National Convenience Distributors has acquired Wustefeld Candy, an Albany, New York-based wholesale distributor to the convenience and grocery store industry. Financial terms were not disclosed. Joining divisions J. Polep Distribution Services, Allen Brothers Wholesale Distribution and Harold Levinson Associates, Wustefeld becomes the latest distributor to become part of the rapidly growing NCD family. With annual […]
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NACS: Convenience Stores Saw Strong Increase In Sales During 2020
Convenience retailers say that in-store sales grew in 2020, with twice as many reporting an increase in store sales rather than a decrease (59 percent vs. 30 percent, respectively), according to a new NACS survey of U.S. convenience store owners. Convenience stores, which sell 80 percent of the fuel purchased in the country, experienced a […]
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NECSEMA Announces Store Operator Of The Year Award Recipients
The New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA) named the recipients of its 29th annual Store Operator of the Year Awards and will honor those operators and managers on Dec. 16, during a Zoom ceremony. NECSEMA received more than 70 nominations from industry peers and partners in 2020. Each nominee is visited three times […]
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Weigel’s Changes Set Up Of 23rd Annual Weigel’s Family Christmas
Dec. 5 would have marked the 23rd anniversary of Weigel’s Family Christmas, a special event that brings more than 200 local children in need and over 300 volunteers together for a special Christmas shopping spree. But this year Weigel’s Family Christmas is celebrating differently amid the global crisis. “This has been a very special and […]
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Here For The Holidays: Casey’s Announces 24 Days Of Casey’s
While plans may be changing this year, Casey’s is still here for the holidays and is offering 24 Days of Casey’s for guests to celebrate the season and have a little much-needed fun. Each day from Dec. 1 through Dec. 24, the Ankeny, Iowa-based company will reveal a surprise offer for its Casey’s Rewards members. […]
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7-Eleven Opens Second Evolution Store In Dallas, Texas
The northeast Dallas, Texas, neighborhood of Lake Highlands is home to the newest 7-Eleven Evolution Store, only the second in Dallas and the fifth in the country. Building on the success of its first Evolution Store located at Sylvan | Thirty in Dallas, the Lake Highlands location will have many of the same features that will draw customers from across Dallas-Fort Worth. No. 1 on […]
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Buc-ee’s Concludes First ‘Peach State’ Grand Opening In Warner Robins
Buc-ee’s convenience store opened its newest travel center in Warner Robins, Georgia, at 6 a.m. on Nov. 19. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held in conjunction with the Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce and local and state officials. “There’s a whole lot of similarities with where I’m from in Texas and Georgia and the South, so we’ve been anxious […]
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Laredo Taco Company Expands To Florida 7-Eleven Stores
Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven is expanding its love for tacos with the opening of its first Laredo Taco Company restaurant in Florida – the first of more than 15 planned for the state. The inaugural taco restaurant is located at 1007 Highway 41 North in Inverness, with two more scheduled to open later this year in Palmetto and Parrish. The rest are anticipated to open […]