GPM Investments brand-new skill gaming terminals are now available at 60 Virginia fas mart, Apple Market and Roadrunner Markets stores. Customers stopping by to fuel up or coming in to grab their favorite beverage, candy or snack can put their skills to the test with interactive games. Gaming terminals are now available and waiting for…
Stewart’s Celebrates National Ice Cream Month
Throughout the month of July, New York-based Stewart’s Shops is celebrating National Ice Cream Month with its customers. Stewart’s ice cream is made locally at its distribution plant in Greenfield Center, N.Y. Stewart’s makes its own ice cream with fresh milk from 25 local farms, only using quality ingredients with just the right amount of…
AiFi to Expand to 330 Autonomous Stores by 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology company AiFi announced that it’s on track to deploy 330 new and retrofitted autonomous stores by the end of 2021. Today, AiFi’s OASIS, the Orchestrated Autonomous Store Infrastructure and Services, is already powering 10 futuristic stores in a variety of sizes in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and San Antonio in the U.S.,…
S. Abraham & Sons Takes 2020 Foodservice Show Virtual
S. Abraham & Sons Inc. (SAS), a subsidiary of Imperial Trading Company, will conduct its annual Foodservice Show virtually in 2020. Promoted items will include pre-booked and open stock items from the foodservice catalog. Throughout August, retailers will access a portal to place orders, view items and images, and listen to manufacturer videos on product selections.…
Dash In to Donate Additional $300,000 to Local Nonprofits
Dash In parent company The Wills Group announced an additional $300,000 in unrestricted grants to support nonprofit organizations working to help individuals and families in need across the Mid-Atlantic region. The announcement brings the total philanthropic donations made by the Wills Group to address rising food insecurity issues caused by COVID-19 to $500,000 since March…
Couche-Tard Reportedly Selling 1,250 Locations Ahead of Potential Speedway Acquisition
According to the New York Post, Canada-based Alimentation Couche-Tard is planning to sell 1,250 of its locations over possible antitrust concerns ahead of a potential acquisition of the Speedway chain from Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC). Couche-Tard is expecting to raise about $4 billion with the sale, the New York Post reports. MPC had been planning to spin off Speedway…
Cracking the Cold Vault
The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in March altered plans and beverage resets and impacted sales at convenience stores — for better or worse, depending on a store’s location. “As COVID-19 began to restrict, or entirely eliminate, daily routines, convenience sales and trips declined,” said Greg Doonan, communications manager of Nielsen. “Within the beverage space,…
Dunkin’ Plans ‘NextGen’ Expansion, Closes 450 Speedway Locations
Dunkin’ announced plans to close approximately 450 locations in Speedway-owned-and-operated locations along the East Coast by the end of the year. “Very few of the approximately 450 Speedway-owned and operated limited menu Dunkin’ locations have closed to date, and we remain on track to exit Speedway by the end of 2020,” said Michelle King, a…
DigitalMint, EMoney Commerce Partner to Expand Bitcoin ATM Locations
Bitcoin point-of-sale (POS) provider DigitalMint has entered into an agreement with EMoney Commerce, an innovative woman-owned ATM operator, to give more consumers throughout the Midwest access to cryptocurrency via ATMs. The initial launch with EMoney calls for 10 Bitcoin ATMs at convenience stores in central and southern Illinois, including Peoria, Springfield, and Bloomington, with the…
Candy’s Sweet Reward Still a Big Favorite
While COVID-19 has caused upheaval in multiple product markets across the economic spectrum, consumer demand for candy’s spark of enjoyment has held steady with both chocolate and non-chocolate lovers. “Yeah, chocolate’s doing well,” said Tim Young, category manager, center store, for Holcomb Oil’s Five Star chain with 85 stores in Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee. “Now…