New Starbucks Petites, a line of eight sweets is rolling out at stores now. Starbucks is celebrating its 40th birthday this month, having opened its first store in Seattle on March 30, 1971. The world’s largest coffee chain with 17,000 locations in 55 countries drew in close to $11 billion last year, just posted its [...]
Federal data shows that gasoline supplied to the market, frequently referred to as implied demand, surged in late February, holding above the five-year average for the final two full weeks last month even though retail gasoline prices were setting a series of new highs. It was the first time in 2011 that the demand indicator [...]
California, which has the highest gas prices in the nation, has reached $3.89 for a gallon of gas. Gas prices continue to climb upward, spurred higher due to the turmoil in Libya, with crude oil prices moving above $106 per barrel in overnight trading, marking a two-and-a-half year high. The national average price for a [...]
Deli shoppers include the quality-driven, convenience-driven and health-conscious consumer. The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA) has released a new deli benchmark study, Consumers in the Deli: Attitudes, Buying Behavior & Purchase Drivers. The new report updates the last study published in 2004 and determines the degree to which customers are changing eating behavior or tastes and [...]
A grand opening celebration planned for March 12, is set to award the first 50 shoppers with $10 gift certificates. Shoppers in Cleveland have a new place to shop for everyday essentials at low prices now that Dollar General recently opened a new store at 35 Marvin Miles Road —which means competition for area c-stores. [...]
Lucky fan to have a shot at winning $1 million. College basketball fans love picking the perfect play, and doing so could win them $1 million, now that the Reese’s brand, a corporate partner of the NCAA for the third consecutive year, has begun its “Perfect Play” promotion. The promotion gives fans the opportunity to [...]
In order to support the convenience store industry’s forecasting and planning responsibilities for the new year, Convenience Store Decisions and Kleiman HR are collaborating to provide insight into the industry human resources practices. For the third consecutive year, Convenience Store Decisions, in partnership with human resources expert Mel Kleiman is launching a confidential online survey [...]
Visa and MasterCard are among the payment providers targeted by “hacktivists” calling into question the effectiveness of PCI compliance. By Howard Riell, Associate Editor. The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the U.K. in early December got some people angry—and they took revenge. A day after Assange was arrested and denied bail in London [...]
“JDRF is the leader in funding type one diabetes research, and Wawa stands behind its mission to find a cure,” says Wawa president. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Eastern Pennsylvania/Delaware Chapter has announced and Wawa as the 2011 Honoree for its annual black-tie gala, the Promise Ball, themed “Keeping the Promise.” The Promise Ball [...]
Import Refusal Report aims to provide the public with information on products that have been found to appear in violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a list of every foreign manufacturer that has had a shipment refused entry to the U.S. since October 2001, [...]
Share Our Strength launches annual Great American Bake Sale and Schedules National Challenge for May 13-15, 2011. Share Our Strength has announced its eighth annual Great American Bake Sale, presented by Domino Sugar, C&H Sugar and Duncan Hines, which officially kicked off nationwide on March 1, 2011. Great American Bake Sale is a national campaign [...]
Casey’s General Stores Inc. has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire five convenience stores from QuikTrip Corp. The five stores are located in the Springfield, Mo., metropolitan area operating under the QuikTrip banner. The stores are expected to immediately rebranded to Casey’s once the transaction is completed. “Springfield has been a great market for [...]
Consumers deserted shopping malls and car dealerships in droves to spend wisely and save in 2009. While this conservative mindset has stuck with many consumers, others increased spending at least somewhat during 2010. The CPG industry demonstrated signs of improvement, with unit sales declines slowing markedly across channels, and some departments and categories experiencing positive [...]
Atlas Oil has begun hiring drivers from a unique, military-to-civilian vocational program for active duty service members. The Troops 2 Truckers program provides transportation,logistics training and credentialing and was designed to improve employment opportunities for members following their military service. Founded in 2006, Troop Transition operates these vocational training programs aboard military installations. When service [...]
“In a complex industry like ours, his experience in research and analysis, and (Biemel’s) attention to detail will be valuable assets,” says OPMCA CEO. The Ohio Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association (OPMCA) has announced Dave Biemel as its new director of regulatory and government affairs. Biemel is a 2010 graduate of Case Western Reserve [...]