Underbanked Americans plan to spend same or less on gifts this year. As the holiday shopping season gets underway, underbanked consumers of all income levels are feeling the strain on their wallets and planning to spend conservatively on gifts this year, according to the 2012 Underbanked Financial Sentiment Index released this week by Think Finance, [...]
Company welcomes Jon Gunnerson as CEO and managing partner. BAWLS Guarana has reported steady growth and strong results at the close of its second full fiscal year in operation. This can be attributed to the BAWLS distribution network being strengthened through the addition of 13 new DSD partners. The mission of BAWLS is to manufacture [...]
Texas chain captures the crown in the 11th Annual Cintas’ America’s Best Restroom Contest. America voted and agrees that the New Braunfels, Texas Buc-ee’s has a bathroom as big as Texas and some of the most spotless loos in the Lone Star State, making this pit stop perfect for any road warrior and fit for [...]
New Petro Stopping Center being built in Gary, Ind. TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters), operator of TA and Petro Stopping Centers branded travel centers, held a groundbreaking ceremony this week to kick off the building of its new Petro Stopping Centers location at 3001 Grant Street (I-80/I-94, Exit 9), in Gary, Ind. The event was [...]
New Qualtrics Survey finds only 16% of shoppers won’t be out shopping on Black Friday. Qualtrics has released the results of its 2012 Holiday Shopping Survey. The research shows that most American consumers have a strong emotional attachment to Black Friday shopping—almost half say the hoopla of discounts and television ads gets them “excited to [...]
NCCR executive director notes RFS is a flawed law that unfairly distorts the market at the expense of chain restaurants, consumers and everyone else involved in the food supply chain. The National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) expressed its disappointment over Environmental Protection Agency’s decision not to grant a waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard [...]
Mark Hasting joins Kum & Go’s senior management team. Kum & Go President and CEO Kyle Krause announced today that Mark Hasting has been named the company’s new Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In his role at Kum & Go, Hasting will be responsible for providing executive leadership and management of Kum & Go’s store [...]
Childers Oil donated bottled water, Lucas Oil Co. provided transportation with financial assistance from AMBEST, and The Salvation Army will distribute the water. Childers Oil Co., with assistance from Lucas Oil, AMBEST, Inc. and The Salvation Army, delivered two tractor-trailer truck loads (44 pallets) of bottled water to Hurricane Sandy victims this week. Childers Oil [...]
Gas stations in Springfield, Mo., a local radio station and the Boys & Girls Club work to provide Christmas gifts to in-need youth. Conoco and Phillips 66, fuel brands with high-performance petroleum products, announced their support of the 2012 Angel Tree program with 105.9 KGBX radio station and the Boys & Girls Club in Springfield, [...]
Company has now leased 415 properties in 2012. Getty Realty Corp. has signed two long-term triple-net leases for 109 properties representing $9.1 million in annual triple–net GAAP revenue. The first lease is with a subsidiary of Global Partners LP. It comprises 84 properties located throughout the New York metropolitan area, including New York City and [...]
Retailers and distributors that might have counterfeit products can check lot numbers to identify counterfeit products. Living Essentials LLC, distributor of 5-hour Energy, recently discovered counterfeit 5-hour Energy products circulating in the marketplace. Living Essentials LLC, acted swiftly to identify and halt the counterfeiting operation and filed suits in U.S. Federal District courts in both [...]
Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip may not be oil producers, but the conflict between the two groups has elevated the geopolitical risk premium for the oil-rich Middle East region over concerns of supply disruptions should hostilities spill out to other countries. Israel launched air strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza in mid-November following [...]
Through its partnership with Purdue University, the Indiana chain is giving college football an opportunity to win free gas for a year. Valparaiso, Ind.-based Family Express earlier this year entered a multi-year sports marketing agreement with Purdue University Athletics and its multimedia rights holder, Purdue Sports Properties. As the college football season winds down, [...]
New store features more square footage focused on fresh food, expanded product options and sustainability. Kum & Go L.C. has opened a new Kum & Go store in Ankeny, Iowa at 3603 NE Otterview Circle. This newly constructed store, the company’s fifth in Ankeny, expands Kum & Go’s presence in the Des Moines metropolitan market [...]
NJOY Kings to be available at all Sheetz stores November 2012. Sheetz Inc. has entered into a distribution partnership with e-cigarette company NJOY. Beginning mid-November 2012, the partnership includes chain-wide distribution of NJOY’s newest electronic cigarette, the NJOY Kings, throughout the more than 430 Sheetz retail locations. “At Sheetz, there is a clear focus on [...]