SmartPay Check-Link-mobile-app customers can win free gas. Cumberland Farms is hosting “Pump My Ride” events at its two Port Orange, Fla. stores, where SmartPay Check-Link mobile app customers have the chance to receive free fuel. During the events, the retailer will gift the first 100 SmartPay Check-Link mobile app users with $10 in free gasoline.…
Buc-ee’s Introduces First Alabama C-Store
Buc-ee’s prepares to open its 50,000-square-foot c-store in Alabama. Buc-ee’s is opening its first convenience store location outside of Texas this month. Buc-ee’s, the legendary Texas convenience store and travel center chain will open its location in Baldwin County, Ala. on Jan. 21, 2019. The lovable Beaver is coming to Alabama and bringing with it…
7-Eleven Introduces ‘CHIPS AHOY! Hot Chocolate’
Customers can try 7-Eleven’s latest hot chocolate flavor, which is on sale for $1 for a limited time. 7-Eleven is rolling out a new hot chocolate beverage: CHIPS AHOY! Hot Chocolate. The recipe is available exclusively at 7-Eleven Convenience Stores and was created to taste like home-baked cookies fresh out of the oven. Americans love…
Alltown Opens Healthy Prototype
The chain’s new store offers fresh foods and beverages, plus self-order kiosks for customizable ordering. Alltown convenience chain has unveiled a modern store design built on a refreshing concept. Called Alltown Fresh, the store in Plymouth, Mass., the concept store boasts a new menu featuring organic, natural, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian and locally sourced products. Moreover,…
VERC Enterprises Awards Grant to Hedge Elementary School
ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program allows retailers like VERC Enterprises to invest in their communities through educational grants for neighborhood schools. VERC Enterprises recently presented Hedge Elementary School in Plymouth with a check for $500, a grant made possible through the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance Program. VERC Enterprises is a convenience store and Mobil/Gulf gasoline operator with…
Sheetz For the Kidz Sets Donation Record in December
A record-setting $700,821 in donations helped thousands of children and their families have a brighter holiday season. Sheetz For the Kidz, a Sheetz employee-driven charity, raised a record-setting $700,821 during its annual December campaign through customer donations,exceeding last year’s campaign fundraising total by more than $82,000. Each year, 100% of customer donations are used to…
NACS Approves of DOJ’s Revised Online Lottery Opinion
On Monday, DOJ released its Opinion on online gaming, which overturns the 2011 Opinion that legalized online lottery sales. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) applauded the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) reaffirmation of a long-standing judicial understanding that all online gaming, including lotteries, are illegal under the Wire Act. DOJ’s Jan. 14 release…
Kwik Trip Ranks No. 1 Among C-Stores in 2018
GasBuddy reveals highest rated gas stations and convenience stores in 2018 according to new report based on in-app reviews. GasBuddy has introduced its “2018 Top Gas Station Brands in the U.S.” report, revealing which gas station convenience store brands had the best-of-the-best experience based on nearly 7 million reviews in the GasBuddy app. “Gas may…
Mintel Outlines 2019 Foodservice Trends
From sustainability to technology, Mintel points to top trends impacting foodservice in the new year. As consumer needs evolve, foodservice trends are changing too. Global market intelligence agency, Mintel, has announced four trends expected to impact the U.S. restaurant industry in 2019. In the year ahead, the foodservice landscape will evolve, driven by increased awareness…
S. Abraham & Sons Vendor Exhibit & Trade Show Kicks Off This February
Show features 80’s-style theme and over 267 exhibitors highlighting more than 250 new products. S. Abraham & Sons is set to host its 33rd Vendor Exhibit & Trade Show, Feb. 21-22, 2019 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids, Mich. “Back to the 80’s with Mega Sales & Profits for Convenience Store Retailers” is the show’s…