The California state fire marshal has ordered about 3,000 gas stations-one-third of all stations in the state-to remove the latches on gas nozzles that allow people to fill up their tanks while keeping their hands free by Oct. 15, the Associated Press reported. The mandate was put in place after the hold-open latches on at [...]
Carrollton, Texas -based Tidel Engineering L.P. has announced its newest Sentinel Cash Management module, the Tidel Sentinel SCD-XL (Sentinel Control Device – extra long cassette). The Sentinel SCD-XL stores approximately 4,500 U.S. notes within a two-cassette cabinet, thus doubling the note capacity that has been available in the industry for many years. The SCD-XL offers [...]
YoCream International Inc. raised $8,000 for the Brian Grant Foundation at a fundraising event held at its company store in Portland. YoCream announced that all sales revenue generated on July 31 at the YoCream Frozen Yogurt Company Store would go to support Parkinson’s awareness, education and research and Portlanders showed up in crowds to show [...]
You might say that Mark Shaffer’s tank was running on empty, figuratively speaking. Really he was running out of time to come forward as the latest winner in Rutter’s Farm Stores’ summer gas giveaway. Shaffer, of Spring Garden Township, York County, Pa., had been away on vacation when his winning Rutter’s Rewards card number was [...]
York, Pa.-based Rutter’s Holdings Inc. climbed to No. 3 in the 2010 rankings of the Top 100 Private Companies in Central Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Rutter’s Holdings ranked second among private companies in York County, Pa. Rutter’s Holdings—the parent company of Rutter’s Farm Stores, Rutter’s Dairy and real estate holding company M&G Realty—ranked fifth in 2009. Family-owned [...]
With a month till the annual Casey’s shareholders’ meeting on Sept. 23, a war of words is underway, with Casey’s and Couch-Tard vying for shareholder votes and fighting to prove they have the most to offer shareholders. In response to Couche-Tard’s most recent letter of appeal to shareholders, asking them elect its slate of eight [...]
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is planning to open eight stores in Northern California-including in the San Francisco Bay Area and Modesto, in early 2011. These stores, will the company’s first stores north of Fresno and will create about 160 jobs in the region, bringing access to fresh, wholesome food at affordable prices to new [...]
Kwik Trip Stores are helping raise funds for Habitat for Humanity, pledging to donate 15% of in-store purchases made with a special Rewards Card to the Merrill, Wis., Habitat for Humanity, Wausau Daily Herald reported. Those who sign up for the cards will receive a $30 credit to spend at any Kwik Trip store. Sign-up forms will [...]
Convenience TV Inc. has achieved a viewership milestone with the completion of its latest network installations. The company has now expanded to offer its product in 28 retail outlets in the greater Los Angeles area. “This is an exciting moment for us at Convenience TV, as our newest client base offers the company a monthly [...]
Opposition to AB 1998, “bag ban bill,” is growing rapidly across the state of California. Hundreds of businesses, many of them small grocers and retailers have joined forces with manufacturing associations, chambers of commerce and plastic bag makers statewide to send a clear message to the state government: start focusing on the real problems facing [...]
Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Wholesale gasoline prices were mostly lower in major metropolitan markets across the United States for the week-ended Aug. 23, auguring for another weekly decline in the national gasoline average. The Energy Information Administration last reported a 3.8 cents decline in the average price for all formulations of [...]
7-Eleven Inc. has selected KSS Retail for its price modeling, forecasting and optimization solution for 7-Eleven stores in the U.S. and Canada. 7-Eleven plans to use KSS Retail’s PriceStrat and Heartbeat systems to conduct extensive market-basket analytics and affinity analysis to drive more effective promotions. It also plans to deploy PriceStrat’s cigarette buy-down capabilities to [...]
The Food Channel has released its top 10 snack trends, one of its regular trend reports prepared in conjunction with CultureWaves, Mintel International and the International Food Futurists. “These trends are meant to inspire your back-to-school snacking,” said Kay Logsdon, editor-in-chief of The Food Channel. “But they also show how people are eating today, with [...]
Hunt Brothers Pizza is hosting a wings eating contest with Roadrunner Markets on Aug. 19. One winner will receive a Richard Petty Driving Experience, valued at $500.00. “We’re excited to team up with the Bristol Motor Speedway area Roadrunner Markets for this contest,” said Scott Hunt, CEO of Hunt Brothers Pizza. “This community event is [...]
Valero Marketing and Supply Co. has partnered with Outsite Networks to launch the Valero Rewards Club loyalty program in its wholesale marketing channel of 4,000 sites. This is the first scalable, customizable loyalty program offered by a major oil company that is deployable across a diverse set of dealer and distributor stores and geographic regions. [...]