7-Eleven doubles its numbers from 2003 to 46,000 total stores After breaking both international and domestic store growth records last year, 7-Eleven Inc. plans to have even more growth in 2012. Last year, the chain added more than 4,600 stores throughout the world. About 600 of these stores were built, acquired or transitioned from another [...]
The winning site launched in 2011 to market Kellogg brands to the c-store industry. Miron Communications won the best food industry Web site award from the Web Marketing Association on behalf of agency client, Kellogg Company, during the Association’s 10th annual Internet Advertising Competition Awards. The winning Web site, KelloggsConvenience.com, was launched in 2011 to [...]
Pointsmith receives honor for third straight year after being selected based on a company-wide survey. Murphy Oil USA has named Pointsmith, an at-store point-of-purchase management company, as its Supplier Partner of the Year for the third consecutive year. The award was presented at Murphy Oil’s annual National Managers meeting Jan. 23, 2012, in Orlando, Fla. [...]
With nine stores already in operation locally and three under construction, QuikTrip makes plans for more locations. QuikTrip continues its Arizona expansion as it plans to begin construction on a new Tuscon, Ariz. convenience store and gas station this May at South Alvernon Way south of East 22nd Street from Evergreen Development Co., the Arizona [...]
The 55 acquired stores are scheduled for rebranding as 7-Elevens in 2012. 7-Eleven Inc. has closed on the acquisition of 55 Sam’s Mart stores from Sam’s Mart LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Slurpee drinks and Big Bite hot dogs aren’t the only good news 7-Eleven stores’ return to the Greater Charlotte [...]
Susser adds six new convenience stores and eight dealer sites in second quarter. Corpus Christi, Texas-based Susser Holdings Corp. expects to report same-store merchandise sales growth for the second quarter of 2011 of approximately 5.8% year-over-year when it releases its second quarter operating results next month. Retail average per-store fuel volumes are expected to increase [...]
Behind the Brand: Key Decision Makers • Daniel McCabe, President: McCabe has served as the president and a director of McColla Enterprises since 1987. McCabe is an attorney licensed to practice law in New York and in North Carolina, and maintains a business law practice in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He also acts as the chief legal [...]
In keeping with a plan outlined in 2008, Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores is rolling out expanded store designs. Casey’s executives said that roughly six stores with the new design are open or nearing completion, and the company hopes to finish a total of 20 by the end of April. The new ‘O’ floor plan [...]