Visa and MasterCard are among the payment providers targeted by “hacktivists” calling into question the effectiveness of PCI compliance. By Howard Riell, Associate Editor. The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the U.K. in early December got some people angry—and they took revenge. A day after Assange was arrested and denied bail in London [...]
“TruckSmart provides invaluable data and locating services, some of which have never been available before in the industry,” says CEO. TravelCenters of America LLC (TA) has launched a new smart phone application called TruckSmart. “TA and Petro offer customers the full-service advantage and TruckSmart is yet another dimension to what TA is doing to help [...]
When deployment is complete, 7-Eleven TV is expected to reach more than 200 million customers with programming and promotional advertising tailored to specific markets, customer segments and dayparts. 7-Eleven TV, a digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising network, already operating in 500 of the highest traffic volume 7-Eleven stores in the country, including in New York, Los [...]
Streaming content shown on the screens will be tailored for each Xtra Mart location to best reach its demographic. Xtra Mart has partnered with GoGo Cast Inc., a Dynamic Digital Out of Home (DOOH) media networks provider, to install high definition Go-Screen’s in 150 Xtra Mart stores throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, [...]
Shell Saver Card holders will gain cents off fuel when driver Kurt Busch wins a race. Shell is encouraging motorists to join its Shell Saver Card program with new offers rewarding customer loyalty. New cardholders will be rewarded for activating a card with savings of 10 cents per gallon on every grade of Shell Nitrogen [...]
NACS urges retailers to join it on Capital Hill to show support for the Durbin Amendment that regulates interchange fees. With a new Congress in session, the rule regulating interchange fees runs the risk of being overturned, and NACS is urging retailers to show their government the issue remains important to them. The Dodd-Frank Wall [...]
Radiant’s solution makes it quick and easy for c-store customers to complete transactions. Kwik Trip Inc., a Wisconsin-based petroleum and convenience store retailer with 425 locations, has enlisted Radiant Systems Inc. to equip its sites with the company’s Radiant Point-of-Sale (RPOS) software, Tiger Fuel Controllers and P1560 POS terminals. Radiant Systems not only develops innovative [...]
“TransNational offers a full slate of payment products for non-petroleum merchants combined with a level of support Clark is pleased to recommend,” said Clark Brands president. Clark Brands LLC has selected TransNational Processing Inc. as a referral partner to provide credit and payments services to non-petroleum customers. Under the terms of an agreement signed in [...]
Teaming with Ready Training Inc. and Targeted Solutions, Honey Farms to use new E-Learning curriculum to train employees. Honey Farms has launched a new partnership to bring on-line training services to its employees. The company is working with Ready Training Inc. (RTO), a full-service on-line training company, and Targeted Solutions, a convenience petroleum consulting company, [...]
More than 2,000 new SunPass cash-reloading locations are now available in Florida. SunPass customers can now reload their accounts using cash and view their account balance at more than 2,000 epay locations in Florida. SunPass is Florida’s electronic prepaid toll program, and is accepted on all toll roads and nearly all bridges in the Sunshine [...]
The Starbucks Card Mobile App now offers customers with BlackBerry smartphones, iPhone and iPod touch the fastest way to pay at nearly 6,800 U.S. company-operated Starbucks stores. Starbucks has announced the launch of mobile payments in all of its U.S. company-operated stores, allowing customers to pay for in-store purchases with select smartphones. Building on the [...]
Warehouse Management System (WMS) to streamline c-store replenishment and reduce IT costs. Sheetz has selected the HighJump warehouse management system (WMS) to streamline its supply chain operations that replenishment to retail locations. Sheetz began the search for a new warehouse management system as part of an initiative to lower IT costs and reduce business risk [...]
In our ongoing effort to provide the most relevant and timely industry data, Convenience Store Decisions has reached a deal to serve as the excusive media sponsor of the new Convenience Consumer Insights Panel (cciPanel) launched last month by Management Science Associates Inc. (MSA) and Paradigm Sample. The cciPanel is the consumer research field’s first [...]
Circle K convenience store chain is rolling out a new, state-of-the-art check cashing program to its company-owned locations, anchored by VALID’s decisioning and identification technology. Some 750 of Circle K’s 3,000+ stores currently have added the check cashing program. The new system integrates existing hardware alongside new technologies. The verification and approval process is fully-automated; [...]
Loss prevention in retail is becoming a more challenging task as the economy stumbles along. In order to keep costs down it is important to put measures into place that will deter thieves. In a tough economy, every dollar counts. But loss prevention is often overlooked by convenience stores, even when following through on upholding [...]