Atlas Oil Co.. Kingdom Christian Center Church and WYPW Power 95.7 FM, will be giving away $15.00 worth of free gas to each of the first 200 customers at an undisclosed South Bend, Ind. Phillips 66 gas station on Sunday, March. The radio station will announce the exact location for the giveaway on-air, just minutes [...]
Ocean Petroleum, a Maryland-based jobber and store operator, has finalized its acquisition of a package of BP branded retail sites in New Jersey. “We are excited to have completed this last piece of our overall BP acquisition and look forward to the full integration of this quality block of stores into our retail business,” said [...]
Rutter’s Farm Stores are known for the high-quality and outstanding customer service. At each of its 54 locations throughout Pennsylvania, Rutter’s features a robust, extensive foodservice offering and touch-free restrooms. Even the size of the stores–about 5,300 square feet–puts them in an elite class of convenience store operators. All of this translates to an average [...]
7-Eleven, Inc., the nation’s largest convenience retailer, signed an agreement with The Nielsen Co., enabling the research firm to serve as a source for convenience store manufacturers seeking market data aligned to 7-Eleven custom geography definitions. A leader in convenience store solutions with the most accurate, representative and reliable view of the convenience store channel, [...]
Fiscal Systems’ point-of-sale system (POS) has achieved certification with the BP Electronic Payment Server (EPS), the interface to BP’s network. The POS controls the fuel dispensers, credit card readers, in-ground tank monitors, and car wash systems. To meet the growing needs of retailers, open-architected systems such as Fiscal’s POS provide retailers with functionality and technology [...]
Marie Nelson was named the director of marketing for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Hot Stuff Foods. She will lead the marketing efforts for all Hot Stuff and Lettieri’s brands. “We are very excited to have Marie on our team,” said Hot Stuff Foods’ chief customer officer John Barber. “In her role as director of marketing, Marie [...]
A refreshed Cenex web site (www.cenex.com) has launched, making it easier than ever for consumers and businesses to access Cenex energy products and services. Cenex.com showcases the brand’s dependability, high performance, safety, helpfulness and expert local service, and invites customers and prospects to visit Cenex branded retail locations. Key changes to the site include:* Retail [...]
Aramark Higher Education has introduced a new campus convenience store concept, Provisions on Demand (P.O.D.) Market, to its more than 600 North American college and university clients. The convenience retailing concept features all-day grab ‘n go dining options such as freshly-prepared breakfast sandwiches, burritos, wraps, sushi and salads along with fresh produce, bakery, coffee selections [...]
Approximately 1,000 7-Eleven stores across the country will now carry the popular Chaotic Trading Card Game (TCG). Chaotic is a popular trading card game which integrates a collectible in-person card game with an online multi-player experience. Each Chaotic trading card is printed with a unique alphanumeric code that enables players to upload their personal card [...]
By Brian Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, DTN Retail gasoline prices in major metropolitan regions across the U.S. will be slightly mixed, but most local markets will see an increase during the second week of March. Consumers in the West Coast could see more price relief as supply catches up with demand, although pump prices will [...]
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) has named Leon Westbrock, executive vice president and chief operating officer of energy for CHS Inc., its 2009 Agribusiness Leader of the Year. This award, which is NAMA’s highest honor, will be presented at the Opening General Session of the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference, “Hot Ideas, Sizzling Solutions,” April 16, 2009 [...]
Mark VII Equipment Inc., a leading supplier of innovative solutions for the carwash business worldwide, said it has signed Midwest Carwash Systems as its distributor in Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and with offices and technicians in Des Moines and Omaha, Midwest Carwash Systems is owned by Darrell Winter. The company [...]
The contacts and friends you make in this industry can become lifelong confidants. This one’s personal. As the saying goes, this is not my first rodeo, but amazingly I’ve come through with very few of life’s saddle sores. Now in my 40th year in the industry, I’ve worked for some amazing people, learned many valuable [...]
Georgia-Pacific Professional said it received EcoLogo certification on a broad selection of the company’s tissue, towel and napkin products. This designation by the EcoLogo Program, a third party environmental certification organization, is another building block in Georgia-Pacific Professional’s Green By Design program. The facilities that manufacture Georgia-Pacific Professional’s EcoLogo certified products underwent a rigorous independent [...]
The use of additives is necessary to maintain high quality fuel operability. This is why Atlas Oil Co. created its own in-house additive–Atlas Platinum Power. Used each year from Oct. 1-March 31 for 15 years, Atlas Platinum Power provides an additive blend needed for the following weather performance benefits: * Lowers cold filter plugging point [...]