Thorntons has opened its newest location in Louisville, Ky. The company now operates a total of 46 stores in Louisville and southern Indiana. The 4,400-square-foot facility is set on 3.19 acres and features a number of amenities to serve on-the-go customers, including: Self-checkout to drive a faster and more efficient customer experience LED lighting for…
Loyalty Apps Boost Customer Engagement
Retailers with loyalty programs are trading up to more sophisticated platforms to help them get to know their customers better and target future offers. Tri Star Energy’s Twice Daily convenience stores, which has about 160 locations and supplies fuel to wholesale trade channels in 17 states, and White Bison Coffee shops with 17 units throughout…
14 Cumberland Farms Sites Sold for $73 Million
As of May 23, 14 Cumberland Farms properties have been purchased by Realty Income Corp. for a total of $72.7 million, part of a $1.5 billion sale-leaseback deal between EG Group and Realty Income. Realty Income plans to buy 116 convenience store properties in Massachusetts, reported Worcester Business Journal (WBJ). WBJ noted the 14 Massachusetts…
Kum & Go Launches Summer Sweepstakes
Kum & Go has announced the launch of its “Discover Your Summer” sweepstakes, which runs from May 25 through Aug. 23. Customers can enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win a summer vacation for four to Costa Rice or a national park of their choice for five days and four nights. The prize includes…
Stinker to Improve Customer Loyalty With New Platform
Stinker Stores has selected PAR Technology’s Punchh to enhance customer experience and drive customer loyalty. Stinker, a local favorite with 110 locations throughout Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming, will use Punchh, the loyalty, offers and engagement platform, to help segment and accurately target key groups of customers to build loyalty, especially for products they might not…
Seven & i Holdings’ Candidates Accepted, ValueAct’s Unapproved
Seven & i Holdings’ shareholders elected all 15 of the company’s candidates at the 18th annual shareholders meeting, thereby rejecting ValueAct Capital’s four board candidate nominees. ValueAct has been publicly calling for the replacement of President Ryuichi Isaka as well as the spinoff of 7-Eleven convenience stores. Despite this, Isaka received 76.36% of shareholders’ support.…
Wenzel’s Farm Marks 75th Year of Business
Wenzel’s Farm has announced a full day of events to celebrate its 75th year of business. The celebration will take place Aug. 19 and is open to the public. “With our 75th anniversary, we wanted to thank our employees and community for all of their support of the years,” said Wenzel’s President Mark Vieth. “As…
Circle K to Host Second Fuel Day
Circle K announced it is offering 40 cents off per gallon of fuel between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. local time on May 25 during its second Circle K Fuel Day. At over 5,000 Circle K and Holiday Station fuel locations across the U.S., customers can fuel up ahead of the long weekend and unofficial…
BP to Offer Cash Back on Fuel Purchases at 500 ARCO Locations
BP has partnered with Upside to offer customers the opportunity to earn cash back on fuel purchases at 500 ARCO-branded locations throughout Northern California, Oregon and Washington. The offer is extended to users of the Upside mobile app. “We are very excited about this Upside relationship and what it will do for our businesses,” said…
Big Y Express to Expand
Big Y — a supermarket and c-store chain based out of western Massachusetts — has announced that it will be expanding with two new sites in Somers and Enfield, Conn. These two new additions come following the launch last year of a new store in Milford, Conn., reported CT Insider. The new locations are set…