CStore Decisions needs your help identifying next-generation leaders for our 2021 class of 40 Under 40 C-Store Leaders to Watch. Do you work with bright up-and-coming young executives or next-generation leaders who are under 40 years old? Nominate them today at the link below. Nominees must be retailers from a convenience store or petroleum chain…
Safe Shop and Action Card Partner to Help Retailers Market Safety and Cleanliness
Becoming Safe Shop certified just got a lot easier. Announced today, a new partnership with Action Card streamlines the Safe Shop onboarding process. Using Action Card’s mobile operations management platform, retailers can demonstrate Safe Shop Assured™ eligibility in as little as one day. “Working together just made sense the more we looked at it,” said…
Circle K Teams Up With Lottery App Jackpocket
Convenience store chain Circle K announced a partnership with lottery app Jackpocket that will offer exclusive perks for lottery players. Jackpocket is the first third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets. Building off a 2020 pilot program in the Austin, Texas, metro area, the expanded partnership…
SAS Ready for Annual Foodservice Show
Convenience industry product distributors S. Abraham & Sons will host its annual Foodservice Show at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Thursday, Aug. 12. The event will feature hands-on displays of vendor products from signage to equipment to foodservice samplings. New to the foodservice arena this year will be chicken tenders…
NRF Chief Economist: Vaccination Is Key to Economic Recovery
The economy is growing quickly, but its future still depends on slowing the coronavirus pandemic as consumers worry about new variants of the virus, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. Meanwhile, a labor shortage and supply chain disruptions are setting the stage for increased inflation. “We are now in the second half of…
Report: Adult Beverage E-Commerce Is Now Mainstream
Coming at an inflection point as a “new normal” emerges, the latest report from alcohol e-commerce marketplace Drizly points to blurred lines between two hot categories – hard seltzer and ready-to-drink cocktails – and how Gen Z’s penchant for conscious consumption may shape the industry for years to come. The 2021 Drizly Consumer Report, the…
Refuel Picks Up ALCO’s 28 Stores
Charleston, S.C.-based retail and wholesale fuel distribution and convenience store business Refuel Operating Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Albemarle Oil Co. (ALCO), a North Carolina based convenience store and retail fuel business operating under the ALCO brand. Headquartered in Albemarle, N.C., ALCO owns and operates 28 conveniences stores and…
Dunkin’s New Dog Treats and Toys Help Kids in Need
The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation and The Original BARK Company, the maker of BarkBox, announced a second collaboration featuring two “pawsome” new dog toys sure to give your four-legged friend the zoomies, including a treat-dispensing Dunkin’ coffee cup and a Dunkin’ donut and bag. The dog toys are now available at participating Dunkin’ restaurants…
Multicultural Shoppers a Driving Force in Grocery Retail
Acosta, a global integrated sales and marketing services provider in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, released its second “The Why? Behind The Buy: Multicultural Shopper Insights” report, detailing grocery shopping trends and behaviors of multicultural consumers. With $3.9 trillion in buying power, according to a 2019 University of Georgia report, Hispanic, Black and Asian…
Parkland Acquiring North Dakota’s Red Carpet Carwash
Red Carpet Carwash, a premiere carwash and retail business located in Western N.D., announced that it has entered into an acquisition agreement with Canadian c-store chain Parkland Corp., through its U.S.-based subsidiary, Parkland USA. Based in Calgary, Parkland is one of North America’s and the Caribbean’s fastest growing independent suppliers and marketers of fuel and…