Green Dot Pulling MoneyPak
PASADENA, Calif. -- In a decision based in part on concern over "victim-assisted" fraud, financial services company Green Dot has opted to discontinue its MoneyPak loadable debit-card product.Noting...
View ArticleCSP Unveils Mystery-Shop Report Cards
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- This week, CSP Daily News launches an online addendum to the annual CSP/Service Intelligence Mystery Shop. Now in its 10th year, the mystery shop sends shoppers out to...
View ArticleTruckstop Goes Medieval
BRISTOL, Ind. -- American Petroleum Inc., which operates five gas stations and convenience stores under the Gallops name in Indiana, has opened a medieval-themed truckstop."I was always fascinated by...
View ArticleBurger King, Tim Hortons in Merger Talks
OAKVILLE, Ont. & MIAMI -- Tim Hortons Inc. and Burger King Worldwide Inc. have confirmed media reports that they are in discussions regarding a potential merger. A deal that would be structured as...
View ArticleTexas Tea Grows at Home, Expands Into Utah
AUSTIN, Texas -- Super-premium Texas Tea expanded its distribution footprint in Texas and Utah.In Texas, retailers Tom Thumb/Randalls and Sam's Club began stocking Texas Tea, which is manufactured by...
View ArticleAmerican Heart Association: When All Else Fails
WASHINGTON -- "When repeated efforts with conventional treatment fails … clinicians should not discourage [electronic cigarette] use," the American Heart Association (AHA) said in new policy...
View ArticleDuncan Reaches Settlement With Justice Department
PHILADELPHIA -- The owner of a chain of gas stations located in Delaware and Maryland has paid approximately $2.89 million to the United States in settlement of a federal lawsuit filed to undo the...
View ArticleWhat's Eating Away at Meals?
CHICAGO -- U.S. consumers are eating traditional snack foods, particularly snacks with a perceived health benefit, in between and at meals, and this behavior will drive the growth of snack foods eaten...
View ArticleDeFilippis Named GM of NOCO Express
TONAWANDA, N.Y. -- NOCO Inc. has announced that Jim DeFilippis has been promoted to general manager of the NOCO Express convenience store division. He most recently served as the director of...
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11 Things You Must See in August CSP
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -- Between the covers of the August 2014 issue of CSP magazine, some stories to look for include coverage of FARE 2014 and the Culinary Competition. To prepare your palate,...
View ArticleCSPedia Retailer News & Updates (July 2014)
MESA, Ariz. -- The staff of CSPedia, CSP Business Media's online encyclopedia of convenience store chains, gathers new insights and news and updates the listings for the nearly 500 retailers in its...
View ArticleCyber-Attacks Have Affected More Than 1,000 U.S. Businesses
WASHINGTON -- Along with Target, SuperValu and other highly publicized cases, more than 1,000 U.S. businesses have been affected by point-of-sale (POS) malware dubbed "Backoff," the National...
View ArticleWyoming Lottery Debuts
SHERIDAN, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Lottery Corp. on Aug. 25 reported $1,000 in sales per minute for the first hour of ticket sales on Aug. 24.Between noon on Sunday, when lottery sales opened, and midnight,...
View ArticleDTT Continues Subway Relationship
LOS ANGELES --As a leading provider of digital video surveillance and managed services for the hospitality industry, DTT has renewed approximately 2,500 Subway restaurants and signed up more than 600...
View ArticleRockTenn to Acquire A.G. Industries
NORCROSS, Ga. – RockTenn has signed an agreement to acquire A.G. Industries Inc. (AGI In-Store), a manufacturer of point-of-purchase displays and fixtures to the consumer products and retail...
View ArticleSoutheast Gets Exclusive Taste of Coca-Cola Life
ATLANTA -- Consumers in the Southeast are getting the first taste of Coca-Cola’s new lower-calorie soda Coca-Cola Life.Grocer The Fresh Market reported on its website Monday that the mid-calorie...
View ArticleVeeder-Root Gains SaaS, Logistics Expertise With FuelQuest Deal
SIMSBURY, Conn. -- The Veeder-Root Co. has acquired FuelQuest Inc., a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) provider for retail and commercial fueling logistics applications.As reported in a 21st...
View ArticlePie for All
CAMARILLO, Calif. --Thanks mostly to lower crude oil prices, the U.S. average retail price of regular-grade gasoline is down another 4.21 cents, to $3.4785 per gallon for regular, according to the most...
View ArticleIt's Official: Burger King Buying Tim Hortons
OAKVILLE, Ont. & MIAMI -- After teasing the deal on Monday, Tim Hortons Inc. and Burger King Worldwide Inc. on Tuesday announced an agreement under which the two companies will combine to form the...
View ArticleCenex Tank Program Helps Retailers Offer E15
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- CHS Inc. has announced a new program to better enable some of the 1,400 Cenex-branded locations to provide an E15 ethanol-gasoline blend if consumers in their markets demand it.For...
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