Some 52% of small businesses participating in the fifth annual Small Business Holiday Outlook Survey by Constant Contact reported that they expect holiday sales to increase compared to last year. This statistic marks a large increase over last year, when less than one-third of survey responders were similarly optimistic. More than 35% [...]
At its first 2020Vision meeting since 1998, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent said the company will more than double revenue to $200 billion by 2020, from $95 billion in 2008, Advertising Age reported. The meeting took place last week with analysts and journalists. Coca-Cola laid out its goals concerning profit, people, portfolio, partners, planet [...]
Quick Chek is offering free coffee on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, for the second year in a row, through its promotion “Joe to the World,” reported NJBiz.com. The family-operated company headquartered in Whitehouse Station, N.J. has more than 120 retail locations throughout New Jersey and New York and is hoping to [...]
Dallas-based 7-Eleven is adding 75 more stores n North Texas over the next three years, the Dallas Business Journal reported. The move is part of the company’s fast-track plan—spurred by opportunities that arose due to the commercial real estate downturn— to add 550 stores nationwide and about 4,000 worldwide during the next three years, [...]
Chester-based Southside Oil LLC has made a move to more than doubled it’s retail operations by acquiring 172 Exxon retail gasoline stations, mostly in Maryland, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Southside Oil is a wholesale gasoline distribution company owned by Steven and Linda Uphoff, who also operate 42 Uppy’s Convenience Stores Inc. locations in [...]
Kroger stores will begin a Holiday Gift Card offer on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, worth $10 off for every $100 customers purchase in participating gift cards for a two-week period. Shoppers will receive $10 off their purchase automatically by using their loyalty card at checkout. Through Sunday, Dec.13., this special [...]
Hunt Brothers Pizza has announced the addition of Keith Solsvig as its new vice president of marketing. Solsvig brings more than 15 years of marketing experience, including eight years of success in the convenience store industry. “Keith has extensive experience in our niche market of convenience stores and has strategic marketing skills that [...]
A ballot initiative is on file with the state of Colorado may give residents a chance to allow full strength beer and wine to be sold at grocery and convenience stores in the state, KRDO News reported. Currently, grocery and convenience stores can only sell beer with an alcohol content level of 3.2%. [...]
Chester, Va.-based Uppy’s Convenience Stores Inc. received the Greater Richmond Chamber’s Impact Award during the chamber’s annual dinner at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Thursday, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The award is given to a for-profit company that has expanded its sales and number of employees, demonstrates innovation, offers a quality work [...]
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) responded to the release of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, “Credit Cards: Rising Interchange Fees Have Increased Costs for Merchants but Options for Reducing Fees Pose Challenges.” “The GAO confirmed key problems that we have raised about credit card interchange fees, also known as ‘swipe’ [...]
7-Eleven’s marketing vice president Rita Bargerhuff’s role is expanding with the addition of chief marketing officer to her title and responsibilities. In her new role, she will serve on the company’s executive committee and report directly to President and CEO Joe DePinto. Bargerhuff leads the development and execution of all advertising and [...]
Representatives of law enforcement groups, public health organizations and trade associations today gathered on Capitol Hill to urge the Senate to pass S. 1147, the Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 (PACT Act). This legislation will help combat online cigarette sales that have robbed hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues [...]
Kum & Go c-stores have exclusively introduced Hiland Premium Artesian Water, now available in an ENSO biodegradable plastic bottle. Hiland Premium Artesian Water is sourced from a natural artesian aquifer that is sealed and protected for purity, producing superior quality water with perfect PH balance. “Kum & Go is committed to improving [...]
Drivers lined up at a Circle K in central Phoenix Thursday morning to take advantage of a free gas giveaway as Allstate Insurance celebrated Phoenix being named the safest big city for drivers in America, KTAR News reported. Allstate sponsored the gas giveaway at the Circle K located at Osborn Road and Third Street, from [...]
The $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes in Florida that hit in July may be responsible for a sharp decline in sales, the Tampa Bay Fox News affiliate reported. State figures show that sales dropped 26% between July and September, compared to the same three months the year before. Dora Casler, a long-time c-store [...]