Circle K’s new parent company, Alimentation Couche-Tard, has awarded distributor McLane Co. Inc. its supply-chain-services business in the eastern and midwestern U.S. McLane will begin serving 1,161 Circle K locations starting in January 2017 and an additional 982 locations in January 2018, totaling 2,143 stores. In addition, Circle K has extended a multi-year agreement with McLane Co., […]
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Global Partners Completes Sale Of Retail Sites To Mirabito Holdings
Global Partners of Waltham, Massachusetts, has completed the previously announced sale of 30 “non-strategic” gas stations and convenience stores in New York and Pennsylvania to Mirabito Holdings for nearly $40 million. The transaction includes long-term supply contracts for branded and unbranded gasoline and other petroleum products. According to Global Partners, $28 million of the proceeds […]
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Congressman Visits VERC Store As Part Of NACS ‘In-Store’ Program, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Visitors to the VERC Enterprises store in Plymouth, Massachusetts, had the chance recently to say hello to a special guest—U.S. Congressman Bill Keating. Keating visited as part of the NACS “In Store” event sponsored by the National Association of Convenience Stores. Keating met with VERC Enterprises President and CEO Leo […]
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NACS: Consumer Optimism Slumps Even As Gas Prices Fall
Despite declining prices at the pump and a prevailing expectation that lower prices will continue, a majority of U.S. fuel consumers remain pessimistic about the overall state of the American economy, according to the latest national consumer survey released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Only 44 percent of Americans say they are […]
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Final FDA Menu Labeling Rule Raises NACS & FMI Concerns
Late last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its final guidance on menu-labeling regulations, with a final date of May 2017 for compliance. After reviewing the final document, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) determined that the May 2017 compliance date is about the only language the FDA updated from its draft guidance. […]