McLane Co. has joined The Pantry, a leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern United States, for the second annual “Salute Our Troops” campaign, inviting customers in its more than 1,600 Kangaroo Express convenience stores across 13 states to demonstrate united support for military personnel and their families. McLane Co. and Kangaroo Express, […]
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Posted in, C-Store News, West
Couche-Tard Acquires 27 Stores In Eastern Washington State
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has signed, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Circle K Stores Inc., an agreement to acquire 27 stores in Eastern Washington State primarily in the “Tri-Cities” area of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland from Sun Pacific Energy, which operates under the “Sun Mart” banner. The transaction is anticipated to close in November. The transaction […]
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Speedway is Highest Ranked Convenience Store Brand in U.S.
The 2012 Harris Poll EquiTrend survey has named Speedway the Highest Ranked Convenience Store Brand in the nation. With more than 25,000 consumers participating, the survey ranks brands in a variety of categories including familiarity, quality, performance and trust. Speedway has been honored as a category leader in the survey for the last three years; […]
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NACS Rejects Proposed Antitrust Settlement with Visa, MasterCard
The proposed settlement of longstanding antitrust litigation between merchants and the credit card industry was rejected by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), a class plaintiff in the lawsuit. Because the proposed settlement does not introduce competition and transparency into the broken credit card swipe fee market, the NACS Board of Directors, comprised of […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Southeast
Wawa’s Orlando Grand Opening Set For Wednesday
Pennsylvania retailer Wawa Inc., which first introduced itself to the Orlando, Fla., area in July 2011, plans to debut its first local store at Central Florida Parkway and International Drive near SeaWorld Orlando on July 18. And it will follow that with another four ribbon cuttings through Aug. 18, the Orlando Business Journal reports. It […]
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7-Eleven Toasts 85 Years Of Convenience With Free Slurpee Drinks
Summer and 7-Eleven® stores’ frozen Slurpee® drinks is as all-American as, well, baseball and hot dogs…the Fourth of July and cookouts…amusement parks and big box-office movies. And free Slurpee drinks? That’s a tradition that Americans have come to love as well, 7-Eleven says. Once again, 7-Eleven is celebrating its birthday on 7-Eleven Day—today, July 11; […]
Posted in, Beverage News, C-Store News, Northeast
Big Apple Forms Grocers Association
Attorneys Brad Gerstman and David Schwartz have announced the formation of NYAGS, the New York Association of Grocery Stores. “We have formed NYAGS, New York Association of Grocery Stores, in order to stop the assault against grocery stores as well as the foodservice industry all over New York by the mayor and other government officials,” […]
Posted in, C-Store News, Midwest
Jim Carroll To Deliver Keynote At Gilbarco’s Upcoming Summit
World-leading international futurist Jim Carroll will deliver the keynote address at Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Digital Forecourt Marketing Summit on June 26-27 in Chicago. As a trends and innovation expert, Carroll helps growth-oriented organizations transform into high-velocity innovation heroes. His clients range from Northrop Grumman to Johnson & Johnson, the Swiss Innovation Forum to the National Australia […]