Parker’s Kitchen celebrated grand openings for two new state-of-the-art retail stores in the Charleston area of South Carolina on Sept. 19. The grand opening events included ribbon cuttings, as well as presentations of two $5,000 Fueling the Community donations to support the Berkeley County School District and Dorchester public schools. The Savannah, Georgia-based company’s 59th […]
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Gulf Oil Appoints Johnson CEO
Gulf Oil of Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, has appointed Eric Johnson president and CEO. He succeeds Jerry Ashcroft, who resigned June 10 to pursue other interests. Johnson is a 26-year veteran of the energy industry with extensive executive leadership experience. Prior to joining Gulf, he held several leadership roles in operations and logistics. “Gulf is an iconic brand and a […]
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L.E. Belcher Sold To Petroleum Marketing Group
All of Leonard E. Belcher’s retail assets and its branded and unbranded wholesale business has been sold to Petroleum Marketing Group (PMG) of Woodbridge, Virginia. The company’s retail assets acquired by PMG consist of 13 company-operated stores, one new-to-industry store that is scheduled to open in early June and one developmental property. Also included in the […]
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Food City Promotes Blazer To EVP Of Pharmacy And Fuel Operations
Food City has appointed Mickey Blazer to the newly combined position of EVP of pharmacy and fuel operations. Blazer brings more than 40 years of industry knowledge and experience to the position, including six years in pharmacy management, according to the grocery chain. Blazer began his retail career shortly after graduating high school. He has […]
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Convenience Stores Hit Record In-Store Sales In 2016
U.S. convenience stores experienced record in-store sales of $233.0 billion in 2016—as well as their third straight year of $10 billion-plus in pretax profits—according to newly released “NACS State of the Industry” data, which provides benchmarks and key performance category insights for the convenience and fuel retailing industry. Convenience stores, which sell more than 80 […]
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Americans Increasingly Choose Fueling Locations Based On Quality Of Food At The Gas Station
Americans are increasingly seeking out fueling locations based on the quality of the food associated with the gas station, according to new national survey results released by NACS. The association represents the convenience store industry, which sells 80 percent of the fuel purchased in the U.S. While survey results show that gas price is still the […]
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NACS Launches Fuels Market Resources
For each of the past 16 years, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has provided fact-based analysis of market dynamics to explain how gas is sold and the composition of the retail fuels industry. These resources are updated with exclusive consumer survey data each month and include additional backgrounders on key industry issues. NACS recently rolled out […]
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Dover Fueling Solutions Completes Purchase Of Wayne Fueling Systems
Dover Fueling Solutions has completed its purchase of Wayne Fueling Systems, a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations. The Wayne acquisition is Dover’s fourth purchase in the retail and commercial fueling space in 2016. Dover is now combining these companies into a new business called […]
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Americans Again Rank Fuel Savings As Their Favorite Loyalty Program Reward
For the second year in a row, American consumers have identified rewards that help them save on the everyday cost of fuel as their preferred loyalty program currency. Findings from Excentus’ new “Road to Rewards Revisited” annual survey and report also show that certain types of rewards are powerful enough to influence where, when and […]
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Survey: Holiday Shoppers More Optimistic Than In Recent Years
The continued economic optimism that is driving the stock market to new highs may have the same effect on holiday shopping and travel. That’s according to a national consumer survey released this week by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Sixty percent of U.S. fuel consumers report feeling optimistic about the economy, a 1-point […]
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Visa Announces EMV Gasoline Pump Chip Card Delay
Visa has delayed its deadline for installing EMV (Europay, Mastercharge, Visa) chip-card readers in U.S. gasoline pumps after retailer discussions made clear that they would not have enough time to complete the multi-billion-dollar upgrades. Visa decided to delay the U.S. domestic automated fuel dispenser/pump (AFD) EMV activation date from Oct. 1, 2017, to Oct. 1, […]
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Dover Corp. To Buy Wayne Fueling Systems, And More….
C-Store News In Brief… The Dover Corp. plans acquire Wayne Fueling Systems Ltd., which is owned by Riverstone Holdings LLC, for $780 million. Dover’s annualized retail fueling revenue will be $1.4 billion when combining Wayne’s product offerings with OPW and Tokheim. Wayne is a global provider of fuel dispensing, payment, systems and aftermarket services for […]
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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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Rutter’s Unveils ‘A Monument To Convenience’
Rutter’s newest and largest store, located in York Springs and just 10 miles north of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, opened its doors Dec. 14 and is billed as a “monument to convenience.” The new unit marks Rutter’s 61st store and the third Rutter’s location in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The 11.5-acre site has seven high-speed truck diesel fueling spaces, 14 […]
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Kroger Opens 2,000th Fuel Center Location
With three openings in the Southeast last week, The Kroger Co. has reached the 2,000 mark in terms of fuel centers. The total comprises 1,275 supermarket fuel centers and 725 convenience stores with fuel. The new fuel centers opened in Abingdon, Va., Decatur, Ga., and Louisville, Ky. Kroger has rewarded customers with savings on fuel […]
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Houston’s FuelQuest Helps Retailers Buy Fuel At The Right Price
by Terrie Ellerbee/associate editor FuelQuest helps retailers of all sizes that sell fuel “buy it at the right time, at the right place and make sure it shows up on time,” says David Zahn, VP of marketing for the Houston-based supply chain management company. That’s the short version, but FuelQuest helps retailers with a tall […]