The 31 NOCO Express locations in western New York are offering the new Buffalo Bills 50th Season Souvenir Collector’s Medallion series, featuring members of the Bills All-Time Team, available for sale now. “NOCO is proud to be supporting the Buffalo Bills once again this season, and we are very excited to be the…
Climbing Gasoline Prices Hit the Brakes on Unemployment
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Just below $2.70 gallon, the U.S. average for regular grade gasoline entered November at a one-year high following five consecutive weekly increases according to the federal government. That unrelenting march higher early in the fourth quarter looks to be coming to an end. Moreover,…
N.J. Gas Station Operators Sue BP
A group of about 20 BP gas station operators in Newark, N.J., have filed a lawsuit against BP, accusing the company of reneging on contracts, the New Jersey Star-Ledger reported. According to the suit, BP allegedly agreed in 2006 to continue the operator contracts that were in place for four years and renew…
Quick Chek Offers 24 Hours of Free Coffee
When thousands of consumers wake on Friday, Nov. 27, to hit those early morning holiday sales at local malls, Quick Chek, which operates more than 120 fresh food store locations throughout New Jersey and southern New York, will be ready with complimentary medium coffees to help kick-off their Black Friday weekends. Known as…
Dunkin’ Debuts Discount Menu in Chicago
Dunkin’ Donuts stores are debuting a new 99-cent menu at 500 Chicago locations this week, the Chicago Tribune reported. The 99-cent menu includes a sausage, egg and cheese wrap; bacon, egg and cheese wrap; egg and cheese wrap; raspberry danish; hash browns; and a pack of five Munchkins. The doughnut-holes are usually offered…
nFinanSe Launches Visa Prepaid Debit Card
Tampa-Fla.-based nFinanSe Inc. is debuting a new Visa Reloadable Prepaid Debit Card in Winn-Dixie Supermarkets in Dec. 2009. The new, deep gold card and metallic blue packaging has been designed to attract the eye of a consumer as she approaches a retail store display fixture. The card and packaging were designed by Fifty…
Aloha Petroleum Offers Ethanol-Free Gas in Kahalu’u
Customers with boats and older cars now can purchase ethanol-free gasoline from Aloha Petroleum’s retail gas location in Kahalu’u, Hawaii—a 7-Eleven at 47-515 Kamehameha Hwy. Hawaii had mandated that 85% of retail gasoline in the had to be blended with 10% ethanol as of April 2, 2006. But after the mandate went into…
Proposal in Macon, Ga. Would Limit Window Signs
A proposed ordinance being discussed in Macon, Ga., would limit signs in Macon convenience store windows as a safety measure to ensure police can see into the stores at night, the Macon Telegraph reported. The proposal is a direct response to recent violence in the community that saw three people killed at Middle Georgia…
Riiser Energy Opens R-Value Store
Riiser Energy has opened a new convenience store on Grand Avenue in Wausau, Wis., the Wausau Daily Herald reported. The new R-Value Savings Store is located at 2300 Grand Ave., and will offer new more products and promotions, including additional beverages and package deals for its products. The store in Wausau is Riiser’s…
Valero Energy Adopts Say-on-Pay
Valero Energy Corporation’s Board of Directors has adopted a say-on-pay policy, a compensation consultant disclosure policy, as well as other policies that aim to enhance the company’s corporate governance program. Under the say-on-pay policy, stockholders will be provided an annual non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, starting with the company’s 2010 annual meeting…