The Southeast Petro Food Marketing Exposition at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center kicked off Wednesday, March 4, with several retailer educational workshop options in the morning before opening several large booth-filled rooms throughout the exhibition facility, living up to its slogan, “The Really Big Expo.” The show occupies nearly every large room in this seaside…

We all know the importance of a well-educated workforce and the c-store landscape is certainly no exception. Among the many pieces of NAG’s core mission is to help cultivate and groom the convenience store leaders of tomorrow. The National Advisory Group (NAG) scholarship fund was developed to help qualified students offset some of the costs…

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, Feb. 28, passed H.R. 2339, a bill that would ban nationwide sales of all flavored tobacco and vaping products, with few exceptions, as well as outlaw any remote sales not done face-to-face, effectively doing away with online purchases of any kind. The House bill’s ban on flavors includes…

The 2020 Gulf Coast Food & Fuel Expo will welcome attendees and exhibitors for two days of networking and industry education, on Wednesday and Thursday, March 11-12, at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino and Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center in Biloxi, Miss. The Gulf Coast Food & Fuel Expo is free and open to…

Partnership has potential to add more than 4,000 retail outlets for growing GL Brands hemp-CBD products manufacturer. Global hemp consumer packaged goods company and house of brands GL Brands announced it has entered into a new U.S. distribution relationship with Imperial Distributors, a leader in distribution and merchandising of supermarket non-food goods. Imperial will distribute…

The ability to deliver a unified and personalized customer experience across channels and from order capture to delivery is front and center for retailers. Retail executives realize that consumers desire for a seamless shopping experience and today’s convergence of physical and digital shopping environments requires a unified commerce platform. According to enVista’s 2020 Customer Engagement…

CStore Decisions is recognizing two convenience store chains for excellence in design. The Best Store Design Award winners are Dandy Mini Marts for its Wysox, Pa., c-store in the restored Piollet Mansion, and R.H. Foster’s Freshies concept, which it seamlessly carries across a range of new-to-industry stores and legacy footprints. On the pages that follow,…

Truckers Against Trafficking has awarded TravelCenters of America with its prestigious Champion Award in the Organization category. The award was presented Feb. 13, at TA’s biannual leadership expo in Sandusky, Ohio, with more than 850 employees in attendance, including general managers from locations across the nation and members of TA’s executive leadership team. The Champion…

Cary Oil recently unveiled a new logo and tagline as it kicked off the new decade. The Cary, N.C.-based fuel wholesaler and leader in refined fuel distribution has spent over 60 years simplifying fuel supply and serving the industry with wholesaler and retailer support. Cary Oil’s mission is to connect customers with everything they need…

Rutter’s c-store chain announced Friday, Feb. 14, that a third-party had reported to the chain that there may have been a data breach in mid-January regarding payment cards at some of the chain’s locations. The York, Pa.-based convenience store chain released the following statement: “Rutter’s takes the security of payment card data very seriously. We…