GSP Expands Production Capacity
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- GSP, a leading provider of point-of-purchase (POP) materials to large, multi-site convenience-store and other retailers and leading brands, has announced that it has added the EFI...
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How C-Stores Fuel America (Infographic)
ST. PAUL, Minn. – There are approximately 246 million cars on the nation’s roads. One out of every $25 spent in America is spent at a convenience store. From fuel to snacks to coffee, convenience...
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Most Traveled Memorial Day in a Decade? (Infographic)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The combination of a growing economy and low gasoline prices will push travel volume on Memorial Day 2015 to the highest level in a decade, AAA predicts.The group expects 37.2 million...
View ArticleWhat Consumers Want C-Stores to Know About Their Candy & Snack Preferences
CHICAGO --“The consumer is more in charge than ever before,” said Larry Levin during the opening keynote of the 2015 Sweets & Snacks Expo. “They are starting the dialogues, not brands.”So what does...
View ArticleCEFCO Donations Top $750,000
TEMPLE, Texas -- CEFCO Convenience Stores and parent company Fikes Wholesale Inc. will donate $763,000 to charitable causes this spring.Announced during the c-store chain’s 14th Annual “Hackers-R-Us”...
View ArticleTaking Heat for Bad Goods
DENVER -- Vases made so thin they break when picked up, recliners that flip over backwards or even baby cribs painted in lead have all been part of recent liability actions taken against retailers...
View ArticleReturn to Gasoline Margin Crunch Demands Action
Brought to you by GasBuddy.The fourth quarter of 2014 was a renaissance for rack-to-retail margins. But with oil and refined-product prices spending the past five months climbing back up from...
View ArticleHeyman, Grimes Join Java City
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Coffee supplier Java City announced Steve Heyman and Vickie Grimes have joined the company to further develop its growing portfolio of national accounts.Heyman joins Java City as...
View ArticleMassachusetts Towns Raise Cigarette-Buying Age to 21
DANVERS & KINGSTON, Mass. -- Two Massachusetts towns have joined the ranks of those that have agreed to increase the legal age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21, among...
View ArticleATM Data Theft Hits Highest Rate in 20 Years
NEW YORK -- Card-data thefts at automatic teller machines have hit the highest rate in two decades, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.Citing data from FICO, a credit-scoring and...
View ArticleBeer Losing Share to Wine in C-Stores?
NEW YORK -- The beer category eked out just a 0.7% increase in case sales in convenience stores in 2014, according to IRI data, and a new survey shows growing evidence that consumers--from baby boomers...
View ArticleRetailers Sentenced in Food-Stamp Fraud Scheme
HAUPPAUAGE, N.Y. – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General, announced the sentencing of two Long Island store owners...
View ArticleCasey's to Roll Out Online Ordering Chainwide
ANKENY, Iowa -- Following a "relatively short" but successful test, Casey's General Stores will roll out its online-ordering platform to all of its stores later this year, CSP Daily News has...
View ArticleMore Vacationers Will Pile Into the Car This Summer
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- One in four Americans (27%) said they will take more time on vacation trips this summer, and 86% said they will travel by car, according to new consumer survey results from the...
View ArticleAmazon Primed to Take on Convenience Stores?
SEATTLE – Is Amazon.com Inc. making another convenience-store play?The e-commerce website has announced that its Prime Now service will offer one-hour delivery from local stores in addition to the tens...
View ArticlePleasing the Youth Palate
Brought to you by Nestlé Professional Hot Pockets Panadas.On-the-go eating has long been a retail mantra, and today’s youth give the phrase new meaning. Younger consumers are adventurous about their...
View ArticlePost Time for Twinkies?
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Post Foods LLC has joined several suitors making nonbinding bids to acquire Hostess Brands and its Twinkies snack cakes for approximately $2 billion, a source close to the...
View ArticleSamco/Express Mart Selects Aims’ COMPAS Commander
OXFORD, Ala. -- Samco/Express Mart has purchased AIMS Inc.'s AIMS’ COMPAS Commander accounting software. AIMS will provide Samco with a comprehensive accounting solution that includes process...
View ArticleHow to Manage Your Microbes
DENVER -- Yogurt topping stations are delighting customers at one southeastern convenience-store chain, but could retailers face an allergy-founded lawsuit if cross-contamination between the peanuts...
View ArticleCSP Honored With Local, National Awards
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- For the first time, the editors and writers of CSP magazine and CSPnet.com have been recognized on both the regional and national levels in three categories of the ASBPE...
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