Five new members bring business experience that will be an asset the chain, says CEO. Richmond, Va.-based Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (MACS), a convenience store operator in the Mid-Atlantic region and one of ExxonMobil’s largest consortiums of retailers in the U.S., has added five new members to its Leadership Team: Jim Summers, president and chief operating [...]
Jeff Dezen Public Relations to provide guidance on communications, assist with event planning. Richmond, Va.-based Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores (MACS), one of ExxonMobil’s largest consortiums of retailers in the U.S., has selected Jeff Dezen Public Relations (JDPR) to be the company’s PR consulting group. “The strategic insights of the professionals at JDPR already are demonstrating value [...]
Getty Realty Corp. has completed the acquisition of 59 Mobil branded gasoline station and convenience store properties located in and around northern suburbs of New York City (including Westchester and Rockland Counties) and the lower Hudson Valley, funding a total investment of $111,300,000. The 59 properties were acquired in a simultaneous transaction among ExxonMobil, CPD [...]
Wheeling, W.Va.-based Tri-State Petroleum Corp. has awarded $24,000 in grants to local schools through its participation in the 2010 Educational Alliance Program sponsored by ExxonMobil Corp. A total of 32 area schools received grants of $750 each. “For more than a decade, Tri-State Petroleum has been passionate about supporting education in our local communities,” said [...]
Chevron Corp. has launched a new global advertising campaign titled “We Agree,” but a hoax group is attempting to ruin the company’s thunder. The campaign by Chevron highlights the common ground Chevron shares with people around the world on key energy issues. It also describes the actions the company takes in producing energy responsibly and [...]
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Wholesale gasoline prices across the U.S. moved lower during the second full week of October, halting a march higher in gasoline costs that started in September. The decline in wholesale gasoline costs will pressure retail gasoline prices that have been moving sharply higher during a time [...]
The weak economy has not taken much of a bite out of meat snack sales. Americans are loathe to sacrifice edible indulgences, even in times of financial crisis. All three NACS snacks categories—salty, packaged sweet and alternative—showed increases in average sales per store from 2008 to 2009, and showed gross-margin percentage and average gross-margin-dollar-per-store gains. [...]
Exxon Mobil Corp. pledged $1 million at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to invest in the expansion of high impact, sustainable technologies that advance women economically in the developing world. The program is expected to directly benefit more than 13,500 people, with indirect benefits reaching more than 475,000 people in the next two years. The [...]
Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Reduced driving demand following Labor Day typically presses gasoline prices lower in September. There have been exceptions, such as when supply disruptions caused by a hurricane occur, with September the peak period for storm activity in the Atlantic Basin. US drivers should brace for another run higher [...]
Tiger Management Groups LLC, owned by Chattanooga, Tenn. businessman Lyle Finley, has acquired 26 ExxonMobil gas stations in the Nashville area, The Tennessean reported. Finley already owns and operates 11 Exxon gas stations, and this new purchase grows his store count to 37 locations. The purchase also puts Irving, Texas-based Exxon closer to its [...]
When he thinks of PCI compliance, Ed Freels, director of information systems for Honey Farms Inc. recalls an old t-shirt slogan from the 1970s, “It showed the AC130 gun ship from the Vietnam era and it said, ‘You can run, but you’ll just die tired,’ and PCI compliance is no different. The most dangerous merchant [...]
ExxonMobil and its employees donated more than $7.9 million to a total of 83 educational institutions across Texas through the ExxonMobil Foundation’s 2009 Educational Matching Gift Program. ExxonMobil employees, retirees, surviving spouses and directors made 1,718 individual contributions totaling over $2.3 million to institutions of higher education across Texas. ExxonMobil Foundation matched those donations with [...]
The Valero company has agreed to a set of measures aimed at reducing tobacco sales to minors at more than 4,900 gas station convenience stores operating nationwide under Valero trademarks, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Wednesday. “Valero owns 1,000 convenience store outlets and has nearly 4,000 franchise outlets, so this will make a difference,” [...]
Exxon and Mobil retailers and Citi are giving cardholders the chance to win a 2010 smart fortwo coupe each week through the ExxonMobil Personal Card “Win a smart fortwo Sweepstakes.” From April 1 through June 30, a new winner will be drawn every week. In addition to the weekly car giveaways, consumers will also have the chance [...]
ExxonMobil introduced a new feature that will allow customers to download Exxon and Mobil service station locations to their GPS devices. This feature is downloadable from the ExxonMobil Station Locator Web site, and is compatible with the leading consumer GPS devices, including Garmin, TomTom and Magellan. The site features easy to follow instructions along with [...]