Kum & Go L.C., headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa, opened a new convenience store in Neosho, Mo., on Friday, Aug. 21. The 3,400-square-foot store took only 84 days to construct and is located at Highway 60 & Kodiak Road in Neosho. “Kum & Go is please to open our second store…
Gasoline Markup Law May Survive
Wisconsin’s controversial minimum markup law for gas is still alive, at least for now, the Associated Press reported. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing a business group to appeal the February ruling that ruled against the law, which requires gas stations to add on 6% more than what they paid…
Starbucks Plays with Prices
Starbucks Corp. is adjusting its pricing in several cities nationwide over the next few months, lowering the cost of smaller, more basic beverage choices and charging up to 25 cents extra for more complex options, the Wall Street Journal reported. In some markets, customers will pay 5 cents more for a venti…
Community Partnership Hopes to Curb Underage Drinking
As college students begin returning for school, the Fairfax County Police, Premium Distributors of Virginia, Heineken USA and state delegates are teaming up to offer Fairfax County retailers another tool in the fight against underage access to alcohol. The community partnership provides licensed retailers with a “Responsibility Toolkit” including a small device to…
Rutter’s Opens Dairy Exhibit at Museum
Annabelle, the life-sized model of a milking cow that is central to the “Marvelous Milk” exhibit. The York County Heritage Trust and Rutter’s Farm Stores, York, Pa., have opened an interactive dairy exhibit called “Marvelous Milk: From the Farm to Your Table.” Funded by a $55,000 donation from Rutter’s, the exhibit, which is…
The Food Group Offers Information Online
The Food Group now is distributing its press releases via a RSS Feed. By visiting http://pr.thefoodgroup.com/ retailers can sign up to receive updates directly to their inbox by clicking on the Foodservice Releases via Email button at the top of the page. The group will no longer be sending monthly PR emails. This…
Sheetz Continues Expansion in West Virginia
Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz is proceeding with its plan to rapidly develop a new market of its convenience stores in southern West Virginia with the opening of another location today at 432 Eighteenth Street West in Huntington, W.Va. This marks the third Sheetz store opening in that area since June. The first two stores…
Shell’s Vice President of Production Retires
After a career of more than 33-years, Frank Glaviano Sr. is retiring from Shell Oil Company effective Nov. 30. As vice-president of production for Shell’s Americas Region, Glaviano held accountability for assets and operations in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina. In the coming months, he will provide advice…
Suncor Selling One-Quarter of Ontario Locations
Suncor Energy Inc. is selling 70 of its 272 retail locations in Ontario, and 34 Petro-Canada stations also will be sold, as part of the final terms of an agreement filed under the Competition Act, which allows Suncor to acquire Petro-Canada’s retail network, the Calgary Herald reported. The agreement was the final condition…
7-Eleven To Offer New Leaf Tea
7-Eleven now is carrying New Leaf Tea in 280 of its stores in the Metro New York area, including about 180 stores in Long Island and 100 stores across Brooklyn, Bronx, Suffern and Queens. The product will reach 7-Eleven through Manhattan Beer Distributors, New York’s largest beer distributor that markets beer and non-alcoholic beverages…