Healthy eating and drinking options are in high profile at the centennial edition of the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel & Motel Show that opened Saturday, May 18, at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The National Restaurant Association is hosting 43,000 attendees through Tuesday, May 21, who gathered to sample and show off their latest products, tech,…
Parkland Fuel to Acquire KB Oil
Calgary-based Parkland Fuel Corp. has entered into an agreement through its U.S. based subsidiaries to acquire Ken Bettridge Distributing Inc., or KB Oil, Parkland announced today. Founded in 1976 by Ken Bettridge, KB Oil is a bulk fuel and lubricants distributor and operator of fleet fueling, convenience stores and cardlock services in Southwest Utah and…
High’s to Adopt Skip Frictionless Checkout
High’s will adopt Skip Frictionless Checkout in 36 locations by the end of May 2019. Skip is a mobile payment option that allows customers to purchase items on their phones without visiting a cashier in store. The app can be found in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. “Skip Frictionless Checkout is a key…
What’s the Best Biodiesel Blend?
Spring is here, and cold-weather regions have climbed out of the chaotic winter. Rising temperatures mean it’s the time of year when convenience stores start thinking about the amount of biodiesel that’s blended into their petroleum diesel. It’s one of the most common questions biodiesel producers and suppliers are asked: What’s the right blend for…
Consumer Market Insight for E15
When you see E15 at the dispenser or hear of the term, what do you think of? Over the past several years, Growth Energy has completed more than 6,000 consumer surveys to answer that question. The goal of the research was to determine what name consumers wanted when purchasing E15. The consumer has spoken. The…
West Oil sells 25-store Markette Chain to FR Refuel
West Oil Inc. this week sold its 25 Markette convenience stores and one Lotto Land convenience store in South Carolina to FR Refuel LLC, a portfolio company of First Reserve, a leading global private equity investment firm exclusively focused on energy. The transaction also includes two car wash properties and three vacant lots for future…
Irving Oil Builds Two Stores, Then Sells Another
Canada-based Irving Oil, which operates more than 900 retail locations across Eastern Canada and the Northeast United States, invested recently in two brand-new retail locations in New England while selling off another to VERC Enterprises. The new sites, located in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and Enfield, New Hampshire, opened in early April. The company touts the…
C-Stores Rally in Tight Labor Market
By Mel Kleiman, President, Humetrics and Erin Del Conte, Executive Editor Convenience Store Decisions and Humetrics recently collaborated on our 11th annual Human Resources Benchmarking Survey. The results reported here are based on the respondents’ recent experiences and expectations and provide industry-wide insights on human resources (HR) trends in the convenience store industry as well…
What’s the Difference Between ATM Transaction Fees and Surcharges?
There was a time when the only place an American consumer would see an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) was outside a bank. As the ATM turns 50 this year, that’s no longer the case. Now people are likely to find ATMs nearly anywhere. And when they do, they’re certain to find fees to use…
Love’s Attended Tenth MATS
MATS 2019 hosted more than 71,000 attendees from 50 states and 61 countries. This year marked Love’s 10th year of attending Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). About 25 Love’s team members attended the show. “MATS is a great way for Love’s to interact with its customers on a personal level and hear directly from them,” said…