No one won the approximately half-a-billion-dollar Powerball jackpot Wednesday, so lottery players across the nation already are rushing to buy their tickets for the next drawing on Saturday. The estimated jackpot: $800 million—the largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history. The lotto fever has sparked Massachusetts-based convenience and coffee retailer Cumberland Farms to […]
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C-Stores Optimistic For 2016 With Growth In Food Sales, Low Gas Prices
Convenience store retailers expect the robust sales of 2015 to continue into the first quarter of 2016, according to the results of a survey released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Retailers said that overall sales in 2015 were strong, with more than three in four (78 percent) reporting an increase in foodservice […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Grocery Industry, Independent Store News, Midwest
Minnoco Retailers Raise $13,000 For Hope Chest
Minnoco fuel retailers in Minnesota raised $13,000 for Hope Chest for Breast Cancer through a six-week “Fueling the Fight Against Breast Cancer” campaign. For every gallon of unleaded plus gasoline (a blend containing 15 percent ethanol) sold, Minnoco stores, with support from an organization called Prime the Pump, donated $0.02 to Hope Chest for Breast […]
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Wawa Debuts Three New Virginia Stores
Wawa is celebrating the opening of three new stores in Virginia, each debuting Dec. 18 and marking the convenience store chain’s first-ever grand opening triple header in the state of Virginia and Wawa’s first location in Fairfax County. The stores are located at 4350 Historic Sully Way, Chantilly; 5280 W Mercury Boulevard, Hampton; and 2916 […]
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On The Move C-Stores Signs Deal To Bring Restaurant Brand Stewart’s To 250 Locations In Florida, Georgia
On the Move Corp. (OTM) and Stewart’s All American Corp. have signed an exclusive 12-year agreement that calls for the development of 250 Stewart’s locations exclusive to On the Move convenience stores throughout Florida and Georgia in order to compete with Wawa, RaceTrac and QuikTrip. “We couldn’t be more excited to bring an iconic brand […]
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Four Grocers, Two C-Stores Make Fortune’s Best Workplaces In Retail List
Four grocery and two convenience store chains have made Fortune’s 2015 list of the “Best Workplaces in Retail.” The list of 20 is compiled based on the opinions of thousands of employees. According to Fortune, many “patterns emerge among the standouts: generous medical coverages, awesome office discounts and a parade of onsite benefits to keep […]
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OnCue Raises $256K-Plus For St. Jude During Holiday Promotion
Oklahoma convenience store operator OnCue surpassed its goal to raise $225,000 during the 24th annual St. Jude Halloween Promotion to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, whose mission is to lead the way in how the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. This is the eighth year OnCue has participated […]
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Weigel’s Wins Third Tennessee State Fair Blue Ribbon For Chocolate Milk
Convenience store operator Weigel’s has won a blue ribbon in the Tennessee State Fair for its chocolate milk. The competition was held at the fairgrounds in Nashville earlier this fall. The win marks Weigel’s third blue ribbon for chocolate milk; its first win came in 2011, then again in 2014 before taking home this year’s […]