CStore Decisions recently caught up with John Matthews, founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc., to learn more about what convenience store retailers can do today to position themselves for the best possible outlook when the pandemic is over. The biggest takeaway, Matthews said, is that retailers need to “embrace the new world.”  In…

The dairy industry has been struggling for many years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has added additional pressure, forcing many producers to dump milk. But New York-based Stewart’s Shops’ dairy producers aren’t dumping milk; in fact, they’re receiving increased premiums and decreased hauling costs from Stewart’s that goes beyond what they receive above the Federal Market…

Since the beginning of March, York, Pa.-based Rutter’s has donated over $50,000 worth of food and beverages to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank in the company’s continuous effort to help support its communities. With the donation from Rutter’s, the food bank is able to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The items donated…

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is extending its $2 per hour pay increase through June 2. In addition, sick pay related to COVID-19 is extended through July 31, and free employee meals for all hourly store employees are extended through May. The company has also announced a new $200 bonus will be given to…

Savannah, Ga.-based Parker’s, which operate 66 stores throughout coastal Georgia and South Carolina, recently donated more than 7,000 KN95 masks to frontline healthcare providers at hospitals and healthcare facilities throughout coastal Georgia and South Carolina. “We’re deeply grateful to all the doctors, nurses, clinicians and staff who are providing exceptional healthcare to area residents throughout the…

CStore Decisions’ Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with John Matthews, founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc., about what convenience store retailers can do now to prepare to best position themselves to thrive when the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Matthews talks about embracing the new world, which has been changed by the pandemic,…

Wawa announced a new initiative called ‘Hoagies for Healthcare Heroes,’ allowing customers to support hospital workers by ordering a Wawa Shorti on the Wawa App during National Nurses Week from May 6-12. For every Shorti hoagie purchased, Wawa will match the purchase by donating one Shorti hoagie coupon to a hospital worker, (up to 50,000…

A new survey commissioned by crowdsourced shopping platform Slickdeals of 2,000 Americans found that the COVID-19 pandemic has consumers shopping more impulsively than prior to the pandemic, with impulse spending up by 18%. In January, the average American was found to spend $155.03 monthly on impulse buys. In a new poll in April, during the pandemic,…

Walmart announced a new delivery service, Express Delivery, that will get purchased items to a customers’ home in less than two hours. Customers will be able to use Express Delivery for more 160,000 items, including groceries, everyday essentials, toys and electronics. The service will cost $10 in addition to the regular charge for delivery unless…

Sheetz announced it is extending its extra compensation for its store employees until June 4, 2020. In March, Sheetz announced that it would pay an additional $3 per hour to its store employees until April 23, 2020. As the situation around COVID-19 continues to evolve, Sheetz has made the decision to extend the pay increase…