Wawa announced the opening of its first drive-through in Westampton, N.J., with its first standalone drive-through scheduled to open on Jan. 8 in Falls Township, Pa. The Westampton, N.J., store is a traditional full-service format with fuel, equipped with a custom, two-lane drive-through, separate order points with digital menu boards including a QR scan menu…
Food Order Pickup Lockers
Welbilt Inc. has entered into a worldwide licensing partnership with Apex Supply Chain Technologies to manufacture and distribute the Flow-Thru 10,000 line of food order pickup lockers under the company’s Merco brand. The food order pickup solution can be integrated into a restaurant’s existing digital ecosystem, providing deeper data and analytics to improve planning and […]
Podcast: Social Media Trends Ahead in 2021
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with social media expert Gini Dietrich, founder of Spin Sucks and author of the book “Spin Sucks,” about social media trends as we head into 2021. Dietrich shares insights on how the pandemic has impacted social media trends, which platforms convenience store retailers should be targeting and…
Speedway Rolls Out New Communication Platform Across 3,500 Locations
Speedway announced that it will deploy Retail Zipline’s communication and execution platform for retailers across approximately 3,500 stores. The Enon, Ohio-based Speedway is the nation’s second largest company-owned and -operated convenience store chain. The Retail Zipline platform will enhance the communication between Speedway’s support teams and its stores coast to coast, providing frontline workers and…
Holiday Gifts, Staples Never Sleep at 7-Eleven
Millions are changing their seasonal routines in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, with its festive red, green and orange lights shining in the night, 7-Eleven is there 24/7 to answer almost any holiday wish, with convenient, quick and easy shopping options. 7-Eleven elves have been hard at work this year. Customers can easily pick-up…
DoorDash, Instacart Partner With GetUpside to Provide Perks for Delivery Drivers
Although COVID-19 has brought driving down almost 20% in the last week alone, delivery drivers are on the road and filling up now more than ever before. Open source data suggest that grocery delivery is up 150% and restaurant delivery is up 67% from this time last year. GetUpside, DoorDash and Instacart have invested in…
FriendShip Kitchen Debuts Curbside Pickup
FriendShip Kitchen announced that it has launched curbside pickup. Customers can visit FSCurb.com, select a participating store and begin placing an order for contactless pickup. FriendShip Kitchen, the first retailer in the U.S. to be certified as Safe Shop Assured, has taken safe shopping to a whole new level. “We know that COVID-19 has put…
QuikTrip Brings Back ‘Jollytown’ App Gifting Experience
Tulsa, Okla.-based QuikTrip (QT) announced. the return of its festive campaign, JollyTown, a mobile app contest with freebie gifts and a select number of cash prizes for customers, through Jan. 3, 2021. Throughout the holiday season, QT will offer freebies of more than 30 in-store products and 150 cash prizes ranging from $100 to $2,000…
Wawa Adds Augmented Reality Gaming Experience to Kids Meals
Wawa has introduced a new augmented reality (AR) game as an enhancement to its recently announced line of Kids Meals. In August 2020, all 900-plus stores launched the Kids Meals offer, which includes a choice of entrée, side, beverage and Wally Goose trading cards with the mascot’s favorite hobbies from sports to acting to cooking…
Why DashMart Should Be on Every Convenience Store’s Radar
As you probably know, DoorDash is slated to IPO at a mammoth $32 billion valuation. While much attention has been given to the fact that they’re still unprofitable in what might be considered the best possible environment for a delivery aggregator — and by their own admission expect revenue to decline in the future —…