The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. The organization was founded in 2001 to fill a need for a national association that served tobacco outlet stores but has expanded to include every category of retail store that sells tobacco products. Over the past 20 years, NATO has succeeded…
RaceTrac CEO Underscores C-Stores’ Role in Alleviating Hunger
The chief executive of RaceTrac testified before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture that the convenience store industry plays a critical role in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by providing a convenient place for economically-disadvantaged citizens to purchase food. RaceTrac CEO Max McBrayer Jr. appeared March 11 before the Agriculture Committee that convenience stores…
Wawa’s ‘Rush to Rewards’ Campaign Twice as Nice, Twice as Fast
Convenience store chain Wawa announced the start of its new “Rush to Rewards” campaign, in which Wawa Rewards members will earn rewards faster than ever. Members who shop with their Wawa Rewards card and the Wawa app will get to their next reward twice as fast throughout all of March. Anyone can join in March…
Growth Energy Welcomes Year-Round E15 Sales in Kansas City
Biofuels industry advocate Growth Energy welcomed this week’s announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) allowing E15 fuel to be sold in the Kansas City, Mo., area year-round: “This announcement is a big step for the Kansas City metro area and a continuation of the hard work that they have done to improve air…
CITGO Responds to Ease Impact of Winter Storms
In the wake of severe, back-to-back mid-February winter storms that seriously impacted Texas and Louisiana, Houston-based CITGO stepped up to provide ongoing support to affected communities. The intense, damaging storms prompted a major disaster declaration from the federal government, and both Texas and Louisiana declared emergencies in impacted counties. “With CITGO refineries in Corpus Christi,…
GetGo Set to Expand Spiked Slushies Flavors, Availability
After a successful first year, the GetGo Café + Market’s Spiked Slushies program is set to expand to additional stores and offer even more unique, fun flavors. Since launching in late 2019, 46 GetGo locations across Pennsylvania and Ohio are now selling the refreshing, quick-frozen malt beverages that are made with premium alcohol brands like…
FDA Clarifies to NATO Wholesaler Catalogs Are Not Ads
The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) on Feb. 19 requested clarification from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that a wholesaler’s cigarette web-based or printed order guide/order catalog for retailers to order cigarettes to stock their stores is not an “advertisement” within the meaning of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. For…
More Savings at the Pump With RaceTrac’s New Debit Card
Atlanta-based RaceTrac has launched its new RaceTrac Debit Card to save on fuel at the pumps. Customers can pick up a debit card for free in-store at their local RaceTrac and save seven cents per gallon every time they fuel up. RaceTrac guests now have two ways to save. In addition to the RaceTrac Debit…
New Cumberland Farms Store is Second for Connecticut Town
Cumberland Farms opened its newest location on March 12, in East Granby, Conn. The new store, at 62 Rainbow Road, is the latest to feature the company’s innovative design, equipment and food offerings that are meant to enhance the customer experience and compete with limited-service, fast-casual restaurants. Spanning more than 4,400 square feet, the Route…
Nostalgia Sells. Give It a Try
I had a good laugh the other day from a photo posted on Twitter. I follow a retail analyst who, like me, seems to have an ironic appreciation of poorly executed stores. The focus this time was a CVS in Scottsdale with its endless rows of garish “buy one, get one free” stickers dangling below…