Shell Oil Co. is exclusively sponsoring ESPN’s Football Town Showdown (FTS), a social-driven competition giving fans the opportunity to vote on the ultimate College Football town. ESPN’s Football Town Showdown engages fans, ignites friendly rivalries and brings football towns together. Through Oct. 9, fans can participate in the bracket-style social vote across Twitter, Instagram and…

With so many varieties to choose from, determining how much store space should be allotted to candy (chocolate, non-chocolate, gum and mints) grows more challenging every day. Depending on the size of the store, a minimum of 12 to 18 feet of inline display space should be reserved for sweets, which represent the fifth largest…

Casey’s General Stores agreed to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores from Pilot Co. in an all-cash transaction for $220 million. The 40 Pilot stores will extend Casey’s presence in Tennessee and Kentucky, with well-established locations primarily in the Knoxville, Tenn. market. “These stores have a track record of strong performance, and are high-quality assets that…

Ronnoco Beverage Solutions is launching the industry’s first on-demand cold-brew coffee powered by its new brewing technology. Ronnoco’s rapid brewing process continuously pumps water through the coffee grounds, making ready-to-drink cold brew coffee in 60-75 minutes. A multitude of coffee flavor add-ins and recipe cards will be available for customers to create their own unique cold-brew […]

NadaMoo! has released plant-based Pumpkin Pie ice cream. The limited, seasonal addition boasts warm flavors and spices whipped up with NadaMoo!’s signature creamy, subtle coconut milk base and sweetened with low glycemic agave nectar. With classic fall ingredients like brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon, NadaMoo!’s pumpkin pie has all the flavors you’d expect, but in […]

Thousands of new SKUs and services are launched each year. Which ones will be successful and gain traction? CStore Decisions let our retailer panel of judges decide. In this video-based product contest, winners were determined by a point system that included innovation, packaging, likeliness to carry or implement in stores and more. New products/services are […]

As market demand for cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp-related products grows, retailers will have to respond by offering more options for consumers. But choosing a CBD vendor can be more challenging than those for typical food, beverage and topical products retailers are used to – for many, CBD products are uncharted territory. There are ways for…

Despite bad weather and the delta variant spread, consumer online and physical restaurant visits in August continued to recover from last year’s steep declines, according to market analyst The NPD Group. U.S. restaurant traffic increased by +5% over the -10% decline in August 2020 and declined by -5% compared to the pre-pandemic level in August…

With the addition of national last-mile delivery service Skipcart to its platform, Vroom Delivery is enabling c-stores to automatically route orders between multiple third party delivery services on an order-by-order basis based on cost, speed and serviceability. Vroom is already partnered with Doordash Drive and robot delivery service Tortoise. With the addition of Skipcart, Vroom’s…

Delta-8 only recently arrived on the mainstream radar. However, it was actually discovered back in 1965 by cannabis researcher Dr. Raphael Mechoulam. Scientists and researchers have been uncovering benefits ever since. While everyone may experience Delta-8 differently, some report feeling a high similar to Delta-9 THC — with a few key differences, reports ACS Laboratory:…