McDonald’s Corp. reported Monday across-the-board sales growth in October, fueled by a steady uptick in North America and strong worldwide demand, MarketWatch reported. In the U.S., the fast food giant was up 5.6% on the back of the company’s Monopoly game promotion and products including Chicken McNuggets, McGriddles, and McCafe beverages. In Europe, same-store sales [...]
Tranzon Auction Properties, along with their partners Tranzon Fox and Tranzon Alderfer, are marketing the Bankruptcy Sale of 21 gas and convenience stores in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The stations are currently involved in the bankruptcy case filed in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, by Universal Marketing Inc. “We’re pleased to bring these properties to [...]
Beckley, W.Va.-based Little General is expanding its operations in southern West Virginia with the purchase of five Burger King operations and the opening of its 75th convenience store, wdbj7.com reported. Little General’s acquisition of Burger King operations in Beckley, Oak Hill, Princeton, Bluefield and Bluefield, Va., were effective as of Nov. 1. With this addition, [...]
Dean Dirks has joined b2b Solutions LLC as a consulting partner. “Dean has a long and very successful history in the industry as a retailer and supplier,” said Steve Montgomery, president of b2b Solutions LLC, a Chicago-based consultancy that specializes in working with retailers and suppliers to the convenience store / petroleum marketing industry. “b2b [...]
Safeway has opened a new 24-hour gas station/convenience store in Estes Park, Colo., Stockbriefings.com reported. The new fuel center offers six pump stations and can fuel 12 cars at any given time, while the 850-square foot Safeway convenience store offers snacks, cold drinks, lottery tickets and beer. The project took approximately three months to complete. [...]
Throughout November and December, NOCO Express Stores is donating 10 cents from every cup of Nickel City Roast Coffee sold in-store to the Food Bank of Western New York. “If each customer were to purchase one cup of coffee each day through the end of the year, they would be providing 34 meals to those [...]
7-Eleven has wasted no time jumping on a new campaign after President Barack Obama jokingly told a Bloomberg reporter he might serve the Slurpee, during an upcoming meeting with the incoming House Speaker, Ohio Rep. John Boehner and referred to it as “a very delicious drink.” “We are not surprised by President Obama’s comments about [...]
After President Obama jokingly suggested at Wednesday’s day-after-election press conference that he might hold a “Slurpee Summit” with the new Republican leadership, 7-Eleven is vying to make the summit a reality, USA Today reported. “This is a rare opportunity for a brand,” said Margaret Chabris, a spokeswoman for 7-Eleven, which owns 44-year-old Slurpee. “We don’t [...]
According to a recent travel survey conducted by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), travel patterns indicate Thanksgiving through New Year’s is among the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year. To assist with holiday or even daily travel expenses, Shell is offering a variety of payment options, including the Shell Drive for Five Card [...]
7-Eleven Inc. has confirmed that discussions with Casey’s General Stores Inc. regarding a potential transaction have terminated. 7-Eleven made a preliminary proposal of $40 per common share for a consensual transaction on Sept. 2, 2010. After completing additional due diligence, 7-Eleven raised its offer to $43 per common share. 7-Eleven believes its revised proposal fairly [...]
Tuesday’s election results brought relief to Washington consumers and a hard fought victory for Washington confectioners. The citizens of Washington overturned a food and beverage tax that would have cost consumers nearly $300 million over the next three years. This was achieved through the work of a coalition of consumers, retailers and food and beverage [...]
Matt JenkinsMatt Jenkins has joined Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Commercial Business Unit as sales manager. In this role Matt will support the company’s Commercial and Industrial customers with products such as Gasboy PLUS fleet management solutions, Atlas fuel dispensers and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) dispensers, as well as Veeder-Root automatic tank gauges. “As part of our continued [...]
Casey’s General Stores Inc. has rejected a $43-per-share offer by 7-Eleven and ended talks with the convenience store operator owned by Japan’s Seven & I Holdings, Reuters reported. Shares of Casey’s dropped 5% after it announced the revised offer did not reflect its full value and growth opportunities. In early September, 7-Eleven made a non-binding [...]
Intelio Technologies inc., a self-service marketing provider, has developed an interface to allow the leading brands of car wash entry systems to interface with Kickback Rewards Systems (KRS). The new interface allows car wash operators who utilize the Unitec Wash Select II or Ryko AMTT, Ryko AMTT CS and Intelio Activa entry systems to interface [...]
Casey’s General Stores Inc. has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire up to 44 Kabredlo’s locations. The 44 stores include 22 in Nebraska, 21 in Kansas and one in Oklahoma. All of the locations acquired will be converted to Casey’s General Stores. For the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, these stores generated annual [...]