Dole creates sixth straight award-winning Rose Parade float. The “Soaring over Paradise” Rose Parade float from Dole Packaged Foods was awarded the Director’s Trophy from the 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade for its outstanding artistic merit in design and floral presentation. Dole has received much recognition from the Tournament, holding the Rose Parade record for…
Corner Store Fundraising Event Raises $1.4 Million
CST Brands supports Big Brothers Big Sisters program, along with local charities, with the money raised at its annual event. CST Brands, parent company of Corner Store, on Nov. 14, held the second annual Corner Store Country Run. This signature fundraising event took place in San Antonio, Texas, and consisted of a 10-city 5K run series. The final race took…
Turkey Hill Donates to Pennsylvania Veterans Foundation
Turkey Hill honors veterans and active military personnel while striving to help those who are struggling. In a ceremony held on Nov. 6, 2015, Turkey Hill Minit Markets presented a donation check for $67,000 to the Pennsylvania Veterans Foundation. The donation includes funds raised for the foundation during Turkey Hill’s 2015 Charity Golf Outing, which took…
Miss Virginia Celebrates With CITGO
Miss Virginia made appearances at two of CITGO’s customer appreciation events. CITGO stations in Waverly and Wakefield, Va., along with Marketer Little Oil Co., hosted customer appreciation events for their respective communities. Miss Virginia 2015 Savannah Lane played a big part in both events by meeting with customers, signing autographs, taking photos and sharing content on her…
Fast Food Workers Strike
Workers across the country are banding together to fight for a living wage. A national protest took place on Tuesday, Nov. 10, as fast food workers took to the streets to protest for a $15 minimum wage. According to a report from Time, Tuesday’s strike took place in 270 cities across the country at McDonald’s,…
Free Car Washes for Veterans
7-Eleven honors U.S. veterans and armed service members this Veterans Day, offering its top-of-the-line car wash service to them for free. This Veteran’s Day 7-Eleven is offering free car washes to U.S. military personnel and veterans. The freebie is available at participating locations from 12:01 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Current and former…
Sheetz Honors Veterans
Service men and women can enjoy complementary treats from Sheetz this Veterans Day. This Veterans Day, family-owned c-store chain, Sheetz, is showing its gratitude for veterans and active duty military personnel. All veterans and current servicemen and women are invited to enjoy a free six-inch turkey sub, regular size fountain drink and a carwash at all Sheetz locations,…
7-Eleven Throws a Winter Beach Party
7-Eleven Canada is inviting its customers to chill with a Slurpee, in their bathing suits, this November. 7-Eleven Canada is bringing back summer with a one day national Slurpee Beach Party on Saturday, Nov. 7 (the reverse of 7-Eleven’s 7/11 birthday). Slurpee fanatics will have the chance to show their commitment to Slurpee, if they are brave…
7-Eleven Hosts Name Your Own Price Day
7-Eleven is helping to feed America through its Name Your Own Price program. On Saturday, Nov. 7, 7-Eleven will host a Name Your Own Price day to combat hunger across the country. According to a report from CBS Los Angeles, for one day only, 7-Eleven will be donating 100% of the proceeds from Slurpee beverage sales…
OpenStore Delivers Industry Advice
OpenStore’s third annual conference provided attendees with indispensable retail strategies. OpenStore by GasBuddy recently hosted its third annual OpenForum by OpenStore conference, where current OpenStore retailers shared their visions of digital marketing success, best practices and new developments in c-store technology. The OpenForum event was initiated by OpenStore in 2012 to provide an environment where OpenStore retailers…