Sheetz recently partnered with DoorDash to provide on-demand delivery of convenience essentials and more from 560 Sheetz stores across Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. Customers can place a Sheetz order for delivery through DoorDash’s website or mobile app. In late January 2022, Sheetz customers will also be able to order from…

Market trends analyst IRI Worldwide found encouraging trends and promising opportunities for the convenience channel in its new report, “The Convenience Store Landscape Q3 2021.”  The convenience store channel has outperformed the broader market in each of the past three quarters, galvanized by increasing consumer mobility. Inflation and supply constraints continue to pose risks to…

Retail technology is moving at breakneck speed, making it tough for c-store operators who must juggle running an efficient business while meeting rising customer expectations. Integrating loyalty apps, order ahead, delivery and point-of-sale (POS) systems, while tracking inventory and labor hours, can be daunting. It doesn’t have to be. New tech is emerging in the…

Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS) and ACI Worldwide announced their collaboration on a point-to-point encryption (P2PE) data security offering that will increase protection for consumers’ credit and debit cards at fueling dispensers, significantly reducing the risks of costly data breaches for these merchants. DFS is a leading developer of advanced customer-focused technologies, services and solutions for…

Retailers have faced challenges from all angles this year. Between the ongoing effects of COVID-19, the labor shortage, supply chain difficulties and consumers’ rising expectations around digital and omnichannel experiences, many brands are simply aiming to keep their heads above water through the New Year, according to leading retail technology solutions provider NCR. But with…

BP is changing the experience for its convenience store shoppers in a pair of states by integrating automated checkout into Amoco and ampm stores. BP is working with Grabango, the leading provider of checkout-free technology for existing stores, to retrofit 10 convenience store locations across the BP network, Grabango’s largest multi-store roll-out ever. By introducing…

Jump Start Stores is a rapidly expanding retail chain based in the Kansas market focused on providing “Simply Better Gasoline.” Jump Start has designed a fuel program to offer its customers choice at the pump, whether they’re looking for a more economical choice, a more powerful octane or a more environmentally friendly fuel grade. Having…

Wawa and The Wawa Foundation debuted its newest “Wawa in Your Community” vehicle, which is fully equipped to brew and serve up to 500 cups of hot beverages, including coffee and hot chocolate at one time. The debut took place at Riddle Hospital to thank healthcare heroes at an institution that is near and dear…

JFK International Air Terminal (JFKIAT), operator of Terminal 4 at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, announced a partnership with SSP America and Zippin to launch a contactless, frictionless retail concept leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the first of Zippin’s locations in an air terminal. Zippin’s new technology for the Camden Food Express,…

Yatco Energy, a fast-growing New England based chain of convenience stores, has launched Yatco Rewards on the Paytronix platform. Newton, Mass.-based Paytronix will provide the Yatco Rewards with loyalty, a branded mobile app, and, for three of the Yatco stores, order and delivery. “Yatco Rewards will help create brand loyalty while incentivizing our customers to come into our stores more frequently and to spend more,” said Yatco Energy…