During Tuesday’s NACS Show, guests had the chance to attend a variety of educational sessions. By CSD Staff The 2014 NACS Show opened in Las Vegas yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, Oct. 7, and education sessions were high on the agenda. In the session “Creating A Dialogue With Your Customers,” DJ Saul, chief marketing officer, iStrategyLabs, walked…
Kangaroo Express Guests Can Win a Year’s Supply of Chips
As part of a brand new product launch, customers can use the free Kangaroo Express mobile app to enter to win Totino’s pizza flavor chips. Kangaroo Express, operated by The Pantry Inc., announced it will award one loyal guest with a year’s supply of Totino’s chips. The giveaway is to celebrate the Totino’s chips product…
Enmark Opens Five New Stores in South Carolina
All five stores will have gas and diesel fueling stations, fresh-brewed coffee and other convenience store items. The Savannah based service station and convenience store chain, Enmark Stations, Inc. announced the opening of five new locations in South Carolina. The new convenience store locations include: 125 Mathews Drive in Hilton Head Island, S.C.; 3860 Highway…
Douglass Gives Customers Free Enrollment Into CSA
“It’s really a no-risk opportunity,” says Douglass Vice President of Wholesale Fuels. Douglass Distributing announced a business relationship with Convenience Store Alliance (CSA), a national buying program designed to help independent convenience store operators compete with large chains. For the month of October, Douglass will cover CSA’s $300-per-site enrollment fee for all customers who elect…
Rutter’s VIPs Go Card Free at Pumps, In Stores
“One of the requests we received most often from our customers since beginning the Rutter’s Rewards program has been to give them the flexibility to use an alternative to the card at the pump,” says Rutter’s chief customer officer. This week, Rutter’s Farm Stores launched the Rutter’s Rewards VIP Club, offering members three benefits; the…
NACS Show Kicks Off In Las Vegas
Tuesday events include education sessions, Technology Edge and evening Kick-Off party. The 2014 NACS Show opens in Vegas this afternoon, Tuesday, Oct. 7. The day begins with a range of more than 20 educational sessions and an evening Kick-Off Party to welcome everyone to the Show. From Retail Innovation to Cybercrime and Foodservice Trends, Tuesday’s…
NACS Names New Supplier Board Members
Joe Vonder Haar of iSEE Store Innovations to lead NACS Supplier Board for upcoming year. During its board meeting at the NACS Show, the NACS Supplier Board named its leadership for the coming year. The NACS Supplier Board is comprised of individuals from NACS supplier member companies that represent different product and service categories in…
New VTM Offerings Could Boost Vapor Growth in C-Stores
As LOGIC and blu expand offerings, Wells Fargo expects growth acceleration of VTMs in c-stores. LOGIC and blu are expanding into personal vapor products with LOGIC Pro and blu+, spurring Wells Fargo Securities analysts to predict that the products should generate faster growth than e-cigarettes and held re-accelerate vapor growth in c-stores. “These introductions are…
Gulf Oil Expands Sales Team
Christopher Gannon and Careyann Robleski-Chmelik join the Gulf team. Gulf Oil LP, one of the fastest growing branded marketers of energy products in the U.S., announced that two additional industry veterans have joined its team as part of Gulf’s successful national expansion efforts. Focused on the South and Midwest regions, each of these new managers…
Consumer Optimism Holds Steady
While unchanged from September, optimism is higher than this time last year. Economic optimism held steady in October, with 46% of gas consumers saying that they were optimistic about the economy, according to the latest NACS Consumer Fuels Survey. A majority of consumers ages 18-34 (53%) say that they are optimistic about the economy. While…