For the second consecutive year, a professional driver from Core-Mark International has been recognized as one of the nation’s best private fleet truck drivers. Patrick Fay of Glidden, Iowa, a 21-year employee of Core-Mark’s Farner-Bocken division, was one of 23 people named a National Driver All-Star by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC). Each honoree…
Dandy Mini Mart Renovates Historic Pennsylvania Mansion
Dandy Mini Mart celebrated its historic revitalization of the the Piollet Mansion, in Wysox, Pa., with a community grand opening and ribbon cutting last month, replete with free lunch samples from the Dandy kitchen, including paninis, burgers, and specialty pizzas, as well as specialty coffees and smoothies. A new addition to the original structure now…
Love’s Round Up the Change Campaign Helps Sick Kids
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, one of the nation’s industry-leading travel stop networks, is asking customers to Round Up the Change to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. From Dec. 2-6, customers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar at any of Love’s 505 locations across the country to help sick and injured…
Coca-Cola Debuts Seasonal Items, AR Experience
For this year’s holiday season, Coca-Cola Co. is offering some new, limited-edition items as well as other holiday-themed advertising and experiences, such as the brand’s first large-scale Augmented Reality (AR) activation. Holiday packaging and advertising features reimagined creative expressions of two brand icons, the Sundblom Santa Claus and the Coca-Cola Polar Bears, courtesy of Wieden…
New Parker’s Kitchen Opening in Savannah
Parker’s is celebrating the opening of its latest Parker’s Kitchen convenience store on Ogeechee Road in Savannah, Ga., with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Nov. 14. With this new site, Savannah, Ga.-based Parker’s now operates 63 c-stores in Georgia and South Carolina. The new Parker’s Kitchen offers award-winning, Southern-inspired food prepared fresh on-site, including hand-breaded…
Refreshing the Restrooms
The state of a convenience store’s restroom — from overall cleanliness to design and ambiance — impacts customer perception of the entire store and affects the site’s bottom line. In the U.S., one in two customers opt to spend more at a store with clean and well-maintained restrooms, according to the 10th Annual Healthy Hand…
Dash In, Splash In Offer Veterans Free Sandwiches and Car Washes
This Veterans Day, Dash In convenience stores and Splash In ECO Car Wash will honor our troops with free sandwiches and car washes at all locations across Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Veterans and active duty military personnel can pick up two free sliders from Dash In’s Signature Craveable Menu. Dash In’s lineup of sliders includes the…
Toshiba POS Keeps Pace Using Intel’s Processing Power
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has taken a leap forward with its global point-of-sale (POS) systems by integrating Intel’s latest processor technology, enhancing the power of retailers to enhance the customer experience. “Integrating Intel’s next-gen processing technology within our POS systems allows us to better serve our worldwide retail clients and partners,” said Toshiba Global Commerce…
The Many Values of Store Visits
The c-store industry is, and will continue to be, a people business. As such, you cannot overlook the many values gained by making frequent visits to your No. 1 and No. 2 assets — your employees and your c-stores. It’s here where the magic happens, and it’s here where your success as a company is…
Lighting Expert LSI Expands Success to Mexico
LSI Industries said last week that it surpassed 500 turnkey installations of petroleum retail lighting and graphics solutions for several large, multi-national customers in Mexico. “The installations in Mexico reflect LSI’s focused business strategy, the dedication of our employees and our commitment to serving our valued customers,” said Jim Clark, president and CEO of LSI…