Parker’s recently hired three new team members to support the company’s growth and expansion across coastal Georgia and South Carolina through cutting-edge marketing efforts, enhanced Parker’s Rewards loyalty program management and talent acquisition. New hires at Parker’s include the following accomplished professionals: Nick Hand, Loyalty and Brand Manager — Nick Hand serves as the loyalty…
Dairy-Free Blueberry Gelato
Now available at retailers nationwide this month, Talenti Dairy-Free Blueberry Crumble Gelato Layers caters to those who live a dairy-free lifestyle. It starts with a blueberry oat gelato, followed by muffin crumble pieces, a muffin crumble sauce, a layer of vanilla oat gelato and a final layer of crunchy oat pieces for the creamiest non-dairy […]
Sunshine Gasoline to Exhibit Fuel Pay App
Sunshine Gasoline Distributors announced it will be hosting a select group of convenience retailers at one of its stores in Miami on Feb. 8. At the event, Eddy Alvarez, owner, will be showcasing the chain’s fuel pay app launched in December 2022. The revolutionary Sunshine fuel pay app features Liquid Barcodes’ C-StorePay technology that accepts…
RetailROI’s Super Saturday, NRF Big Show Highlight People-Driven Retail
Two retail technology events — Retail Orphan Initiative’s (RetailROI) Super Saturday and The National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show— kicked off on the same weekend, Jan. 13-14, and both were all about “the people.” The kickoff to RetailROI’s Super Saturday at Microsoft’s Times Square office set the stage for the NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show.…
GPM Investments Announces Winter Savings
GPM Investments LLC has announced its latest seasonal promotions, running now through March 29. Available in all stores across the company’s family of community brands, these winter deals help customers save on gas and stay warm with hot beverage deals. In addition, GPM is offering deals to stock up on essentials this season with extra savings…
Colonial Oil Industries Acquires Strickland Oil Co.
Colonial Oil Industries Inc. announced it has acquired Strickland Oil Co. effective Jan. 16, 2023. Strickland Oil has serviced Savannah, Ga., and the surrounding region for 47 years delivering commercial fuel and lubricants as well as operating a card lock location in Pooler, Ga. “Colonial Oil is excited about this opportunity to add customers in…
NAG to Host YEO Workshop
The National Advisory Group (NAG) Conference, scheduled for March 26-29 in Austin, Texas, will host a number of educational sessions and networking opportunities for members of the c-store industry. For members of the Young Executives Organization (YEO), there will be a breakout session where these retailers can discuss how to form relationships with members of…
How C-Stores Can Fight Inflation and Earn More with Higher Interest Rates
Sponsored by Loomis The U.S. inflation rate hit 8.2 percent year-over-year in September 2022, and price increases have remained at heights unseen for decades. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has already increased interest rates six times in 2022, with the last increase in early November raising interest rates by another three-quarters of a percentage point. What…
Enhancing C-Store Security
During the pandemic, theft and robberies at retail stores soared to an all-time high. National Retail Federation’s (NRF) “2022 Retail Security Survey” found some 89.7% of respondents reported that COVID-19 had resulted in an increase in the risk of violence within their organization, and the majority of respondents noted that “overall risk” increased, as did…
C-Stores Find Foodservice Inspiration
Heading into 2023, three macroeconomic challenges will have a profound impact on overall restaurant industry performance, according to a recent Dining Industry report by Bounteous; these are labor, supply chain and inflation. Average operator profit margin in the restaurant vertical was 21% prior to the pandemic, but declined to 13% in 2022. As more convenience…