EG Group has officially completed the first few of its many to come Tom Thumb to Cumberland Farms conversions in the Gulf Coast. Cumberland Farms has opened three stores with 50-plus more projected to open by the end of the year. The first converted location to open was at 7074 State Highway 59 in Gulf…
Sound Payments Introduces POS Solutions at NACS 2022
Sound Payments will introduce in-store point-of-sale (POS) solutions for convenience stores and gas stations at NACS 2022, including Sound POS. Sound POS provides a cost-effective, all-in-one POS that gives greater flexibility and more tools for c-stores and stations to run their in-store business. Sound POS runs on a variety of devices designed to fit in…
Marathon Helps Fight Against Hunger
Marathon’s Health, Environmental, Safety & Security (HESS) department at its Galveston Bay refinery in Texas came together to collect 655 pounds of food to support the Galveston County Food Bank from Aug. 22-26; additionally, they contributed $450 to the food bank. According to the food bank, one in six residents are food insecure in Galveston…
Love’s Takes Part in National Coffee Day
Love’s announced it is celebrating National Coffee Day by offering customers any-sized coffee or hot beverage for the price of $1 on Sept. 29. When purchases are made through the Love’s Connect app, all proceeds go to Love’s annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals campaign. My Love Rewards members can get a free coffee or hot drink…
7-Eleven Offers New Smokey Cheddar Sausage
7-Eleven has introduced its new smoky sausage for Oktoberfest. Customers can order this snack at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores. Autumn festivals are a time to showcase some of the season’s finest food, and 7-Eleven’s Smokey Cheddar Sausage — made with cheddar cheese and a Johnsonville sausage, smoked with hardwood chips — is a…
Top 10 States Most Curious About CBD
Medical cannabis experts at Leafwell recently researched the different states that use CBD the most. During the research, experts examined Google Trends data of search terms frequently used by people interested in CBD. These terms were then combined to give each American state a “total search score” to discover which states have been the most…
Circle K to Arrive in South Africa
Alimentation Couche-Tard and Millat Convenience announced a Master License Agreement that will bring Circle K to South Africa. The first Circle K location expects to open in the Gauteng province in October. Outside the U.S. and Canada, Couche-Tard has approximately 1,900 franchise Circle K locations in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania.…
MAPCO Hosts Hiring Day Event
On Saturday, Sept. 24, MAPCO hosted a hiring day event inviting local workers to come out and be interviewed on-site by a hiring manager. Attendees explored different career-building opportunities, with benefits for full- and part-time team members and flexible scheduling. Supported by professional development, clear career paths and a priority to promote from within, MAPCO…
RaceTrac Offers Free Coffee on National Coffee Day
For National Coffee Day this Sept. 29, RaceTrac announced it is offering a free cup of coffee, any size, to rewards members. Customers can download the RaceTrac Rewards app (also free) and enter the promo code “COFFEE” to redeem the coupon. Customers can customize their coffee with RaceTrac’s wide variety of creamers, sugars and sweeteners…
Inflation Causing Cannabis Consumers to Buy Less
According to a report from CBD Oracle, about 54% of cannabis consumers will start to buy less cannabis if inflation continues and the price increases. In fact, one in four retailers are already talking about increasing their prices. In the report CBD Oracle talked to over 1,500 adults and asked what differences they have…