Kum & Go is teaming up with RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, for unified supply chain and merchandising optimization, including forecasting, replenishment and space and floor planning. RELEX will service Kum & Go’s stores across 11 states and support the family-owned retailer’s goal of optimizing their supply chain and merchandise practices through…
Build Relationships Through Loyalty Marketing
Did you know it costs five times more to acquire new customers than it does to retain current customers? And did you know existing customers are 50% more likely to try a new product of yours as well as spend 31% more than new customers? Whether or not you currently have a loyalty program that…
Kum & Go Pushes Forward With Tesla Charging Stations
Kum & Go is forging ahead with its strategy to add Tesla charging stations to its c-stores across the Midwest with the addition of a charging facility in Joplin, Mo. The electric chargers are expected to be online within the next two months, The Joplin Globe reported. Ken Kleemeier, vice president of fuels for the…
NATSO Progressing Toward 2030 Fast-Charging Commitment
ChargePoint Inc. and NATSO, which represents travel plazas and truckstops, said it has made significant progress in the first year of the National Highway Charging Collaborative, an initiative that will leverage $1 billion in public and private capital to deploy charging at more than 4,000 travel plazas and fuel stops serving highway travelers and rural…
CEFCO Launches New Rewards Program
CEFCO has launched its new CEFCO Rewards program. CEFCO Rewards is live across all CEFCO retail sites and is being powered by Stuzo’s Open Commerce Activate product (for intelligent loyalty management) and Open Commerce Experience product (for SMS-based sign-in and the progressive web-based digital customer experience). CEFCO also engaged Stuzo for its Program Management Services,…
CEFCO to Reimagine ‘Voice of the Customer’ Program
CEFCO, the Temple, Texas-based convenience store chain, has announced a new customer experience management program with Service Management Group (SMG), a global customer, patient and employee experience management partner. Following an extensive evaluation of more than 40 customer experience vendors, CEFCO chose SMG for its strategic focus, industry-leading benchmarks, field engagement model and ability to…
Fuel Management System
Warren Rogers introduced the latest version of its fuelWRAp application, which uses real-time data and leverages the flexibility and smart analytics of the cloud to help fuel retailers continuously track fuel inventory — even at the most complex, high-throughput sites. The latest edition of fuelWRAp features a new and intuitive user dashboard, simplified menu options, […]
C-Stores Upgrade to LED, Add Solar Power
C-store retailers are turning their attention to ambitious lighting and energy efficiency goals this year, particularly with LED and solar power. Pilot Co. plans to complete its LED upgrading project across all remaining stores by the end of 2021 — a project that’s six years in the making and includes its more than 750 stores…
goPuff Secures $1.15 Billion in New Funding
goPuff announced that it has secured $1.15 billion in new funding, more than doubling its valuation to $8.9 billion in just five months. Investors in the round include D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management and Research Company, Baillie Gifford, Eldridge, Reinvent Capital, Luxor Capital and SoftBank Vision Fund 1. “We are grateful for the confidence of…
Cloud-Based Fuel Management Has Retailers Looking Up
Precision fuel monitoring systems maker Warren Rogers introduced the latest version of its innovative and secure fuelWRAp application, which helps convenience stores and other fuel retailers manage their fuel systems. Warren Rogers’ fuelWRAp is a highly precise and efficient fuel management system using real-time data and leveraging the flexibility and smart analytics of the cloud…