Wawa Hits the Big 5-0
Body: Editor's Note: As the Wawa convenience store chain celebrates the 50th anniversary of opening its first store, CSP Daily News launches "A Week of Wawa," featuring highlights of the chain's...
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SOI Category Focus: Mixed Results for Beverage Subcategories
Body: ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Despite frequent reports about the decline of carbonate-soft-drink sales, the beverage category did actually grow in convenience stores in 2013, according to preliminary NACS...
View ArticleMcCraw Oil Chooses PriceAdvantage SMART Fuel Pricing
Body: BONHAM, Texas -- McCraw Oil Co. has chosen PriceAdvantage SMART Fuel Pricing, a fuel price management solution, for its Kwik Chek Food Stores company-operated convenience stores and dealer stores...
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The Pursuit of Gas-Price Happiness
Body: WASHINGTON -- Two consumer surveys find that despite higher gasoline prices, most people have not yet taken big steps to reduce fuel consumption. The inflection point for the majority, however,...
View ArticleEby-Brown Names Kurolapnik Customer Merchandising Manager
Body: NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Eby-Brown Co. LLC has announces the retirement of longtime industry and company veteran Ralph Kallman. Geno Kurolapnik will replace Kallmann as customer merchandising...
View ArticleWhy the Windows 'XP-ocalypse' Matters to the Convenience Store Industry
Body: REDMOND, Wash. --Remember Y2K? While it was mostly a hyped-up "catastrophe," there was a real technology update issue behind it. April 8 represents a similar event, albeit not so hyped. It is...
View ArticleTaco Bell Tries to Laugh Off 'Old McDonald's'
Body: NEW YORK -- Taco Bell is taking another jab at McDonald's in a new ad for its breakfast menu, reported the Associated Press.The fast-food chain will begin airing a TV spot that is set to the tune...
View ArticleOberto Signs On as Official Beef Jerky of Tough Mudder
Body: SEATTLE -- Oberto, a leading jerky brand, has announced its new partnership with Tough Mudder, a major obstacle course series. Oberto is joining the Tough Mudder family to promote the Oberto...
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail, Hopping Down the Money Trail (Infographic)
Body: WASHINGTON -- Nearly 83% of parents plan to include candy and chocolate in their Easter baskets this year, according to a nationwide survey by the National Confectioners Association (NCA)....
View ArticleVitaminwater Enters the Energy-Drink Category
Body: NEW YORK -- Coca-Cola Co.'s vitaminwater is entering the energy category with vitaminwater energy, a lightly-carbonated beverage that features a natural energy boost from green coffee-bean...
View ArticleSpecial Coverage: Wawa Launches $50-Million Fundraising Effort
Body: WAWA, Pa. --Wawa Inc. is committing $50 million to charity over the next five years with the founding of The Wawa Foundation.The convenience store chain will christen the new non-profit...
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SOI Category Focus: Beer Sales Grow at Premium's Expense
Body: ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Beer remains a category in transition in convenience stores and beyond. In 2013, beer sales grew less than 1% in c-stores, according to preliminary NACS State of the Industry...
View ArticleNew C-Store Group Debuts in California
Body: MILPITAS, Calif. -- The American Petroleum & Convenience Store Association (APCA) has been formed to unite independent gasoline retailers and convenience store owners, beginning with...
View ArticleSpeedway, U.S. Oil to Open CNG Sites in Ohio
Body: FINDLAY, Ohio -- In two separate deals, Speedway and U.S. Oil will be adding to Ohio's compressed-natural-gas (CNG) infrastructure with new fueling sites set to open this year.Speedway LLC, Enon,...
View ArticleMobile 2 Go: Painting a Mobile Future
Body: ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Listening to Gray Taylor can be both mind blowing and mind numbing. No offense Gray, you're a fountain of information and so many times I've listened to you and have had enough...
View ArticleExclusive: Mapco Abandons Dual-Leadership Concept
Body: BRENTWOOD, Tenn. --Convenience retailer Mapco's stab at a dual-leadership concept ended in March when the newest part of the executive team--Rick Altizer, brought in as vice president and chief...
View ArticleHouse Subcommittee Looks at Center for Tobacco Products
Body: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) has introduced H.R. 389, the Transparency in Tobacco User Fees Act, and the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Health this week...
View ArticleUse of Retailer Meal Solutions Fluctuates
Body: CHICAGO -- As prepared-foods selections from supermarkets, convenience stores and other retailers have increased in quality and variety, these stores have become serious foodservice alternatives...
View ArticleWeek of Wawa: Milestones in the Retailer's History (Slideshow)
Body: WAWA, Pa. -- Even as Wawa Inc. celebrates the 50th anniversary of opening its first convenience store, the company really has more than 200 years of history in American business.Wawa Inc., a...
View ArticleTevis Oil Selects NCR's Radiant POS
Body: WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Tevis Oil Co. has selected NCR Corp.'s Radiant point-of-sale (RPOS) technology solutions to improve service and reliability at its Jiffy Mart convenience store chain."Prior to...
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