Kum & Go among the retailers sharing $563,800 for fuel pumps and other equipment supporting E85 and biodiesel. Iowa’s Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board awarded $563,800 in grants to 21 Iowa fuel retailers to encourage them to install pumps and other equipment to dispense 85% ethanol gas and biodiesel fuel. In addition to biofuels pumps, the…
Texas ordinance preventing gas thefts
Measure fines clerks for turning on fuel pumps for cash customers before payment. A new city ordinance in Rockport, Texas that fines clerks for turning on the fuel before a customer pays has put the brakes on gas thefts. Now other local jurisdictions are looking at creating similar rules, the Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller Times…
tennessee proposal would ban sale of single beers
State convenience store association and Anheuser-Busch are opposing the bill. A proposed ordinance working its way through the Metro Council may outlaw the sale of certain beer in Davidson County. Metro Councilman Michael Craddock said the bill is intended to cut down on the number of people who are drinking beer in public places, like…
dunkin donuts sets sights on florida
Tallahassee, Fla., is the next stop for Dunkin’ Donuts as the company proceeds with the aggressive expansion program it announced in September. Tallahassee has been without a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise since two locations were closed by their owner last year. Giving itself the title “the world’s largest coffee and bakery quick-service restaurant chain,” Dunkin’ Donuts…
couchetard revenues continue to climb
Strong gasoline margins and merchandise same store sales, which increased by 4.2% in the U.S. and 6.6% in Canada, fuel boost. Sales generated by stores acquired in the last 12 months powered Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Convenience Store Decisions 2007 Chain of the Year, to another robust performance in the second quarter of fiscal 2008. Revenues…
ten ways to help your employees get it done every day
Companies frequently develop vision and mission statements about being number one in their industry, the great service they provide to customers, and their rewarding work environment. Yet more often than not, these statements are so far from reality that they become joke fodder for customers and employees alike. It doesn’t have to be this way,…
mister car wash acquires car wash headquarters
Deal includes eight stores in Florida, Alabama and Texas. Mister Car Wash has acquired the Car Wash Headquarters chain, adding eight stores in Tampa, Fla., Birmingham, Ala., and Mesquite, Texas under its widening umbrella. Financial terms were not disclosed. The company believes the latest acquisition makes Mister Car Wash the second largest carwash chain in…
reducing store manager turnover
Career Management Survey identifies metrics for keeping key personnel onboard. Findings from a recent survey of human resources executives at retail companies point to the industry’s accelerated efforts to reduce turnover in their store management ranks, according to Career Management, the retail executive recruiting firm which conducted the study. The survey covered a range of…
refining drives chs earnings
Revenues for fiscal year 2007 were $17.2 billion, up 20% over $14.4 billion a year earlier. CHS Inc., the St. Paul, Minn.-based refiner-marketer, reported record net income for fiscal 2007 of $750.3 million. The earnings for the 12 months ending Aug. 31, 2007, compared with net income of $490.3 million for fiscal 2006. Revenues for…
interest in bp stores grows
Couche-Tard could make a play for units in Indiana. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. said it’s interested in purchasing some of the more than 700 convenience stores BP America Inc. plans to sell in the U.S. over the next two years. The Laval, Quebec-based retailer said it interest is piqued because the company operates in some of…