T-Mobile now offers prepaid device at participating 7-Eleven stores nationwide. T-Mobile USA Inc. and 7-Eleven Inc. have announced the availability of a T-Mobile prepaid, no term contract handset in the retail chain’s 7-Eleven stores. The affordable handset works with T-Mobile’s prepaid plans and services that run on its nationwide 4G network. 7-Eleven, one of the [...]
New promotion around the release of the Cowboys & Aliens movie offers Pemmican beef jerky fans a chance to win a pound of gold and other prizes. In celebration of the release of Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures’ all-new action-thriller Cowboys & Aliens, Pemmican Beef Jerky has launched its “Strike it Rich on the Pemmican [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Wholesale gasoline costs across the U.S. ended the final week of July mixed with a downward bias, which should arrest the gradual increase in retail pump prices in many metropolitan markets. That follows four consecutive weeks in which the U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline [...]
Gila Brew Co. LLC’s CJ Crunk, a premium-flavored malt beverage, is expanding distribution to include more U.S. states due to high consumer demand since its return to market two months ago with brand new adult-packaging and refreshing flavors. Distribution now includes Florida (Brown Distributing Co. Inc.), Illinois (Town & Country Distributors, Chicago Beverage Systems, and [...]
Mars Chocolate North America has reformulated the classic light and fluffy taste of its 3 Musketeers bar to deliver a richer chocolate experience. Taste is the leading driver of sales for 3 Musketeers and this new formulation still satisfies as a lighter candy bar with 45% less fat, while increasing the chocolate appeal for consumers. [...]
As the middle-class gets further squeezed five loyalty trends are helping merchants add value to attract customers. In its most recent issue, LoyaltyOne’s COLLOQUY magazine examined the strapped U.S. middle-class and what marketers can do to develop loyalty with this group through the lingering recession and beyond. With 50% of Americans defining themselves as middle-class, [...]
In the wake of the Durbin Amendment, merchants to face new fees from Visa, as the credit card company lowers transaction rate. Visa Chief Executive Joseph Saunders, in a conference call with analysts, said the payment processor would introduce a network participation fee in the U.S. for all of its debit, credit and prepaid card [...]
“By the formation of Coulson Real Estate Group, we can place increased focus on the acquisition and development of current and future holdings,” says chairman of Coulson Oil. North Little Rock, Ark.-based Coulson Oil Co., one of the southwest’s largest independent distributors of motor fuels, has formed a new real estate company called Coulson Real [...]
Independent store owners find power in a united front. Virginia convenience store owners, on July 28, flocked to the Richmond Raceway Complex in eastern Henrico County to view the latest products and services from vendors at an expo sponsored by the Virginia Asian American Store Owners Association, the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported. This year the organization—just [...]