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…
Perkins Promoted at Rutter’s
Rutter’s Farm Stores, Convenience Store Decisions’ 2010 Convenience Store Chain of the Year, has promoted Robert Perkins to vice president of marketing. Perkins, who joined Rutter’s in 2007, had been director of marketing. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the convenience retail industry in the areas of marketing, sales, business development and operations.…
Kent Oil Partners with FuelQuest
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…
Bolla Oil Reached Deal to Acquire Mobil Sites
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…
Kansas Retail Groups Form Coalition
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 Expands At Record Speed
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…
Study: Dirty Store Repels Shoppers
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…
Jacksons Food Stores Fight Domestic Violence
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…
Fresh & Easy Announces New Stores
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…
Fresh & Easy Launches Reusable Bags
“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…