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 […]
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7-Eleven Acquires 101 Gasoline Supply Locations In Florida
7-Eleven Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, SEI Fuel Services Inc., have added 101 gasoline locations in Florida from Biscayne Petroleum and Everglades Petroleum. The acquisition consists of 94 controlled real estate locations, seven fuel-supply-only contracts and some related assets. These operations are primarily in the counties of Miami, Dade, Palm Beach and Broward with a […]
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Buche Foods Keeps Pace Walking In Founder’s Footsteps 110 Years Later
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor With a name like Gus, he’s got to be a grocer. Gus Buche, that is, the seven-year-old son of fourth-generation grocer RF Buche. Gus is named for RF’s great-grandfather, August Francis Buche, who started the family business 110 years ago in Lake Andes, South Dakota. GF Buche Co. and the state […]
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Iowa Grocery Industry Association Inducts Five Into Hall Of Fame
The Iowa Grocery Industry Association (IGIA) will honor Hy-Vee’s Tom Watson with the IGIA Retailer of the Year Award during its 22nd Annual Hall of Fame Dinner at 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Veterans Memorial Community Choice Credit Union in Des Moines, Iowa. The evening’s highlights also will include awarding Bob Myers, Casey’s […]
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Couche-Tard Buys 18 C-Stores, 2 Subway Stores And Fuel Supply Network In Texas
Convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard has signed, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Circle K Stores Inc., an agreement to purchase all the assets operated under the Texas Star brand from Texas Star Investments and its affiliates. The assets are comprised of 18 convenience stores, two free-standing Subway stores and a dealer fuel supply network located […]