Dresser Wayne, a provider of fuel dispensers and technologies, said its iX Pay Secure Payment retrofit kits for Dresser Wayne and Tokheim fuel dispensers are now available to industry retailers.   Certified to the most stringent level of Payment Card Industry (PCI) Encrypting PIN Pad (EPP) requirements, the upgradeable kits help to protect motorists against [...]

MAPCO Express Inc, a division of the Brentwood, Tenn.-based Delek US Holding Inc., sold its 24 East Coast branded c-stores located in Central and Eastern Virginia, staying true to its plan to exit retailing in Virginia.   Of the 24 locations, 10 of the stores were acquired by WilcoHess, while the remaining stores were purchased [...]

Seven clerks from Phillips 66 in Montrose, Colo., won $2.5 million in last weekend’s lotto drawing.   The Phillips 66 clerks’ ticket was one of two to hit the $5.1 million Lotto jackpot. The workers collected their checks Monday after a customer at their c-store flew them by helicopter to the Lottery’s Pueblo headquarters. Each [...]

Pan-Oston Co. is expanding its Bowling Green, Ky.-based manufacturing facility to accommodate growth in self-checkout and technology products. When the renovation is complete a portion of the plant also will be used to consolidate all of metal and wood production. This new wood production area will offer state-of-the art computer controlled machinery and advanced environmental [...]

Outsite Networks Inc., Norfolk, Va., has launched two new features for its In-Touch loyalty marketing system: Consumer Groups and Coupon Logo.   Consumer Groups allows Outsite Networks retailers to add community-focused marketing programs to loyalty program members and on behalf of local community groups. Retailer can set up custom groups of loyalty members and provide [...]

New Jersey smokers soon may be faced with higher prices, as the state is proposing yet another tax increase. Analysts predict that raising taxes will aid the state’s growing budget woes.    The Center for Policy Research of New Jersey (CPR) with help from David Bishop, of Balvor LLC, a firm that researches retail industry [...]

McLane, a leading supply chain services company, announced two new technologies for their retail customers.   The first is the Smart Handheld for Independents (SHHi), which allows users to track order history, create orders and track upcoming distributions from a single device. The SHHi is tailored for independent grocery and convenience store retailers and provides small [...]

Proposed credit-card legislation being considered in the Senate would stop card companies from raise interest rates and charging late fees, tactics used by card companies to manage rising losses in the current economy, according to Dow Jones Newswires.   If the legislation goes into effect, card companies may respond by increasing costs for financially responsible [...]

A New York state law is requiring all bottled products sold in the state to carry a New York-specific UPC code for bottle deposit and redemption, The Daily Gazette reported. The law, which is part of the Bigger Better Bottle Bill, which also expands the state’s bottle deposit law to water bottles, will begin on [...]

The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has delayed a vote on a bill that would give the FDA power to regulate tobacco. The Committee was originally supposed to “mark up” or vote on Tuesday May 12 on Senator Ted Kennedy’s version of the FDA tobacco regulatory legislation.   The Committee now [...]

Casey’s General Stores Inc., which has 1,200 convenience stores in nine Midwestern states, will pay $11.7 million to settle two class-action wage lawsuits and will record a $9.1 million charge in its fiscal fourth-quarter as a result of the settlement, the Wall Street Journal reported.   Some 7,800 current and former assistant managers and about [...]

Convenience store customers in Pennsylvania and Maryland have a new beverage option to get excited about. Rutter’s, a 56-store chain based in York, Pa., has introduced Southern Brew Sweet Tea to its line of iced teas.   This new flavor marks Rutter’s 13th iced tea variety. It is available in regular and diet gallon-sized containers [...]

McDonald’s began national advertising this week for its McCafe line and its competitors are stepping up their game, trying to overtake, or at least share, the spotlight.   More than an estimated $100 million will be poured into the McCafé ad campaign with will reach consumers through TV, print, radio, outdoor, Internet, events, PR and [...]

Mayodan, N.C.-based General Tobacco (GT) opened GT West, a distribution center for its complete line of low-priced tobacco products in Phoenix.   This new site will expedite delivery time to accommodate its west coast customers. Transit times to customers include: one day to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Southern California; two days to Central California, [...]