According to a recent AAA Travel survey, American travelers are making vacation plans through the end of the year, but remain cautiously optimistic about those future plans. Sixty-seven percent of U.S. adults planning a vacation before the end of the year report some degree of uncertainty, they will actually be able to take their…
H&S Energy to Host Pop-Up COVID-19 Testing Sites
H&S Energy, which operates over 100 convenience and gas locations throughout Northern and Southern California, has partnered with QuestCap Inc. and its subsidiary, Collection Sites, to roll out a network of pop-up COVID-19 testing sites at 15 H&S Energy locations. The collection sites are powered by Alcala Testing and Analysis Services, a CLIA licensed and…
Face Shield
ZShield is the only shield on the market that clasps at the neck, providing individuals a more comfortable personal protective equipment (PPE) solution that can be worn all day. ZShields are made by, ZVerse, a South Carolina-based 3D printing software company that quickly pivoted to becoming a critical supplier of PPE, producing hundreds of thousands […]
Dover Fueling Solutions Invests in UVC Technology
Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS), a part of Dover Corporation that delivers advanced fuel dispensing equipment, electronic systems and payment, fleet systems, automatic tank gauging and wetstock management, announced that it has recently taken delivery of a THOR UVC disinfecting robot in a bid to help prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 at its facility…
Wills Group Raises Over $153,000 at Fourth Annual Blackie Wills Golf Classic
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…