Chobani Rolls Out Largest Portfolio Expansion to Date
NORWICH, N.Y. – Greek yogurt brand Chobani has introduces three new Chobani Flip products as part of its largest portfolio expansion to date.Chobani Flip is the company's offer for a better afternoon...
View ArticleN.Y. State Fast-Food Wage Board Hike Would Include C-Stores
NEW YORK -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's “Fast-Food Wage Board” on July 22 recommended that the state Department of Labor administratively increase the state minimum wage for quick-service...
View ArticleKrispy Kreme Iced Coffees Now Available in Retail
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Krispy Kreme is making three of its ready-to-drink iced-coffee flavors available in the refrigerated section and beverage aisles of participating grocery, convenience and...
View ArticleOnline Shopping: The New Convenience?
BARRINGTON, Ill. -- With Amazon, Wal-Mart and Overstock.com potentially making online grocery shopping and home delivery a threat to convenience stores, a new study has documented demographics and...
View ArticleSecond-Quarter Fuel Margins Hit Six-Year Low
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rising wholesale prices in April and May weighed down second-quarter 2015 retail fuel margins to a six-year low.That’s according to the latest C-Store Grab-N-Go research note by...
View Article7-Eleven, Mondelez Offering Free Sour Patch Watermelon Slurpee
DALLAS --7-Eleven Inc. is offering a free Sour Patch Watermelon-flavored Slurpee drink on July 25, which it has declared Sour Patch Kids Day. The convenience-store retailer is celebrating with a free...
View ArticleThe Power of Paper Balloons & Full-Service Fridays
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Convenience-store retailer enmarket has announced that its customers helped raise $90,234 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) upcoming Light the Night Walk.During the...
View ArticleOvertime Proposal Could Cost Retail, Restaurants $8.4 Billion a Year
WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation (NRF) told Congress on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Labor's proposal to expand overtime would limit career opportunities for workers, and released...
View ArticleOverstock.com Joins Online Food Delivery Bandwagon
SALT LAKE CITY -- Overstock.com Inc. has announced its online Farmers Market store has partnered with local farmers across the United States to provide fresh-grown foods and consumer packaged goods...
View ArticleCampbell Shifting Portfolio
CAMDEN, N.J. -- Campbell Soup Co. executives outlined actions the company is taking to reshape and improve its growth trajectory by strengthening its core business and expanding into faster-growing...
View ArticleNewcastle Introduces Its First IPA
NEW YORK -- Newcastle Brown Ale's second limited-edition variety pack will include offerings with higher ABVs (alcohol by volume) and IBUs (international bitter units) targeting male shoppers, age...
View ArticleFinancial Insight: MLPs and the M&A Marketplace
CHICAGO --The overall merger-and-acquisition market for convenience stores and gasoline stations is remarkably strong! The acquisition teams of the acquirers get larger, while asset divestitures, even...
View ArticleC-Stores Celebrate National Hot Dog Day
MADISON, Wis. –7-Eleven, Kangaroo Express, Pilot Flying J, RaceTrac are among the many convenience-stores and others offering free or discounted hot dogs today, July 23, for National Hot Dog...
View ArticleRaceWay Tightening Up Network
ATLANTA – In an effort to trim sites that “are no longer a fit,” RaceWay is selling 30 convenience stores with gasoline, including nine locations in Tennessee, five each in Alabama and Florida, four in...
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Diesel Drops Below Gasoline
WASHINGTON -- For the first time in six years, the national average retail price for diesel has dropped below that for regular gasoline.According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the...
View ArticleOff the Chain: The Online Threat
BARRINGTON, Ill. -- As formidable competitors like Amazon, Wal-Mart and Overstock.com tackle the challenge of the “last-mile,” home delivery of produce, perishables and yes, even convenience-store...
View Article7-Eleven OK Opening Larger C-Stores
OKLAHOMA CITY – Independent convenience-store chain 7-Eleven Stores of Oklahoma is rolling out new, larger stores. The first of the company’s new 7-Eleven-branded locations opened in mid-July in...
View ArticleFirst TargetExpress in D.C. Region Opens (Video)
WASHINGTON -- The first TargetExpress in the Washington, D.C., region opens this week in College Park, Md., with a pared-down assortment of the mass merchandiser’s usual offerings, located beneath...
View ArticleHershey, Mondelez, Kraft Heinz ‘Merge’ … S’More or Less
HERSHEY, Pa., DEERFIELD, Ill. & NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Call it the Granddaddy of All Mashups. The one that started it all. And that humble summertime campfire treat, the s’more, has brought together...
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Private-Label Savings Hit Special-Needs Products
NEW YORK -- Consumers trying to maintain or improve their health are increasingly seeking specialty food and non-food alternatives. Whether they are organic, gluten-free, dye-free or lactose-free,...
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