Dash In’s parent company, La Plata, Md.-based Wills Group, raised more than $153,000 in support of the Blackie Wills Community Leadership Fund at its fourth annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic event. This year’s Golf Classic, held on Sept. 14, took place at Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Md. To ensure the health and well-being…
Dealing With the New Normal
The c-store industry was never for the faint of heart. The competition is aggressive, customers have extremely high standards, and any challenges encountered have to be overcome — and fast. If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that retail is evolving constantly to meet customers’ needs. This is not easy to do on short…
7-Eleven to Hire Additional 20,000 Employees
Since March, 7-Eleven estimates the organization and independent franchise owners have hired over 50,000 employees. Now, the company is recruiting 20,000 more to work in its 9,000-plus U.S. stores to meet continued demand for 7-Eleven products and services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Classified as an essential retailer, 7-Eleven kept its doors open all year long,…
MAPCO to Raise $100,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
MAPCO, the convenience store chain with more than 340 stores throughout the Southeastern region of the U.S., has announced a mask sale donation campaign, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The company plans to raise $100,000 from in-store face mask sales across its seven-state footprint. The mask donation campaign provides guests with the unique opportunity…
Embracing the New World
Raise your hand if you had the word “pandemic” in your 2020 strategic plan. In a matter of a week, the world rapidly changed last spring. The pandemic is reaching further than any key worldwide event in the last several decades. How we interact with one another, how business is conducted, where we live and…
Casey’s, Coca-Cola Support Feeding America During Hunger Action Month
As part of Casey’s General Stores’ partnership with Feeding America, it’s set a goal for Hunger Action Month: Donate 10 million meals to school-aged children and their families who are experiencing food insecurity within its communities. To help achieve this goal, Casey’s has engaged Coca-Cola in the effort, including special offers on Coca-Cola at Casey’s…
Wawa Offers Free Coffee for Teachers and School Administrators
To show appreciation for their work and commitment to support students, especially during these challenging times, all Wawa stores are offering free coffee, any size, to all teachers, faculty members and school administrators from Sept. 8-30. This offer is extended to teachers, members of the faculty, school administrators and support personnel. These individuals can simply…
QuickChek Helps Provide Meals for Local Families
Volunteers from QuickChek fresh convenience market stores helped provide 2,400 meals to help feed more than 400 children and families during a grab-and-go drive-through pickup event organized by the Island Harvest Food Bank on Aug. 20. A half-dozen volunteers helped the food bank distribute enough breakfasts, lunches and assorted foods to last each child for…
White Castle Offers Discount for School Staff
White Castle, a family-owned business for 99 years, has honored the nation’s healthcare professionals, first responders, grocery store and food retail employees, and other frontline workers during the pandemic with special offers and discounts. Now, America’s first fast-food hamburger chain continues the celebration of essential workers, including teachers, principals, administrators and other school and daycare…
Love’s Campaign Supports Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is raising money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals throughout the country. The campaign runs through Oct. 3 at every Love’s location. “Now more than ever, it’s important for us to help sick and injured kids in the communities where we live and work because of the impacts of COVID-19,”…