Industry veteran Bo Sasnett has joined Bennett Pump Co as vice president of business development. Sasnett brings over 25 years of experience in retail and commercial petroleum technologies including extensive experience in fuel dispensers, loyalty marketing and alternative fuels. Sasnett joins Bennett with considerable experience in the fuel dispensing technology industry. Most recently Sasnett served [...]
Vendgogh’s vending system allows customers to purchase cold drinks at the pump. The Pantry Inc. is working with Vendgogh, LLC to pilot beverage vending at fuel islands in several Kangaroo Express stores in Raleigh, N.C. and Durham, N.C. “This is another option we are testing to serve our on-the-go guests,” said John Fisher, senior vice [...]
Valero reaches a milestone mark as it rolls out PriceAdvantage at its 100th store. Valero Corner Stores has met its first milestone by rolling out PriceAdvantage, a fuel price management program, to the 100th store in less than a month. The Corner Store brand is a network of more than 1,000 Valero company-owned fuel retail [...]
Love’s Travel Stops tests new cardless technology at 100 locations this month. Love’s Travel Stops completed the first successful live customer transaction using RFID cardless fueling technology and Comdata’s financial processing software at its Pauls Valley, Okla., location. More than 100 Love’s locations will have cardless fueling technology available for professional drivers by the end [...]
“Integrating the Isis SmartTap mobile commerce application will open entirely new payment, loyalty and promotional opportunities for consumers and fuel retailers,” says Paul de la Port, vice president of Wayne, on its partnership with Isis. Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Wayne agreed to provide integrated support for the Isis SmartTap mobile commerce application, which allows customers to [...]
Parker’s rolls out video technology at its gas pumps this year. Parker’s, a recognized leader in convenience store sales across southeast Georgia and South Carolina, is the first area company to integrate video technology at the gas pump. Parker’s currently offers high-tech gas pumps with 10-inch television screens at the company’s Pooler, Ga., location and [...]
Zarco 66 is first U.S. gas station to deliver E15 ethanol fuel to consumers, reducing dependence on gasoline and imported oil. American drivers can now choose to use E15 fuel at the Lawrence, Kan., Zarco 66 gas station. The Zarco 66 is the first U.S. retailer to offer E15 fuel, which is 15% ethanol and [...]
High’s Dairy Stores rolls out a new fuel price management solution at its c-stores. High’s of Baltimore Inc. chose PriceAdvantage, a fuel price management system, for its High’s Dairy Stores across Maryland. PriceAdvantage, a division of Skyline Products, will also help the company feed prices to their electronic price signs, VeriFone Sapphire POS and fuel [...]
“PriceAdvantage offered all the features and functions we needed to take control of our fuel pricing by improving our processes with greater efficiency,” says president of Volta Oil. Volta Oil has selected PriceAdvantage, a fuel price management solution, to automate its fuel pricing for its 16 company-owned stores on the East Coast. According to Peter [...]
Douglass Distributing has reached a deal with Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Outcast to that calls for Applause TV with Outcast to be the exclusive digital forecourt media provider for all of the company’s dealer- and company-owned Lone Star Food Store locations. With over 140 ExxonMobil, Valero and Shell fuel branded locations in the Sherman and Dallas/Fort [...]
Recently acquired Taylor Food Mart stores using fuel pricing solution. CEFCO Convenience Stores has expanded its partnership chain wide with the addition of the recently acquired Taylor Food Mart stores. The new sites were acquired in January of this year, all of which are now fully implemented with PriceAdvantage, a fuel price management solution. “As [...]
Exclusive news content now available for viewers on the go. Outcast, a growing television network at the pump, and FOX News Channel have formed an exclusive partnership to deliver daily news updates to on-the-go viewers while they fuel up. Outcast will deliver FOX News Channel content to more than 13,000 screens nationwide, including top-of-the-line gas [...]
Visa is encouraging retailers to move toward the EMV technology seen in Europe, but some argue by the time it’s implemented in the U.S., the technology will be outdated. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Visa this fall announced plans to speed up the migration to contact chip and contactless EMV chip credit card technology in [...]
The political momentum to bring renewable energy products to the pumps is strong and growing. But with all the added costs to rebuild the nation’s petroleum infrastructure, is it worth it? By John Lofstock, Editor. Preparing for the future is a complex issue retailers should always be pondering. But in the fuel business this question [...]
“These travel centers will serve the community through products and services as well as contribute to the local economy through jobs and tax revenue,” says Pilot Flying J CEO. Pilot Flying J has acquired two new Pilot Travel Center locations in Pennsylvania: one in Duncannon and one in Frystown. Both locations will be remodeled to [...]