Employee safety requires a strong training program and commitment from everyone in the company. Store security is an issue that we all take extremely seriously. There must be procedures in place for all employees and managers to follow, and they must be followed to the letter. No exceptions. A couple of stories illustrate and reinforce…
Holiday Side Dish
Uncle Ben’s created the perfect holiday comfort dish available in two easy-to-prepare varieties: traditional white bread and classic cornbread stuffings. Both new mixes have an ideal blend of seasonings, breadcrumbs, grains and veggies. The stuffings go well with Miniature Roast Turkey Dinner Sliders. C-stores can purchase Uncle Ben’s stuffing mix from Oct. 1 through Dec.…
The Love’s Revolution
With an increasing store count, ongoing redesigns and a renewed focus on foodservice, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has transformed its business model. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is set to begin construction on its 300th location this August. As it prepares for this milestone, the travel stop…
Cumberland Gulf Group Opposes Settlement With Visa And MasterCard
“We support bringing real competition and transparency to the credit card market, and this proposed settlement clearly fails to meet this objective,” says Ari Haseotes, president and chief operating officer of Cumberland Farms Inc. The Cumberland Gulf Group opposed the proposed settlement of longstanding antitrust litigation between retailers and the credit card industry. The proposed…
Packaged Facts Defines Dining Habits In America
A market study takes a close look at the generational differences in eating habits of Americans to help the retail and foodservice industries Packaged Facts released a report that analyzes America’s mealtime tendencies and eating habits. The study titled “How We Eat: Retail and Foodservice Opportunities in When and Where America Eats” reports that age…
Retail Gasoline Prices at 11-Week High
Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN A string of refinery outages in late July, early August continues to drive retail gasoline prices higher, with the U.S. retail average gaining for five straight weeks through Aug. 6 to reach an 11-week high at $3.606 gallon per the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly survey. Since…
7-Eleven Retains NRC Realty & Capital Advisors For Store Sales
NRC Realty & Capital Advisors help 7-Eleven with the sale of 30 c-store properties in upstate and western New York. 7-Eleven Inc. retained NRC Realty & Capital Advisors to coordinate the sale of 30 gas stations and c-stores in upstate and western New York. 7-Eleven acquired these properties as part of its acquisition of Wilson…
Pilot Flying J Announces Plans For New Stores
Pilot Flying J is working on opening two new stores in Virginia and Michigan. Pilot Flying J plans to open two new stores in August. New stores include a location in Harrisonburg, Va., which opens on Aug. 13, and a Port Huron, Mich., location, which opens on Aug. 20. The new locations will feature gas…
CITGO Freedom Oil Celebrates Its 10th Year In Business
Freedom Oil celebrates its 10th anniversary by offering a month-long rewards program to its loyal customer base. Freedom Oil, a Warsaw, Ind.-based CITGO Marketer, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by offering loyal customers with its Freedom Rewards Program. Customers can earn cents-off-per-gallon rewards based on store purchases marked at Freedom Express locations through Aug. 31.…
Propel Fuels Participates In CO2 Reduction Effort
“The early success of Propel’s CarbonOffset program is strong evidence that consumers are ready and willing to support clean energy, especially if the cost and benefits are clear,” says Eric Carlson, president of Carbonfund.org. Propel Fuels, a leading retailer of renewable fuels, is now the first company to let consumers offset their driving emissions at…