“By the formation of Coulson Real Estate Group, we can place increased focus on the acquisition and development of current and future holdings,” says chairman of Coulson Oil. North Little Rock, Ark.-based Coulson Oil Co., one of the southwest’s largest independent distributors of motor fuels, has formed a new real estate company called Coulson Real [...]
“We also now have a greater presence in targeted areas where we see additional opportunities for growth,” says president of Haskel Thompson & Associates. Haskel Thompson & Associates, an executive search firm in the convenience store & retail/wholesale fuels industry, has completed the acquisition of National Executive Personnel, an executive recruiting & consulting company in [...]
Allsup’s Convenience Stores uses Reliant Security services to help secure its store network. Reliant Security, a provider of data security software, hardware and services for retail merchants, has reported strong company growth, client adoption and corporate expansion in the first half of 2011. Reliant Security provides an integrated product and services platform for merchants with [...]
By: Megan Wilkinson, CSD Staff. Casey’s General Stores Inc. now offers its new pizza delivery service on a daily basis to customers at several store locations in Iowa. For hungry c-store customers in Iowa buying c-store pizza just got even more convenient. Casey’s General Stores Inc. is delivering pizza direct to customers from its Grimes, [...]
Food Lion unveils six new stores it acquired from grocery store chain Bloom, and assures customers it plans to offer as many of Bloom’s key products as possible. The Food Lion is increasing its business in Greenville, S.C., with the opening of six new stores it acquired from grocery chain Bloom. Seven Bloom stores in [...]
By John Matthews, founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc., www.graycatenterprises.com. In today’s tough economy, the fight for share-of-customer by retail stores to effectively capture sales has never been fiercer. Retail stores that sit back and wait for the economy to improve will have a very long road to recovery. Aggressive retailers that go [...]
“Our goal is to exceed our customers’ expectations through our architecture, landscaping and customer service,” says President and CEO Greg Parker. The Parker Cos., a nationally-recognized leader in exclusive fuel and retail services across southeast Georgia and South Carolina, is opening two new stores in the greater Bluffton, S.C. area. The two new fuel and [...]
Store upgrades continue, as Tedeschi prepares its locations to offer an increased assortment of fresh foods. Rockland, Mass.-based Tedeschi Food Shops remodeled its East Falmouth and Randolph locations, bringing the number of stores remodeled since 2010 to 26. These remodels are part of Tedeschi’s plan to upgrade all store locations and offer an assortment of [...]
After upgrading more than 1,000 convenience stores on the East Coast in record time, 7-Eleven launches its ‘More in Store’ marketing campaign. 7-Eleven Inc. wants residents in the greater New York City, northern and central New Jersey, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas to come see what they’ve been up to for the last few months. [...]
New database helps pair local charities with unsold merchandise. Retailers in the U.S. have more than $65 Billion worth of inventory annually in an overstocked position, causing a drain on profits and taking time and focus from personnel. The Retail Orphan Initiative (RetailROI) has launched an online charity locator to match up retailers looking to [...]
“This acquisition will enable our companies to accelerate expansion through the powerful combination of each other’s strengths and NCR’s track record of driving transformational change,” says NCR’s chairman and CEO. Duluth, Ga.-based NCR Corp. and Radiant Systems Inc. have announced a definitive agreement for NCR to acquire Radiant Systems, a provider of multichannel point-of-sale (POS) [...]
Dari Mart is testing fresh produce at several of its c-stores with help from the Healthy Corner Stores Initiative. Dari Mart is the latest c-store chain to test fresh produce at its stores located in food deserts, with some help from a local association. The Dari Mart store in west Springfield, Ore., is one of [...]
Wawa sponsored two Philadelphia events this 4th of July holiday to show off its smoothie products to thirsty customers. Philadelphia residents had the opportunity to cool down with Wawa smoothies at both Taste of Philadelphia and Independence Day Blast. Through the events, both of which were free to the public and hosted at Penn’s Landing, [...]
“A better reward means more people are willing to take you up on your offer,” says Young America spokesperson. “The key for retailers is to then continue to market to that customer to ask them to spend that reward back at their location.” Customers respond better to retail offers that include general-use prepaid cards rather [...]
Wawa’s Go 4th And Learn Series Festival gives customers a look at Wawa’s dairy history. Wawa kicked off its Go 4th and Learn series with an interactive event that showcased Wawa’s dairy history at Franklin Square in Philadelphia on Monday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event featured Historical Story Time with [...]