Casey’s General Stores announced that Paul Suarez has joined the company as chief information security officer. This is a newly created role that will lead the cybersecurity team and report to Chief Information Officer Adrian Butler. “Paul’s longtime retailer experience paired with his cybersecurity expertise will take Casey’s security strategy to the next level,” said…
TXB Streamlines Product Sourcing Efforts
Spicewood, Texas-based Texas Born (TXB), formerly Kwik Chek, a family of customer service-oriented convenience stores and quick food operations, announced its partnership with RangeMe, the industry standard online platform for product sourcing between retailers and suppliers, to streamline its product sourcing efforts. Through its partnership with RangeMe, TXB can now access more than 175,000 suppliers…
7-Eleven Doubles Marketing Investment With New ‘Take it to Eleven’ Campaign
7-Eleven has launched a new brand campaign called “Take it to Eleven!” The new “Take it to Eleven,” tagline and campaign is born of the notion that 7-Eleven has always been a brand with customer-obsession at the core, going over the top to feed people’s joy and always meeting them where they are by offering…
GetGo Debuts PPG Paints Area Convenience Store
GetGo Café + Market introduced a new location inside the PPG Paints Arena, home of the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins, on April 21. The new site offers fans access to GetGo’s fresh made-to-order and grab-and-go items. “We have been partners and friends with the Pittsburgh Penguins for a number of years and we’re thrilled to bring…
ACE Supports EPA’s Proposed Changes to E15 Warning Labels, Fuel Equipment Compatibility Rules
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty utilized his fuel retailing expertise to share feedback on the proposed rule E15 Fuel Dispenser Labeling and Compatibility With Underground Storage Tanks that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in the final days of the Trump administration. Specifically, the rule co-proposes EPA either modify…
Rutter’s Launches 2021 VIP Summer Sweepstakes
Rutter’s kicked off the summer season with the launch of their 2021 VIP Summer Sweepstakes. The Central Pennsylvania-based chain will be giving away over $50,000 in cash and prizes to their VIP customers over the next four months. “We love rewarding our loyal customers with the chance to win prizes, while enjoying some of their…
7-Eleven Collects Shelf-Stable Goods for Food Banks
7–Eleven will collect and donate non-perishable food items during the month of April for local communities throughout the Northeastern U.S. 7-Eleven is encouraging customers in the participating states to donate shelf-stable food items to their local participating 7-Eleven store. Donations will be divided between five Feeding America member food banks in the Northeast. The initiative…
Analyzing the Future of Hard Seltzer
There is quite a buzz around RTD Cocktails and its boom on the scene in 2021. Some analysts are studying social media conversations to predict the growth potential of the new segment. According to Barron’s, Instagram conversations about prepared cocktails is at about 40% of hard seltzer, but higher than the take off period. RTD…
Positioning Smokeless Tobacco
Smokeless sales, driven by the spitless segment, are trending up at convenience stores with help from ongoing innovation in the segment. Dollar sales in the convenience channel rose 8.9% for the 52 weeks ending Feb. 27, 2021, totaling $7.37 billion, up from $6.77 billion for the previous year, according to data from NielsenIQ. Unit sales…
PDI Acquires GasBuddy
PDI announced that it has acquired GasBuddy. With this acquisition, PDI extends its capabilities in direct-to-consumer delivery of promotional offers and communications, and engagement of consumers in convenience store and petroleum loyalty rewards programs. GasBuddy has five million active mobile users, representing billions of fuel gallons and hundreds of millions of dollars of convenience retail…