Richmond, Va.-based GPM Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARKO Corp., is expanding its DoorDash program to an additional 300-plus stores as of April 19. First introduced in July 2020, DoorDash is currently available in 348 participating locations spanning across 19 states and several brands in the GPM portfolio, including Village Pantry, fas mart, Town…
OnCue Steps Up for Big Brothers Big Sisters
OnCue convenience stores raised $12,500 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma through the sale of limited-edition co-branded cups. For every cup sold, OnCue contributed 50 cents to local mentoring programs. As the nation’s largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network, Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful mentor matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”),…
Daypart Focus Brings Foodservice Success
Vaccines are rolling out, but the pandemic and its effects are far from over. Across all dayparts, c-stores continue to adjust their foodservice offers to reflect evolving consumer habits and set themselves up for success on the other side. The breakfast daypart in particular took a hit at the start of the pandemic for many…
S. Abraham & Sons Launches DeVinci’s Pizza Program
S. Abraham & Sons, Inc. a subsidiary of Imperial Trading Company, has introduced The DeVinci’s Pizza Program for 2021. DeVinci’s is a turnkey pizza program offering four varieties of 12” pre-made pizzas that can be sold whole or by the slice. Five Cheese, Pepperoni, Four Meat and Breakfast are the flavor offerings. Each pizza has…
Energy Shots Look to Bounce Back
Energy shot sales faced a challenging year in 2020, but c-store operators have an opportunity to grow their energy shot business in 2021 with smart promotions, merchandising and product selection, as well as larger package sizes, better pricing and even suggestive selling. IRI figures for the total U.S. convenience store channel for calendar year 2020,…
Conversations With Women in Convenience Featuring Stephanie Doliveria
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Stephanie Doliveria, vice president of human resources for Sheetz, about her experiences as a women in convenience and member of Gen X, the challenges women still face today, as well as how Sheetz is leading the way with a new paid maternity and parental leave policy.…
TravelCenters of America Forms Sustainability and Alternative Energy Unit
TravelCenters of America announced the formation of eTA, a new business unit that will seek to deliver sustainable and alternative energy to the marketplace and focus on partnering with the public sector, private companies and customers to facilitate industry transformation. eTA builds on TA’s previously announced plans to monetize a broad range of potential offerings…
Wellness Trends Influence Juice, Tea Demand
Consumer demand for teas and juices is set to continue in 2021, while shoppers’ interest in wellness products and innovative flavors is set to help sales of this segment climb. “As consumers look for more functionality, uniqueness and pleasure from beverages, marketers continue to develop hybrids that combine the best attributes from different drinks,” according…
New Bill Would Establish Federal E-Cigarette Tax, Increase Tobacco Tax Rate
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-D-08) and seven other Senate Democrats have introduced the bicameral Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021, which would establish a federal e-cigarette tax and increase the tobacco tax rate for the first time in a decade. “Tobacco-related disease accounts…
Podcast: How Is Labor Management Adjusting During COVID-19?
How is labor management adjusting in the age of COVID-19? For the 13th consecutive year, CStore Decisions and Humetrics have collaborated on the annual Human Resources Benchmarking Survey, which polled c-store leaders about HR practices, labor challenges and headwinds. CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte and CStore Decisions Director of Special Products & Safe…