Sheetz Inc. is a dynamic and growing family-owned and -operated restaurant and convenience chain. The Altoona, Pa.-based company operates 621 stores Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and North Carolina and has more than 20,000 employees. The company is focused on continuing to deliver on its mission to provide total customer focus across all the…
Le Bread Xpress Partners With Canteen for Fresh-baked Vending
Le Bread Xpress and Canteen Vending Services have partnered to install and manage Bake Xpress robotic bakery vending machines throughout North America. Bake Xpress is the world’s only vending solution that offers a selection of pastries, pizza and artisan sandwiches that are freshly baked at time of order. Canteen has been operating Bake Xpress machines…
Maverik Partners with Zebra and Reflexis to Streamline Execution and Labor Scheduling
Maverik Adventure’s First Stop, has selected Reflexis ONE to integrate and streamline store execution and labor scheduling for more than 6,000 team members across 360+ locations. Maverik, which currently operates in 11 states across the Intermountain West, chose Reflexis ONE to replace two disparate task and workforce management solutions. Maverik will utilize Reflexis ONE solutions…
CEFCO Revamps Location in Gun Barrel City, Texas
CEFCO Convenience Stores announced the reopening of its newest store in Gun Barrel City, Texas. The 24-hour location at 2309 West Main St., now features the chain’s CEFCO Kitchen foodservice concept. CEFCO customers will be pleased to find a robust offering of hot and cold food items, including “Fresh Yo!” self-service frozen yogurt, CEFCO Kitchen…
EG Group Launches Summer Fuel Promotion
EG Group, one of the fastest growing convenience store retailers in the U.S., has introduced a promotion for all customers using its SmartPay Rewards app. In addition to the 10-cents per gallon everyday savings, all SmartPay Rewards mobile app users will save an additional 10 cents per gallon, for a total savings of 20 cents…
7-Eleven to Install 500 EV Ports by End of Next Year
7‑Eleven is accelerating its environmental ambitions. The iconic retailer is undertaking a massive installation project, with a goal of building at least 500 Direct Current Fast Charging (DCFC) ports at 250 select U.S. and Canada stores by the end of 2022. Owned and operated by 7‑Eleven, the new DCFC ports will increase convenient charging options…
Tom Thumb Expands in Alabama
EG Group, one of the fastest growing convenience store retailers in the U.S., is expanding in Alabama with a new store in Gulf Shores. The company has operated in Alabama since 2006 and currently has 10 stores in the Yellowhammer State. This new-to-industry site features the company’s latest design, equipment, and menu, all of which…
Kum & Go Brings the Store to the Phone
Kum & Go, the Des Moines, Iowa-based convenience retailer, is launching mobile order on the Kum & Go app for use at all 400-plus store locations. The technology and payment platform makes it even easier for customers to get the fresh food and quality items that Kum & Go is famous for. “Kum & Go…
Contactless Payment Comes to the Forefront
The pandemic brought major changes to c-store retailers, especially when it came to the checkout experience. “The most notable payment change resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has been a much more rapid deployment of contactless payments than was expect- ed prior to the pandemic,” said Perry Kramer, managing partner, Retail Consulting Partners. “Contactless payments include…
GPM Brewing Plans for Bean-to-Cup Program
With bean-to cup-coffee’s steep rise in popularity with convenience store customers across the country, GPM Investments is sits bean-et to roll out its bean-to-cup coffee program. GPM’s program provides customers with a single, individually ground and brewed cup of coffee within minutes. GPM began testing bean-to-cup at its first remodel store location in Collinsville, Va.,…