New York-based Stewart’s Shops’ top priority is to protect the health and safety of its customers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stewart’s continues to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended guidelines and is adapting to the ever-changing recommendations while balancing the needs of our customers and employees. As the CDC changes…
PODCAST: COVID-19 Update
In this podcast, CStore Decisions’ Executive Editor Erin Del Conte, speaks with Doug Galli, vice president and general manager for Reid Stores/ Crosby’s, and the board chairman of the National Advisory Group (NAG), about how COVID-19 is impacting the c-store business and how his chain is responding in order to protect employees and support the…
Urban Stores Are Meeting the Demand for Convenience and Essential Items
A CSD Exclusive The large, densely populated inner-cities are among those areas to be hit the hardest by COVID-19. The consequences have already impacted, and in some cases redefined, every single sector of the community, according to exclusive research from National Retail Solutions (NRS). For the urban dweller, it has disrupted everything about their lives,…
Casey’s Appoints Restaurant Industry Veteran as VP of Food Service
Casey’s General Stores announced restaurant industry veteran Michelle Wickham will join the company as Vice President, Food Service. In this role, Wickham will continue to evolve Casey’s $1.1 billion prepared foodservice business, advancing the incorporation of a restaurant mindset for menu, quality, consistency and innovation across the company’s 16-state store footprint. “Michelle’s extensive experience in…
Love’s Opens Six Truck Care and Speedco Locations
Love’s Travel Stops has opened six Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations. The new locations offer tire, lube and mechanical services for professional drivers and fleets at affordable costs. Commercial drivers can stop at over 380 locations across the country for their needs and our technicians will help get them back on the road quickly…
Coca-Cola Foundation Awards Additional $13.5 Million in Grants to Nonprofits Responding to COVID-19
The Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, is awarding a total of $13.5 million in grants to five non-profit organizations that are working on the front lines of the U.S. and Canadian humanitarian response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest grants support organizations focused on providing relief to first responders and residents…
Electric Vehicles Growing, But They’re Just Part of the Fuel Mix
With the rise of electric vehicles (EVs), the buzz around fuel retail has lately centered around installing electric charging stations. But with increasing choices like biofuels, hydrogen battery propulsion and more efficient fossil fuels, it’s going to be a while before electric is the standard. While more carmakers are introducing electric versions of more of…
Crosby’s Responds During COVID-19
As the COVID-19 continues the Reid Stores/Crosby’s is rolling out safety measures like plexiglass barriers and face shields, while supporting the community through a partnership with ConnectLife, New York’s only community blood center. Doug Galli, vice president and general manager for Reid Stores and Crosby’s, and the board chairman of the National Advisory Group (NAG)…
Love’s Contributes $100,000 to Trucker Relief Fund
Love’s Travel Stops recently contributed $100,000 to the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund (SCF) to help professional drivers who can’t work due to illness or injury, which may be more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This donation reflects our belief that professional truck drivers are the backbone of the U.S., especially during this…
Circle K to Donate 25 Million Meals to Feeding America
Circle K announced a pledge to donate 25 million meals to Feeding America in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting April 10, for every fuel transaction made at a Circle K, one meal will be donated to a local member food bank of the Feeding America network, the nation’s largest hunger relief organization. “During…