ordinance, which is intended to [...]
Security on the national and international energy and environmental fronts can be achieved through policies that support innovation, competition and free trade, Exxon Mobile Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson said during a speech this week at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Tillerson outlined the energy challenge facing America and the world, [...]
Minneapolis-based Ruyan America Inc. said its Vegas E-cigar, an award-winning smokeless cigarette substitute, is now available in Pilot Food Mart stores in the Knoxville, Tenn., area. The Vegas E-cigar looks and feels like a premium cigar, but uses a microchip, airflow sensor, ultrasonic atomizer and nicotine-infused liquid to produce a vapor that provides its user [...]
BP announced that Lamar McKay has been appointed as chairman and president of BP America Inc., and he’ll also serve as BP’s chief representative in the U.S, succeeding the retiring Robert Malone. McKay is a member of the BP plc executive management team and has led the company’s special projects team since early 2008. There [...]
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has launched a school fundraising program called “Shop for Schools,” where participating schools can get a $1 cash donation for every $20 spent at a Fresh & Easy store. Eligible schools include kindergarten through eighth-grade schools within a three-mile radius of one of Fresh & Easy’s stores in Arizona, California [...]
Clark Brands said it’s implementing two enhancements to the Clark gasoline brand image as part of a comprehensive effort to continue moving the Clark brand into the next decade. The new imagining, called “Image 2010,” is being launched early this year. “Our licensees, dealers and customers believe in the value of the Clark brand,” said [...]
Fuel dispenser and technology innovator Dresser Wayne said it has reached another milestone in its ongoing plan to minimize environmental impact and incorporate more green practices into its operations around the world. The company said it received ISO 14001:2004 certification for its Austin, Texas operation from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), a third-party registrar for [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor for DTN In the U.S., driving slows down in the winter after the holidays, with demand for gasoline usually the lowest in January and February. So too, are prices, with the wholesale gasoline market typically posting their annual low during one of those two months; doing so for [...]
Financial services company and prepaid card solutions provider nFinanSe said it has launched the industry’s lowest-cost reloadable prepaid debit card, the Discover Network Reloadable Prepaid Card. The product offers low fees and rich features such as the ability for immediate use, text-messaging notification of transactions and balances and free customer service. The card provides a [...]
More than 10,000 residents and visitors of New York’s Westchester County braved the cold to usher in 2009 on New Year’s Eve, and Heineken USA provided free rides home to almost 10% of the crowd. Heineken USA estimated that 750 people took advantage of its annual “New Year. Safe Call.” program, which encourages responsible behavior [...]
Retail fuel dispenser and technology innovator Dresser Wayne has expanded its distributor agreement with Source North America Corporation, one of the largest distributors of equipment for convenience stores and fueling stations in the U.S. The company, which already provides Dresser Wayne products in other areas of the country, is now a Dresser Wayne distributor in [...]
Shell Oil Products U.S. has launched its Shell Saver Card, a new payment option that will provide its customers with a more convenient way to purchase with a direct link to their checking account. The card also offers savings on fuel purchased at Shell stations. The company said it’s the first retailer to make the [...]
Kum & Go LC last month opened its second LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) convenience store in Iowa, this time in Des Moines. The new 3,400-square-foot store, which has an adjacent 1,700-square-foot tenant space available for lease, took just 92 days to build. “We’re excited to offer our second LEED store to the [...]
State health officials in Colorado said nearly 3,600 pounds of bacon bit products have been recalled nationwide by the production company Patrick Cudahy of Cudahy, Wis., due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. In Colorado, the bacon bit products were distributed to 7-Eleven convenience stores and smaller independent grocery stores in burritos and sandwiches. 7-Eleven [...]
Dunkin’ Donuts has unveiled a new $100 million integrated advertising campaign that centers on a new rallying cry for 2009: "You Kin’ Do It!" Created by Boston, Mass.-based Hill Holliday, Dunkin’ Donuts’ said its new iteration on the popular "America Runs on Dunkin’" campaign offers encouragement and a spirit of fun during challenging times. “With [...]