Carlin replaces Crause as head of Fluid Transfer group. OPW Fueling Components, producer of commercial and retail fueling equipment, has named Phil Carlin president of its OPW Fuel Management Systems Inc. business unit. Carlin will replace David Crouse who was recently promoted to president of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, another Dover Company. Carlin has held…
rutters installs skyline electronics priceadvantage
New software helps the chain instantly change gas pricing displays. York, Pa.-based Rutter’s Farm Market has turned to Skyline Electronic Pricing Solutions, an electronic price display manufacturer, to install its newest product, PriceAdvantage Central Control Fuel Pricing Software. The patent-pending software allows petroleum marketers to simultaneously update fuel pricing at their Skyline Products Electronic Price…
visa helps protect small business
New program helps strengthen data security. Visa USA has released a program designed to help the nation’s small businesses improve their security. The credit card company’s program calls for acquiring financial institutions to strengthen their existing data security efforts to identify and address risks among their small merchant customers–such as smaller c-store chains–including identifying whether…
leveraging activitybased costing in merchandising decisionmaking
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sheetz launches debit rewards program
Sheetz Inc., operator of more than 330 convenience stores in six states, has partnered with Capital One to test an innovative new program that provides debit card customers with rewards similar to those available to credit customers. The new Sheetz Debitz card links to a customer’s current checking account, regardless of the bank…
chs selects dtn
Company uses Guardian3 system for its automated fuel management systems. CHS Inc., an energy and grain-based foods company, selected DTN and its Guardian3 (G3) terminal automation system to manage fuel supply at its terminals supplying Cenex brand energy products. CHS will use DTN G3 to customize reporting from its terminals for better insight into product…
digitally doable
Adding digital signage to stores is now easier than ever with the latest products from Innovation Marketing Systems Inc. (IMS). Requiring no additional software or hardware to operate, the IMS Digital Signage products are truly user friendly. Attract more customers to retail operations and reduce sign clutter both inside and outside. For More Information fromInnovation…
alon usa inks new payment processor
RBS Lynk will manage credit, debit and gift card transactions. Dallas-based Alon USA Energy Inc., an independent refiner and operator of more than 200 7-Elven convenience stores, said it has selected RBS Lynk, the U.S. payments processing division of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, as its new credit card processor. RBS Lynk will manage…
florida gas stations prepare for storms
Hurricane season will put new generator law to the test. As the 2007 hurricane season begins, many gas station owners are still scrambling to adhere to a new state law requiring certain gas stations within a half-mile of an interstate highway or evacuation route to be prewired so that a generator can be quickly installed…
sheetz and chase make credit purchases as quick as a blink
New deal leads to the release of the Sheetz MasterCard. Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz Inc. and Chase Card Services, the credit card division of JP Morgan Chase Co., has launched the enhanced Sheetz MasterCard with “blink.” The card features a more robust rewards program called Sheetz Rewards, which includes the ability to earn everyday essentials,…