With the granddaddy of all c-store trade shows taking place this month, CSD takes a look at some quick statistics for the event. ≈ $1.1 Billion: The estimated amount retailers will be spendingon products, many of which will be on display at the show. ≈ 79: The percentage of attendees who plan to buy one [...]
Three-cents off per gallon for Southwest Baptist students and faculty. Cody’s Convenience Stores, a 22-store chain based in Springfield, Mo., is offering is reaching out to a local university to drive its fuel business. Beginning this week, students at Southwest Baptist University and faculty a three cent per gallon discount on gasoline purchases, according to [...]
Dash In Food Stores is poised for growth as it introduces a new store design emphasizing its commitment to a foodservice future. Driving down Crain Highway in southernMaryland, motorists are offered many conveniencealternatives—7-Elevens, Wawas, XtraMarts—but asthey cross into La Plata, a glamorous new store stands out like a beautiful brick beacon. The 3,200 sq. ft. [...]
At the request of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, ConocoPhillips will allow the sale of E-85 fuel in Kansas. Sebelius reached out to company executives in mid-August expressing Kansas’ commitment to the fuel blend. The production of the fuel creates a market for over 96 million bushels of Kansas sorghum and corn each year. “Kansas is [...]
New proprietary brand enters into stores. 7-Eleven is adding to its proprietary wine segment with the new Sonoma Crest Cellars, a proprietary brand of premium wine to compliment the existing Thousand Oaks wine brand Sonoma Crest Cellars is produced by the Sonoma, Calif.-based Popcorn Wine Group and is available in chardonnay, merlot and cabernet sauvignon [...]
Company goes to new lengths in order to fill a shallow labor pool. Alimentation Couche-Tard, Convenience Store Decisions’ 2007 Chain of the Year, has started a new campaign to bring new blood into its labor-starved Alberta market. The company has begun recruiting in Ontario and the Maritimes, offering enticements such as apartments and regular flights [...]
Jenkins retires after 40 years with the company. Publix Markets has revealed that Charlie Jenkins Jr. CEO of the company, will be retiring on March 29, 2008 after 40 years of service. Jenkins began his career in 1969 as the assistant to the vice president of real estate. In 1974, he became vice president of [...]
Houston task force says security cameras, clearing clutter could cut crime at the shops. Convenience store owners could reduce their vulnerability to crime by installing security cameras and clearing clutter from their windows, Houston Mayor Bill White’s Task Force on Convenience Store Security reported. The 38-member task force, comprising city officials, the Houston Police Department [...]
Report finds the association spent $900K in the first half of 2007. NACS spent $900,000 lobbying the federal government in the first half of 2007, according to a recent disclosure form. The group lobbied on various pieces of legislation including those dealing with credit card fees, price gouging, underground storage tank funding, immigration reform, minimum [...]
“Generation Image Renewal” creates a fresh look for consumers. CHS, Inc., operator of the Cenex convenience store brand, announced a major reimaging campaign that will roll out over the next 36 months. As part of the reimaging, each of the company’s 1,600 retail sites will undergo a major renovation to reinvigorate brand identity, increase consumer [...]
Grocery chain unveils new grab-and-go concept. Whole Foods has revealed that they will be experimenting with a new grab-and-go concept store, according to the Associated Press. The decision came only days after Whole Foods closed its purchase of Boulder-based Wild Oats grocery stores. The plans for the newly acquired store a conversion of an 18,500-square-foot [...]
Touting its dual branding strategy and ExtraMile convenience store concept, retailers offered concessions on gift cards and credit processing. by John Lofstock, Editor Chevron Corp.’s North American Marketing Convention, which wrapped up in Denver on Saturday, gave Chevron and Texaco operators plenty to be excited about. In addition to announcing it’s dual branded fuel strategy [...]
Even before European grocery-retail giant Tesco arrives in the U.S., it’s already under scrutiny for its business practices. A study issued yesterday by the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College, titled “Shopping for a Market: Evaluating Tesco’s Entry into Los Angeles and the United States” said the company fails to meet the environmental [...]
Under CEO Alain Bouchard, the marketer has built an extensive c-store network in the U.S. and Canada. In a year where several top convenience store companies distinguished themselves with new store prototypes, increased sales and strong financial portfolios, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. stood out from the crowd by cementing its position as a dominant marketer in the U.S. and [...]
Knowing how consumers are shopping the store helps a retailer make more effective decisions relative to store layout, product flow, category adjacencies, in-store signage and secondary product placements. Translating Shopper Insights into Merchandising Strategy (pdf)To view this document, click here