Registration open for charities, local heroes to win CITGO gift cards. Fueling more than one-million miles of good by assisting more than 200 charities, CITGO Petroleum Corp. is once again launching its Fueling Good program. Now in its fourth year, the Fueling Good program continues to recognize and reward local heroes making a difference in [...]
Close to 50,000 families in U.S. cities will save energy this summer through CITGO’s lighting program. CITGO Petroleum Corp. launched the third-edition of its CITGO-Venezuela Energy Efficient Lighting Program, which will provide 500,000 energy-efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL) to households in 17 U.S. cities. The program launched in 2008 as a pilot program, and has [...]
Bazzi Oil and CITGO support five students in their journey to continuing education. CITGO-marketer Bazzi Oil invited 800 community members to an awards ceremony this June to honor five high school students who will each receive $500 scholarships for continuing education. Destiny Harris, Briana Pannell, Mae Mova, Channel Wilkerson and Roselyn Wtson, all seniors at [...]
New POS solutions from NCR Corp. help smaller business owners connect with customers and sell products from anywhere. The NCR Corp. released NCR Silver to give small businesses a hand at running businesses and connecting with customers. NCR Silver is available for download at www.ncrsilver.com or on the Apple App Store for $79 a month. [...]
Report shows a $2.6 billion decrease when compared to the $37.1 billion loss recorded in the previous report. Retail theft, including shoplifting, employee theft, administrative error and vendor fraud is down, according to an annual survey recently conducted by the University of Florida with a funding grant from ADT Commercial Security, soon to be Tyco [...]
Tuomey Foundation receives a monetary boost through the BP Fueling Communities Program. VPS Convenience Store Group, operator of Young’s Food Stores, has presented a $12,500 grant to the Tuomey Foundation through the BP Fueling Communities Program for the second year in a row. Young’s, in partnership with BP, has given a total of $25,000 to [...]
Pizza sales are up at Casey’s thanks to the expansion of its pizza delivery service. Casey’s General Stores Inc. noted a 16.8% jump in same-store sales for its prepared food and fountain line when it reported its earnings results earlier this week. The expansion of the Casey’s pizza delivery program played a big factor in [...]
SavOn convenience stores score exceptionally high on mystery shop reviews for its customer service skills. The convenience store industry has changed its customer service standards the past couple years. Customers expect more out of convenience store employees than ever before, and want some sort of “experience” when they stop by their favorite location. More c-stores [...]
CITGO and Visa work together to reward customers with a $15 gift card for choosing their companies. CITGO Petroleum is launching CITGO Good Rewards, a summer promotion that allows customers to earn CITGO gift cards after eight purchases of $20 or more on a Visa card enrolled in the program. From June 1 to Sept. [...]
By John Matthews, founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc. Budgets are tight, but you need to move top line sales—fast! What is a quick and easy way to expand your customer base? Partnering with noncompeting retailers to help your broaden exposure is a simple, yet terrific local store marketing idea. By crafting a [...]
“Newcastle Brown Ale is looking to provide consumers with a refreshing dose of honesty,” says brand director for Newcastle. Newcastle Brown Ale delivers ‘win-win’ offer for trial purchase of the leading imported ale through unique summer promotion Following the debut of its new No Bollocks national advertising campaign, Newcastle, a leading imported ale in the [...]
“Stealing $3 billion away from LUST sends a clear message that members of Congress are abandoning a critical and necessary program that protects the health and water security of their constituents,” says NACS spokesperson. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has responded to final language included in the U.S. House of Representatives’ version of [...]
BP funds grants for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation as part of Fueling Communities program. At its Annual Meeting and Trade Show Dinner, Handee Marts President & CEO, Mike Triantafellou, presented a grant check for $6,500 to the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation. President Greg Barrett was in attendance and accepted the check on behalf [...]
Through a partnership with Crime Stoppers, criminals will have their photos posted to Facebook and Twitter where viewers can help identify them. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Mac’s Convenience Stores, a division of Alimentation Couche-Tard, is leveraging the strengths of social media in conjunction with local Crime Stopper units to fight crime at its Canadian [...]
The Taylors will drive throughout the 48 contiguous states to demonstrate improved fuel efficiency. As global energy demand continues to rise, Shell is helping to improve energy use for transportation through Smarter Mobility. Demonstrating that improved fuel efficiency is possible today, the Shell Smarter Driving program helps inform motorists on how to make the most [...]