McDonald’s Corp. reported Monday across-the-board sales growth in October, fueled by a steady uptick in North America and strong worldwide demand, MarketWatch reported. In the U.S., the fast food giant was up 5.6% on the back of the company’s Monopoly game promotion and products including Chicken McNuggets, McGriddles, and McCafe beverages. In Europe, same-store sales…
Sheetz Enlists Teradata Corp.
Sheetz Inc. is installing the Teradata Data Warehouse Appliance by Teradata Corp. Once installed, the new data warehouse appliance is expected to further increase data management capacity at the convenience store chain-known for its award-winning food, innovative technology and excellent customer service. Sheetz continues to grow its network of stores and the need for more…
Wholesale Gasoline Costs Surge on Fed’s Quantitative Easing
Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Wholesale gasoline costs were pumped higher by a sharp advance in New York Mercantile Exchange oil futures during the first week of November, with crude values spiking to a better than two-year high after the Federal Reserve announced a monetary policy aimed at spurring economic growth. NYMEX…
Slurpee Goes Purple For the People
7-Eleven has wasted no time jumping on a new campaign after President Barack Obama jokingly told a Bloomberg reporter he might serve the Slurpee, during an upcoming meeting with the incoming House Speaker, Ohio Rep. John Boehner and referred to it as “a very delicious drink.” “We are not surprised by President Obama’s comments about…
NOCO Express Fundraises For Food Bank
Throughout November and December, NOCO Express Stores is donating 10 cents from every cup of Nickel City Roast Coffee sold in-store to the Food Bank of Western New York. “If each customer were to purchase one cup of coffee each day through the end of the year, they would be providing 34 meals to those…
New Safeway Opens In Estes Park, Colo.
Safeway has opened a new 24-hour gas station/convenience store in Estes Park, Colo., Stockbriefings.com reported. The new fuel center offers six pump stations and can fuel 12 cars at any given time, while the 850-square foot Safeway convenience store offers snacks, cold drinks, lottery tickets and beer. The project took approximately three months to complete.…
Dean Dirks Joins b2b Solutions
Dean Dirks has joined b2b Solutions LLC as a consulting partner. “Dean has a long and very successful history in the industry as a retailer and supplier,” said Steve Montgomery, president of b2b Solutions LLC, a Chicago-based consultancy that specializes in working with retailers and suppliers to the convenience store / petroleum marketing industry. “b2b…
Jenkins Joins Gilbarco Veeder-Root
Matt JenkinsMatt Jenkins has joined Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Commercial Business Unit as sales manager. In this role Matt will support the company’s Commercial and Industrial customers with products such as Gasboy PLUS fleet management solutions, Atlas fuel dispensers and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) dispensers, as well as Veeder-Root automatic tank gauges. “As part of our continued…
Candy Tax Overturned
Tuesday’s election results brought relief to Washington consumers and a hard fought victory for Washington confectioners. The citizens of Washington overturned a food and beverage tax that would have cost consumers nearly $300 million over the next three years. This was achieved through the work of a coalition of consumers, retailers and food and beverage…
7-Eleven Confirms End of Discussions With Casey’s
7-Eleven Inc. has confirmed that discussions with Casey’s General Stores Inc. regarding a potential transaction have terminated. 7-Eleven made a preliminary proposal of $40 per common share for a consensual transaction on Sept. 2, 2010. After completing additional due diligence, 7-Eleven raised its offer to $43 per common share. 7-Eleven believes its revised proposal fairly…