Thorntons opened its newest Chicagoland store — and the first in Riverwoods, Ill. — on Feb. 3 at 6 a.m. The company now operates a total of 88 stores in Illinois, 68 of which are in Chicagoland. This new 4,400-square-foot facility is set on 1.69 acres and features a number of amenities to serve on-the-go…

Fintech recently announced in a blog post that off-premises beer licensees in Colorado will be able to start selling wine soon. In November 2022, Colorado residents passed ballot initiative 125, allowing an off-premises beer licensee to begin selling wine as of March 1. Currently licensed Fermented Malt Beverage Off-Premises Retailers (FMB-OFF) will automatically convert to…

Alta Convenience and Petro-Mart raised $300,000 for Make-A-Wish Colorado through the Buy-A-Star, Make-A-Wish in-store donation campaign. CF Altitude LLC, which is the parent company of Alta Convenience, purchased the 46 Petro- Mart stores at the end of 2021. This was a great addition to the CF Altitude family and also brought a lot to the…

Last week, OPEC+ decided to maintain current production levels and not make any cuts, which led to lower oil prices, according to AAA. Over the past week, the national average for a gallon of gas barely budged, drifting lower by three cents to $3.47. But Friday’s blockbuster U.S. report of 517,000 jobs added in January,…

Convenience store retailers interested in learning more about next-generation technologies can do so at the National Advisory Group’s (NAG) annual conference from March 26-29. At 1:15 p.m. on March 28, “Connecting Next-Generation Loyalty, Payments and POS Systems” will feature a discussion on how new technologies can enable hyper-personalized customer experiences. The combination of loyalty, payments…

During the pandemic, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) leaned heavily into online and mobile ordering technologies. At first, restaurants needed online ordering platforms simply to stay afloat — but with that foundational architecture now in place, they are turning their attention to creating hyper-personalized experiences curated by way of data-heavy loyalty strategies. While QSRs were struggling to…

Advance Auto Parts has announced its “Big Game Most Valuable Play” promotion. During this promotion, if any quarterback completes a touchdown pass of at least 25 yards during the Big Game on Sunday, Feb. 12, in Arizona, 25 lucky fans will score a year of free gasoline at Shell stations nationwide and receive a $500…

Kum & Go has announced the adoption of ICE Cobotics’ Cobi 18 to be deployed across its 400-plus locations. Integrating Cobi 18, a floor-cleaning cobot, will allow Kum & Go to continue to live out its purpose to ‘make days better’ by freeing up associates to deliver more of the exceptional customer service its known for.…

New York-based chain Stewart’s Shops has released its next promotion for the company’s “Make Your Own Prize” contest. During this initiative, winning customers will have the choice between a year’s worth of free Stewart’s Coffee or Ice Cream. The chain will release a new contest every month of the year. For February’s contest, Stewart’s Shops…

P97 Networks announced it is teaming up with Visa to deploy its token technology. This collaboration will help reduce friction with in-car payments, enable electric vehicle (EV) charging payments across public networks, and further accelerate mobile payment innovation and acceptance. The first step in this cooperation is the launch of P97 Network’s enhanced network token…