More healthful and affordable food options are set to become available to shoppers over the next four years. Wal-Mart and Michelle Obama have partnered on a healthy foods program wherein the big box retailer will offer more healthy foods and push its suppliers to do the same, the Washington Post reported. Wal-Mart plans to make [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Wholesale gasoline costs in metropolitan markets across the U.S. were mixed for the week-ended Monday (1/24), although most city averages moved lower in concert with a decline by the benchmark futures contract traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Still, higher pass through costs continue to [...]
Kent Oil, operator of 26 convenience stores and four travel centers in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico under the Kent Kwik brand, said it reached a deal with FuelQuest Inc.to use its Fuel Management System (FMS) solution and services. The Midland, Texas-based retailer will use FMS to automate fuel inventory forecasting, planning, ordering, and delivery [...]
Coalition says common sense reform on the sale of beer, wine and spirits would bring jobs and revenue to Kansas – without raising taxes. A group of Kansas retail businesses and industry organizations have formed the Coalition for Jobs and Consumer Choice (CJCC), a group committed to updating laws on the sale of beer, wine [...]
Gulf Oil moves into 12 states and rebrands 400 stations in one year since announcing its national expansion. Marking the one year anniversary of acquiring the full national rights to the Gulf Oil brand from Chevron Corp., Gulf Oil, LP has achieved several significant milestones in its cross-country expansion. During this time, Gulf Oil has [...]
Some 99% of U.S. adults say poor cleanliness negatively impacts their perception of a retail store. A recent Cintas Corp. telephone survey conducted by Harris Interactive among more than 1,000 U.S. adults ages 18 and older revealed what experiences negatively impact a customer’s perception of a retail store. Ninety-nine percent of U.S. adults reported that [...]
CEO John Jackson matches Idaho contributions for a donation of $39,000. Efforts to combat domestic violence in Idaho have once again benefited this holiday season from the generosity of Jacksons Food Stores and its customers. Jacksons Food Stores, which operates 200 stores in four western states, and the Idaho Partners Against Domestic Violence launched its [...]
PetroProperties & Finance LLC (PP&F), and its northeast regional strategic partner, Petroleum Equity Group, LTD (PEGL), are proud to announce their participation in Garden City, NY- based, Bolla Oil Corporation’s successful acquisition of 36 Mobil-branded retail petroleum facilities located in Brooklyn and Staten Island. The store package is comprised of both fee simple and leasehold [...]
New locations are expected to provide 275 jobs; hiring is already underway. Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has announced the opening dates for several of its first stores in Northern California, set to open beginning in March. These store openings are expected to create more than 275 jobs throughout Northern California. Fresh & Easy is [...]
“Based on sales of the bag already, we know customers like the design and the price point,” says Fresh & Easy’s director of neighborhood affairs. Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market debuted the winning design from its first-ever Design-A-Bag contest in its stores this week. The new reusable bag retails for only 79 cents and has [...]
New 36-month power contracts are netting more than $400,000 in savings for 157 Massachusetts stores. Tedeschi Food Shops has successfully secured new electricity contracts for 157 of its stores in Massachusetts, with help from World Energy Solutions Inc., an energy management services firm. Through a series of competitive auctions run on the World Energy Exchange, [...]
Marathon Oil Corp. to focus on upstream responsibilities, while new Marathon Petroleum Corp. handles downstream business for the company, effective June 30. Marathon Oil Corp. plans to separate its upstream and downstream segments. The new Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC), which will be headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, will operate the company’s refining, marketing, terminals and pipelines, [...]
For convenience store operators, being a good corporate citizen isn’t something they can take lightly. In fact giving back to the community should be considered the cost of doing business, and it should be part of a company’s long-term mission. Giving back is something Folk Oil Co. takes seriously. This fall, the company’s PS Food [...]
Quality employees and customer service are the backbone of the convenience store and petroleum industry. All you have to do is observe how top quartile companies treat and respect their personnel to understand what kind of asset frontline employees can be to a successful company. It’s no accident that these operators are outperforming their competitors [...]
The New Year offers convenience store owners an opportunity to evaluate their product mix to ensure they are meeting their customers’ needs. The bells have chimed, the ball has dropped and 2011 is now a reality. Happy New Year to all of you. Every New Year starts with hope and a sense of wonderment as [...]