Winnsboro Petroleum Co. announced the successful completion of the sale of its 24 Shell and CITGO branded Pops Mart convenience stores located in the greater Columbia, S.C., market to Don Draughon and JD Dykstra. Winnsboro Petroleum Co. was a multi-generation petroleum marketer with deep ties to the Columbia market. Bill McMaster, owner and CEO, represented…
7-Eleven Launches Subscription Delivery Service
7-Eleven announced that it upgraded its 7NOW delivery app with the new 7NOW Gold Pass subscription delivery service, where customers can get their delivery fee waived on a choice of more than 3,000 of 7-Eleven’s products: anything from hot, fresh food and drinks to household items, snacks, groceries and more. For $5.95 a month, customers…
Choice Market Launches Cashierless ‘Mini-Mart’ at Health Care Campus
Choice Market, in partnership with St. Louis-based Health Hospitality Partners (HHP), created the first autonomous market in a health care setting. Dubbed Mini-Mart, the concept will launch on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the second quarter. It will feature Choice Now, a technology that uses artificial intelligence and cameras to check out…
High Court Blocks Employer Vaccine, Mask Mandates
The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 issued a pair of rulings that affect employer vaccine and mask mandates handed down by the Biden administration. One ruling put a temporary halt to the administration’s COVID-19 vaccine, testing and mask mandate for large employers. The high court, though, let stay a separate rule that applies only…
Street Corner’s Post-Pandemic Reinvention
Street Corner may not be the new kid on the block — it first entered the market in the mid-1980s — but the chain’s reinvention post-pandemic positions it as a cutting-edge, modern c-store business. With a new CEO at the wheel, Street Corner recently debuted a revamped foodservice menu and is aggressively rolling out three…
Security Strategies for 2022
If COVID-19 weren’t challenging enough for convenience retailers, the start of the pandemic saw an increase in crime, said Sean Sportun, a security expert who’s spent almost 18 years in the convenience store world, 15 of which were with Circle K, leading the company’s Central Canada Loss Prevention Department. “People, it seemed, felt very comfortable…
GPM Investments Ready With Winter Deals
GPM Investments announced its winter season promotions, running through March 29, including winter deals that will help customers save on essentials for Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day, as well as extra savings for enrolled fas Rewards members. GPM’s winter deals make any one of its 18-banner family of stores a destination for customers looking…
Kum & Go Partners With BLK & Bold Coffee Brand
Kum & Go recently partnered with premium coffee brand BLK & Bold to elevate customers’ coffee options. Currently available at 35 Kum & Go locations in Little Rock, Ark.; Omaha, Neb.; and Des Moines, Iowa, BLK & Bold’s featured roasts are all sustainably grown, small-batch roasted and Fair Trade Certified. “Kum & Go is committed…
Refuel Funded to Continue Expansion Strategy
The successful closing of First Reserve Refuel Fund has provided Refuel, a buy-and-build platform with over 170 operated convenience stores located across the Southeastern U.S., a $511 million capital influx. The Fund provides additional dry powder for Refuel to continue pursuing its acquisition-driven growth strategy. The Fund was led by the Goldman Sachs Asset Management…
7-Eleven International Names Ken Wakabayashi Co-CEO
7-Eleven announced Ken Wakabayashi as the new co-CEO of 7-Eleven International (7IN), following his now prior role as 7-Eleven’s senior vice president and head of International. Wakabayashi will now lead the 7-Eleven brand’s global growth strategy alongside co-CEO Shinji Abe from Seven-Eleven Japan. “We are thrilled to offer our congratulations to Ken Wakabayashi on this…