Vending machines dispensing pizza have been slowly breaking into the U.S. market, with one company recently starting tests of its product at Florida convenience stores. Pizza Touch has a vending machine in a Lakeland Mobil Mart, and two others in Orlando. Soon, the company will place 100 pizza vending machines at convenience stores and other […]
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Rutter’s, NCR Bring EMV To The Pump
York, Pennsylvania-based Rutter’s has teamed up with NCR to bring its OPTIC outdoor payment terminal solution to the convenience and fuel retailer’s 65 locations. Rutter’s has been an NCR partner for more than 10 years and had early interest in the OPTIC solution when NCR unveiled the technology at the 2015 NACS Show. “We were […]
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More Than 180 Merchant Groups Oppose Debit Reform Repeal, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… More than 180 merchant associations have sent a joint letter to Capitol Hill urging members of Congress to protect debit reform and to reject language in the Financial Choice Act seeking to repeal it. The letter highlights the benefits of debit reform, which the groups say injected competition into the […]
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FDA Issues First Warning Letter To Retailers Of Regulated Tobacco Products
The FDA has taken action against 55 tobacco retailers by issuing the first warning letters for selling newly regulated tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, e-liquids and cigars, to minors. These actions come about a month after the FDA began enforcing new federal regulations making it illegal nationwide to sell e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and other newly regulated […]
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Teamsters And Beverage Group File Suit Against Philadelphia Soda Tax, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Teamsters Local 830 and the American Beverage Association jointly filed a suit against Philadelphia’s plan to implement a soda tax. The suit seeks to block the tax from going forward until a court can hear arguments about the proposed tax. At the June rally, the Teamsters were joined by members […]
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Love’s Adding Godfather’s Pizza Express Units To Stores In 16 States
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is adding 64 new Godfather’s Pizza Express locations across 16 states this year and into early 2017. Godfather’s Pizza VP of Development Dave Gartlan said Love’s is adding the Grab N’ Go program in 46 existing locations within six states, with a majority in Oklahoma. The rest will be […]
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NACS: ‘No-Choice’ Act Draws Bipartisan Opposition
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) is not pleased with the House Financial Services Committee vote to report House Resolution 5983, the Financial Choice Act. Lyle Beckwith, NACS SVP of government relations, said, “NACS is deeply disappointed at the House Financial Services Committee’s vote to report the controversial and misnamed ‘Financial Choice Act’—which includes repeal […]
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Heineken USA Establishes Five Points Trading Co., And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Heineken USA is creating Five Points Trading Co., a new venture aimed at incubating a range of global beers in the U.S. Under this new umbrella, Five Points Trading Co. will assume U.S. importer of record responsibility for Red Stripe, Tiger, Birra Moretti, Affligem, Murphy’s Stout, Prestige, Sagres and Mort […]
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NACS Joins Others In Urging Congress To Protect Debit Card Reforms
A coalition of more than 400 large and small retailers, as well as the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) and National Restaurant Association, have urged Congress to uphold debit card reforms. Debit swipe fee reform, also known as the Durbin Amendment, was signed into law in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. Debit reform […]
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New Marketing Platform Aims To Bring Forecourt Customers Into The Store
by Alissa Marchat/staff writer Sixty-three percent—that’s how many c-store customers “drive up, fuel up and then they drive away without ever going inside the store,” said Bob Bradley, CEO of software-centric media and merchandising company NewsBreak. But Bradley and his team believe that their smart merchandising platform, SHEP, can solve that problem for c-store operators. […]
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Snyder’s-Lance Buys Remaining Interest In Metcalfe’s Skinny Ltd., And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Snyder’s-Lance’s Kettle Foods subsidiary has completed the acquisition of Metcalfe’s skinny Ltd., maker of a premium popcorn brand sold in the U.K. Kettle Foods initially acquired a 26 percent stake in the business from Metcalfe in January. Metcalfe was founded in 2009 by Julian Metcalfe, the co-founder of Pret A […]
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Dollar Channel Leads In New Store Growth
U.S. consumers are always looking to make the most of their hard-earned dollars, and with an array of choices on where to shop—from grocery stores to supercenters to warehouse clubs—they have no shortage of retailers from which to choose. So how are different retail channels keeping pace with today’s shopper and navigating today’s complex shopping […]
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Sheetz Opening Four New Stores This Week, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… Sheetz is opening four new stores this week in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia and Ohio. The store in Indiana, Pennsylvania, is the company’s third restaurant/grocery concept; the other two fuel-free concept stores are located at West Virginia University and in State College, Pennsylvania. The concept store has a complete focus […]
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Study Finds Low Percentage Using C-Stores For E-Cigs, Vapors
A recent study by V2 found that only 8 percent buy their e-cigarette components and accessories at convenience stores. When respondents were asked where they most frequently bought e-cigarette components or accessories, “Tobacco/Smoke Shop” was the most frequent response with 37 percent. Twenty-seven percent of those polled said they made these purchases primarily at a “dedicated vape […]
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Couche-Tard Buying 53 Sites In Louisiana
Just off its announcement that it planned to merge with CST Brands, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has signed, through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary Circle K Stores Inc., an agreement to purchase 53 sites held by American General Investments and North American Financial Group (together, “Cracker Barrel”). These sites are located primarily in the Baton Rouge market […]
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NECSEMA Meeting Set For Oct. 27, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… The New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association will hold its inaugural meeting at the Sheraton Needham Hotel in Needham, Massachusetts, beginning at 5 p.m. Oct. 27… The J. Polep Distribution Services fall show is planned for Sept. 21 at the Twin River Casino in Rhode Island… Sheetz will […]
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Couche-Tard Announces Merger With CST Brands
Alimentation Couche-Tard in Laval, Quebec, announced on Aug. 22 a merger agreement with CST Brands, under which Couche-Tard would acquire CST in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.4 billion, including net debt assumed. CST is based in San Antonio, Texas, and employs more than 14,000 people at 2,000-plus locations throughout the southwestern United States with […]
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New NACS-Sponsored Program Offers Background Screening For Retailers, And More…
C-Store News In Brief… The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has partnered with RedTail to offer the NACS Background Check Program. The program incorporates screening services from SecurTest and patented iReviewNow technology. Today, RedTail and SecurTest solutions are used by many federal, state and local government agencies along with commercial employers and retailers. In […]
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NYACS Fall Conference Coming In September
New York’s illegal tobacco trade and the skyrocketing costs for New York’s labor market will be hot topics at the New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) annual fall conference, to be held this year on Sept. 21-22. The conference at the Thousand Islands Harbor Hotel in Clayton will feature a general membership meeting with the […]
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7-Eleven And Redbox Team Up For Drink And Movie Promotion, And More…
Convenience Store News In Brief… 7-Eleven and Redbox are bringing back their free movie night offer this summer, where customers can receive a free Redbox movie night with every Big Gulp purchase. The offer runs through Aug. 31 at participating U.S. 7-Eleven stores, and promo codes can be redeemed through Oct. 31. A peel-off label […]