Wilson Farms, headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y., will giveaway free coffee from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Customers who stop into any local Wilson Farms store during that time and fill up a 12-ounce cup of coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate or tea will get the drink for free. “This [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Retail gasoline prices will continue to march higher into November across the U.S., with wholesale costs for gasoline being pulled up by climbing crude oil values. In fact, crude oil prices in the U.S. have topped $80 barrel, and now analysts are pointing to $100 [...]
“My involvement with NACS made me both a better, and larger operator,” 2009-2010 NACS Chairman of the Board Jay Ricker shared with a packed house during a general session presentation at the NACS Show in Las Vegas last week. “I’m a pretty typical retailer… an oilman my whole life,” Ricker said. But the [...]
NACS announced the election of retail members to serve on its Board of Directors. The new Board members assumed their positions during the NACS Board of Directors meeting at the NACS Show in Las Vegas last week. The NACS retail members elected to serve on the Board of Directors are: Gary Arthur, senior [...]
NACS announced the election of its 2009-10 Executive Committee during its Board of Directors meeting at the NACS Show in Las Vegas last week. Jay Ricker, president of Anderson, Indiana-based Ricker Oil Company, was named the association’s 2009-10 chairman of the board. Ricker also chairs the NACS Executive Committee, which provides strategic direction [...]
Comdata Corporation, a leader in payment innovation, has launched Comdata Smart Solutions, a suite of point-of-sale (POS) products designed for convenience stores, truck stops and unattended fuel locations. The solutions allow operators to drive efficiencies by managing all transactions, including retail, fuel, and other services, from a single platform. This new approach consolidates [...]
Circle K Southwest has introduced a new ”Cleaner Greener” advertising campaign, which show customers the steps the chain is taking to make its chain more environmentally friendly. The ad features the new SoftWash XT friction rollover from Mark VII Equipment Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of WashTec AG of Germany. “We chose the [...]
Jennie Jones, vice president/director of marketing convenience stores for S&D Coffee Inc., has been named 2009-10 chairman of the NACS Supplier Board. In addition, Tom Joyce, vice president of customer industry affairs for The Hershey Company, was named chair-elect and will succeed Jones as 2010-11 chairman. Jones and Joyce were named to their [...]
Quick Chek is reaching out to its customers through social networking. In an effort to get more Facebook followers, the chain is offering more exclusive deals to its fans on Facebook. Customers can check the Fan Exclusives tab each week to print the latest coupon deals. In addition, Quick Chek will be [...]
NACS President and CEO Hank Armour urged convenience and petroleum retailers to “light a grassroots fire around the country” by encouraging their customers to sign petitions against credit card interchange fees, which cost the typical American household $427 per year. “Between now and the second week of January we want every convenience store in [...]
“Despite our many challenges, our opportunities are even greater,” said 2008-2009 NACS Chairman Sonja Hubbard, CEO of Texarkana, Texas-based E-Z Mart Stores Inc., as she kicked off the NACS Show opening general session Wednesday in Las Vegas. ”We innovate, seize opportunities and use our engagement and diversity as our strengths,” she said, adding that the [...]
NACS President and CEO Hank Armour urged convenience and petroleum retailers to “light a grassroots fire around the country” by encouraging their customers to speak out against outrageous credit card interchange fees–hidden fees that cost the typical American household $427 per year. “Between now and the second week of January we want every convenience [...]
“Despite our many challenges, our opportunities are even greater,” said 2008-2009 NACS Chairman Sonja Hubbard, CEO of Texarkana, Texas-based E-Z Mart Stores Inc., at the NACS Show opening general session. Hubbard cited several unique traits of the convenience and petroleum retailing industry that allow it to prosper. “We innovate, seize opportunities and use our [...]
So, the NACS Show is here, and so are you. The Las Vegas Convention Center is huge, with workshops in one direction, 1,200 vendors in the exhibit hall in another direction and crowds everywhere. Where do you begin NACS Reports the best place to start is your closet. “Wear very comfortable shoes,” was one [...]
Rutter’s Farms Stores has been recognized as Corporate Citizen of the Year by Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries. The award recognizes a business or company for its support of a local public library or consortium of libraries and, by extension, of the entire Pennsylvania library community. This year, the Rutter’s Cos. sponsored the [...]