As part of the year-round festivities, stores will hold community events to celebrate their individual anniversaries. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Stop’nGo of Medina Inc. is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year with store celebrations, promotions and customer sweepstakes, among a slew of other exciting commemorative events. Family-owned Stop’nGo operates 10 locations throughout Medina and [...]
New App for lottery players tracks tickets and delivers real-time drawing results. YooLotto has announced that version one of its free lottery-management application is now available for download for both iOS and Android devices. Currently supporting Powerball and Megamillions games in Texas, YooLotto is planning a national roll-out for the multi-state games later this year. [...]
With fresh foods, made-to-order coffee and drive-through service, United Express is meeting the grab-and-go needs of Texas customers. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor United Supermarkets is going all in on its effort to boost its convenience store business by expanding its United Express c-store concept. With two freestanding United Express stores already up and running, [...]
In the convenience store industry, successful loyalty programs adhere to a tried-and-true mantra: rewards, recognition and service, said Fred Thompson, a partner specializing in retail services practices at LoyaltyOne Consulting. Offering rewards because everyone is doing it or simply to access customer information is only going to drive the business so far, said Thompson, who [...]
Tesco’s struggling Fresh & Easy chain, which opened in 2007 and has failed to make a profit, appears to be weighing its exit options, the UK Telegraph reported. The chain reportedly has held talks with rivals Aldi and Trader Joe’s. Tesco Chief Executive Philip Clarke in December called for a strategic review of Fresh & [...]
New store focuses on fresh food, expanded product options and sustainability. Kum & Go L.C. has opened a new Kum & Go store today in Loveland, Colo. at 1600 E. Eisenhower Blvd. The new store brings Kum & Go’s presence to two stores in Loveland, 10 stores in northern Colorado and 48 stores across the [...]
Both Hess and Elliott send letters to shareholders urging them to support their board nominees. Hess Corp. sent a letter to all shareholders, urging them to vote for the election of the board’s nominees. The letter accompanied its definitive proxy materials filed in connection with its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, set for May 16, [...]
Tom Heinz Elected as Chairman, NATSO Board of Directors. NATSO, the national trade association representing truckstops and travel plazas, today announced that it has named Tom Heinz, President of Heinz Inc. and Coffee Cup Fuel Stops & Convenience Stores, as its 2013 Chairman of the Board. Heinz, who succeeds Darrin Flitton as Chairman of the [...]
Some 46 gas stations are for sale, as well as other assets. Jump Oil Co. Inc., a petroleum marketing and convenience store company headquartered in Jefferson City, Mo., is selling its chain of 46 gas stations and convenience stores. In addition, the chain is divesting one other retail location, the related dealer leases and fuel [...]
“Lehigh Gas Partners looks forward to working with 7-Eleven and is confident customers will benefit from the rebranding of these locations,” says Lehigh Gas Partners CEO. 7-Eleven Inc. is rebranding convenience stores in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties in Ohio as part of a 19-store lease from Lehigh Gas Partners LP, based in Allentown, Pa. Lehigh [...]
Aloha Petroleum becomes the exclusive provider for Air1 diesel exhaust fluid in Hawaii. Aloha Petroleum of Hawaii has joined Mansfield Oil Co.’s DeliveryONE network distribution for Yara’s Air1 brand of diesel exhaust fluid. Ready to service the local market, Aloha Petroleum services Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island. Diesel exhaust fluid is the key [...]
Love’s plans to power 12.5 % of its fuel tanker fleet with compressed natural gas. Love’s Travel Stops has agreed to purchase 50 new Freightliner Cascadia trucks with the Cummins Westport 12-liter compressed natural gas (CNG) engine for its fleet of fuel haulers, operating under the Gemini Transport brand. Gemini, a sister company to Love’s, [...]
Kansas distributor to adopt VP Racing Fuels retail brand program. Clay Center, Kan.-based Leiszler Oil Inc. has partnered with VP Racing Fuels Inc. In addition to operating 16 Short Stop Convenience stores, Leiszler Oil Inc. also provides wholesale distribution of fuels to 14 branded and 13 unbranded retail sites in central and NE Kansas. “We [...]
The c-store behemoth wants a judge to prevent the use of the 7-SEVEN name; the numbers 7 and 11 or color combinations of red, green, orange and white as part of convenience store logos. Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. has reportedly filed two federal lawsuits against 7-SEVEN stores in Bibb County, Texas, claiming trademark infringement, The Telegraph [...]
Joint loyalty program allows customers to save at Vons, Safeway, Chevron and Texaco. Safeway, Vons and Chevron have joined forces to offer a joint Rewards Points loyalty program in Las Vegas and Northern California. Customers who earn gas rewards by shopping with their Vons ClubCard or Safeway Club Card at Vons and Safeway stores are [...]