Premium products added to boost sales in key daypart. Breakfast is more than just an important meal in the day. For many grocery and convenience stores, it’s an important part of their sales. To accommodate this growing daypart, Champs Chicken—a hot food service company known for their quality chicken tenders and signature sides—now offers a…
InComm Launches Airfair Lifeline Reload Card At 7-Eleven
New offering expands Lifeline service to an underserved marketplace; service available in over 7,000 7-Eleven stores. InComm, a prepaid product and transaction services company, announced a partnership with Ready Wireless to launch the Airfair Lifeline Reload card at participating 7-Eleven stores. Airfair offers Lifeline-eligible telecommunication companies (ETC) simple reload options for all of its customers…
Conservative Consumer Behaviors To Remain In 2014
IRI MarketPulse Survey finds shopper sentiment declines in Q4 2013; 39% feel their financial situation is worse today than one year ago. After a year of sluggish economic growth in 2013, it is no surprise that consumers are beginning the new year with a conservative outlook. In fact, IRI’s MarketPulse survey found that shopper sentiment…
Kroger Announces New Appointments
Kroger appoints Jay Cummins president of Smith’s Food and Drug Stores, and Joe Fey president of Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic Division. The Kroger Co. announced that Jay Cummins has been named president of the Smith’s Food and Drug Stores division and Joe Fey has been named president of Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic division. Cummins, 62, has been serving…
Redmond Named Director of Sales at S&D Coffee and Tea
“Hiring Wendy Redmond will provide our customers with additional cross-functionality that will enhance their hot beverage programs,” says vice president of sales and marketing, c-store division. S&D Coffee and Tea has announced that Wendy Redmond has been appointed director of sales, c-store. Redmond will be responsible for sales strategy and overseeing sales operations for the…
CST Brands’ Kim Bowers Rings NYSE Opening Bell
Recently spun off from Valero, the convenience store chain has big plans for 2014. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor CST Brands, which spun off from Valero last May, became the second-largest publicly-traded convenience store and petroleum retailer in North America.To celebrate, executives from CST Brands, parent company of the San Antonio-based Corner Store c-store chain,…
Taxation Taking a Toll on Cigarettes
Mounting restrictions on the retail sale of tobacco continues to plague this core convenience store category. By John Lofstock, Editor Long a staple of the convenience store industry, cigarettes remain a category in crisis. The rise of e-cigarettes and a never-ending spate of federal, state and local regulations have taken a toll on this once…
Is Your Company Posting with a Plan?
Retail businesses need a structured road map to manage successful social media programs. Social media strategy consultant Neal Schaffer shares 11 essential components all social media strategies should include. By John Lofstock, Editor Many company leaders understand that in order to survive in today’s business world, their companies must have a social media presence. But…
Wintergreen Moist Snuff
American Snuff Co.’s Grizzly, the No. 1 selling brand of moist snuff in the U.S., is continuing its momentum with Wide Cut Wintergreen, a style innovation for the brand that expanded nationwide in January. Grizzly Wide Cut Wintergreen is a unique product offering from Grizzly, with the individual strands of tobacco cut wider than a…
Water Enhancers
SweetLeaf introduces SweetLeaf Sweet Drops water enhancers. Made with organic stevia extract and plant-based flavors, with zero calories, zero carbs, the water enhancers come in 1.5-ounce “droplet” bottles, in four flavors. Portable and convenient, the water enhancers add sweet flavor to the recommended daily glasses of water. Known for its award-winning taste, SweetLeaf made taste…