Redwood Markets Implementing OpenStore Technology
ROHNERT PARK, Calif. -- Gasoline and convenience store retailer Redwood Oil Co. has launched its new digital and mobile marketing strategy, partnering with OpenStore by GasBuddy to build customer...
View ArticleQuikTrip's Not-So-Secret Weapon
Editor’s Note: The July issue of CSP Magazine tackles the growing problem of the decline in gasoline demand and the issues it’s causing retailers. This is the first of two online looks at how retailers...
View ArticleWhen Pigs Fly at Rutter's
YORK, Pa. -- Rutter's Farm Stores has brought more diversity to its foodservice menu by adding Mahi Mahi fish bites, chicken wings, pork "wings" and taco dogs.The convenience store chain's all-new...
View ArticleMars Leadership Changes Focus on Health & Wellbeing
MCLEAN, Va. -- Debra A. Sandler has been named chief health and wellbeing officer for Mars Inc.; Tracey Massey will step up into the position of acting president of Mars Chocolate North America, the...
View ArticleFortress Forges United Oil Acquisition (Slideshow)
LOS ANGELES -- With several investments in the mid- and upstream oil sectors, Fortress Investment Group, a New York City-based investment management firm, has made a splash in the downstream segment...
View ArticleIrving Oil, New England Special Olympics Celebrate 15-Year Partnership
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- To celebrate 15 years as a Special Olympics partner, Irving Oil will be contributing a portion of its fuel sales from July 2 to August 5 to the Special Olympics chapters of Maine,...
View ArticleTedeschi Food Shops Promotes Donoghue to COO
ROCKLAND, Mass. --Tedeschi Food Shops has promoted Greg Donoghue to chief operating officer. He succeeds Robert Tedeschi Jr., who retired late last month after nearly 39 years of service to the...
View ArticleBeer Sales Flat in C-Stores, Even As Imports, Crafts Blossom
Newsletter:Â CSP Daily NewsThe beer category was flat in terms of unit sales in convenience stores for the 52 weeks ending May 18, 2014. This comes even as Mexican imports Corona and Modelo and the...
View Article7-Eleven Birthday Celebration Extends Beyond 7/11
DALLAS --7-Eleven Inc. is celebrating its 87th birthday with more than a week of free offers, beginning Friday, July 11, which the company calls "7-Eleven Day."July 11 is the day the convenience store...
View ArticleStripes Paves the Way in Refugio, Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The Stripes convenience store chain is paving the way for the future of truckstops with its first installation of a new environmentally safe truck parking area in Refugio,...
View ArticleSoftware Empowers RaceTrac to Reach Workforce Milestone
ATLANTA --RaceTrac and Empower Software Solutions have announced that they have reached a milestone in the rollout of Empower's workforce management solution, EmpowerWFM, within the RaceTrac...
View ArticleGas Prices to Remain Elevated for 2014
WASHINGTON -- Gas prices for 2014 should remain slightly elevated above the 2013 average, according to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, which looks at the...
View ArticleInsider's View: Why Your Bank is Watching You So Closely
WASHINGTON -- Your convenience-retail company and your bank have several things in common. I ask you today to consider three interconnected items and how they affect each of you: regulation, leverage...
View ArticleHow Mars Beat the Badlands, Mastered the Mojave
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. -- Over the July 4th holiday weekend, to help fuel Independence Day road trips and gain attention for the ongoing Snickers Brand FUEL Game taking place at retailers nationwide, Mars...
View ArticleNestle Pure Life Debuts Exotics Sparkling Waters
STAMFORD, Conn. -- You may have seen it first at CSP's FARE Conference in June, but Nestle Pure Life officially announced the expansion of its product portfolio this week with the introduction of...
View ArticleWEX Announces Agreement With PriceAdvantage
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine -- WEX Inc., a leading provider of corporate payment solutions, has announced the integration of its WEX Fuel Management TelaPoint solution and PriceAdvantage, a division of...
View ArticleS. Abraham & Sons Rolls Up Sleeves to Help Gilda's Club
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- For its last major event, the sales and marketing management team of convenience store distributor S. Abraham & Sons Inc. assembled bicycles for children in need. This time,...
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Which Retailers 'Passed,''Failed' on E15, E85?
WASHINGTON -- Ethanol supporters have long charged that Major Oil has tried to block more retailers from selling higher blends of the biofuel. With a new report by ethanol advocacy group Renewable...
View ArticleGas, Smokes Helping Casey's Drive New Initiatives
ANKENY, Iowa --Casey's General Stores Inc. remains on track with "robust potential for future growth" as the convenience store chain expands while bucking industry trends by growing cigarette and...
View ArticleWhat Tops America's Favorite Pizzas?
CHICAGO -- American consumers' restaurant pizza preferences differ depending on their age, gender and where they live, according to a new study by Culinary Visions Panel. It presented 500 consumers...
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