Businesses are increasingly turning to more advanced modes of operation. C-stores are using LED lighting and energy-efficient technology to update their locations and realizing financial and maintenance benefits with the switch. The largest benefit (to LED) is energy savings,” said Tara Hughes, senior energy & sustainability analyst, RaceTrac. “After transitioning stores to LED lighting, we…

TravelCenters of America (TA) announced its commitment to professional drivers by providing more options to make healthy choices while on the road. This is in conjunction with the chain’s celebration of Driver Appreciation Month in September. TA announced a collaboration with Cleveland Clinic, a widely respected academic medical center, to expand its support of drivers’…

An all-new Dash In and Splash In ECO Car Wash opened in Laurel, Md., and it will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept. 16. The new location is at 6000 Sandy Spring Road at the intersection of Bauer Lane and Sandy Spring Road. Friday’s festivities begin at 8:00 a.m. and…

Small independent convenience store retailers are not only grappling with the same inflation, supply chain issues and labor shortages as the rest of the industry, but they’re also having to compete against larger chains with fewer resources. Still, small family chains are the backbone of this industry and many independent c-stores are succeeding today despite…

Paytronix Systems and next-gen experience management platform Yumpingo announced an integration partnership that enables brands to deploy Yumpingo’s proprietary one-minute reviews to guests when using Paytronix Order & Delivery. Yumpingo’s deep experience management functionality, combined with the Paytronix digital ordering platform, enables brands to pinpoint specific actions for their teams to focus on that have…

Sheetz has been named to this year’s Best Workplaces in Retail list by Fortune and Great Place to Work. Ranking third nationally, Sheetz is the only convenience store to be named. While Sheetz has been named to this list every year, this is Sheetz’s highest ranking ever, trailing only Wegmans Food Markets and Target. “Being…

ARKO Corp. announced that GPM Investments, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARKO, and certain of GPM’s subsidiaries have agreed to acquire assets from Transit Energy Group (TEG). This includes approximately 150 convenience stores; fuel supply rights to approximately 200 dealers, commercial, government and industrial customers; as well as TEG’s bulk storage, distribution and transportation…

MAPCO recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest store in Antioch, Tenn., at 3800 Murfreesboro Pike, where representatives from Antioch High School and local community partners joined MAPCO executives and team members for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 7. In attendance were the school’s District Champion girls’ soccer team, as well as its marching…

Colonial Group Inc. has announced that the company hired Alexandra (Alex) McCants for the newly created position of vice president of human resources for the Savannah, Ga.-based group of companies. “We are pleased to welcome Alex to this newly created role,” said Brett Giesick, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “She brings considerable experience…

Many convenience and fuel retailers have yet to realize the value of researching, developing and implementing a digital marketing strategy that specifically drives customer engagement. Since few of these retailers have built a dedicated, fully capable marketing team — and the IT resources to support it — most brands are limited in the level of…