Nashville, Tenn.-based Tri Star Energy has partnered with GoGo Cast Inc., a provider of dynamic content and digital merchandising in the digital out of home (DOOH) space, to install GoGo Cast’s high definition Go-Screen at its 228 company-owned and dealer retail locations. GoGo Cast’s high definition Go-Screen’s are expected to provide Tri-Star customers with meaningful…
Rutter’s App Meets Android Phones
Rutter’s Farm Stores has added an Android app to complement its previously introduced iPhone and Blackberry apps. With the apps, customers can get directions to their nearest Rutter’s stores, check current gas prices, and redeem paperless mobile coupons sent directly to their smart phones. Customers also can register their Rutter’s Rewards loyalty cards, which when…
Atlas Oil Among 101 Best & Brightest Companies
As Atlas Oil Co., a provider of round-the-clock petroleum products and services, has yet another reason to celebrate this year. Not only is the company celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year, but it has been listed on the “Metropolitan Detroit’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” list just announced by the Michigan Business…
BP To Pay $50.6 Million In Settlement
BP Products North America Inc. is set to pay a full penalty of $50.6 million stemming from the 2005 explosion at its Texas City, Texas, refinery that killed 15 workers and injured 170 others, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced. The agreement resolves failure-to-abate citations issued after a…
Hershey Wins 2nd Retailer Initiative Award
Jesus Delgado-Jenkins, (right), 7-Eleven, Inc.’s senior vice president of merchandising and logistics, presents its Retailer Initiative Award to Dave Onorato, The Hershey Company’s vice president of global convenience stores. This is the second time Hershey has won the award. 7-Eleven, Inc. has announced The Hershey Company as the recipient of the company’s 2009 Retailer Initiative…
E-Cigarettes Versus Oregon
Smoking Everywhere, a distributor of electronic cigarettes has agreed to cease sales in the State of Oregon, following a lawsuit settlement, the Miami Herald reported. Oregon last year became the first state to go to court to attempt to block the sale of the devices. Attorney General John Kroger said Smoking Everywhere did not seek…
Canada Proposes Flavored Cigarillo Ban
In Canada, The Cracking Down on Tobacco Marketing Aimed at Youth Act, which contains a proposed ban on flavored tobacco products, cleared the Senate committee on social affairs Wednesday, and is expected to fly through the Senate as a whole later this fall, the Vancouver Sun reported. The Act would ban “kiddie packs” of little…
VERC Enterprises Achieves Workplace Goal
VERC Enterprises, an independent chain of gasoline stations and convenience stores throughout the region, has reached its goal of having a workforce made up of 15% disabled/challenged individuals within their stores, dBusinessNews reported. Leo Vercollone, CEO of VERC Enterprises, said his company has long believed in the value of reaching out to individuals who have…
Casey’s Board Appeals For Reelection
Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a definitive proxy statement and a letter sent to Casey’s shareholders from Casey’s President and CEO Robert Myers. The letter, dated Aug. 12, informed shareholders that Casey’s has nominated all of its directors for reelection and urged shareholders to vote for…
Susser Reports Q2 Results
Susser Holdings Corp. posted a second-quarter loss on debt-refinancing impacts but also reported stronger merchandise and fuel sales. Its same-store merchandise sales for the second quarter of 2010 increased by 3.1%, compared with growth of 2.5% in the first quarter of 2010 and 4.6% in the second quarter of 2009. Retail merchandise margin increased to…