Wawa’s merchandise sales grew last year, despite a down economy, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “We’re not up to historic averages, but we’re performing better than the vast majority of retailers,” Howard Stoeckel, Wawa’s CEO told the newspaper. What’s helping Wawa, which has stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia triumph…
Program To Help Fund Green Gas Stations
The Central States Air Resource Agencies (CenSARA), through its Blue Skyways Collaborative, is partnering with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to initiate a Green Gas Stations Pilot Program. The program was created to encourage voluntary air emissions reduction in North America’s heartland, is offering The Green Gas Station Request for Projects, which…
Gulf Oil Announces Summer Promotions
This summer Gulf Oil L.P, Framingham, Mass., is offering several promotions to thank drivers, as well as to support its network of gasoline retail centers. The company is also branching into online and social media tools, such as Facebook,to reach a new audience as it continues its growth. The first promotion, “Making…
E-Z Mart Scholarship To Award $10,000
Ten lucky recipients will receive $1,000 each toward achieving a higher education this fall as part E-Z MART’s scholarship program. The scholarship was created to recognize and support the Dependant Children or Dependents of Current Employees who demonstrate the desire to obtain higher education upon completing High School. It is funded by E-Z…
Pan-Oston Helps Distributors Improve Estimate and Order Efficiency
Pan-Oston, Bowling Green, Ky., has released its newest sales tool for distributor customers. This Web-based C-Flex Order Configurator is designed to help distributor sales professionals take off and configure the exact C-Flex counter system for their customers’ convenience store, accurately price it and, when approved, automatically transmit the order to Pan-Oston. The…
Flying J Closes Seven Locations
The oil company Flying J Inc., Ogden, Utah, has decided to close seven of its restaurants because of poor economic conditions, the Associated Press reported. The locations set to close include restaurants in Payson, Utah; Bessemer, Ala.; Commerce, Ga.; Lubbock, Texas; and three in Wyoming-Cokeville, Evanston and Casper. These stores will continue selling…
Minimum Wage Increasing This Summer
On July 24, the federal minimum wage will be increasing 11% to $7.25 an hour, the last in a three-step increase, CNN Money reported. Some states’ minimum wage exceeds the federal mandated wage, and companies like Burger King Holdings Inc. and McDonald’s Corp. are likely to find it more difficult to absorb the…
Making the Company Coffee Run Just Got Easier
Dunkin’ Donuts has released a new Web site called, Dunkin’ Run, along with an iPhone application that is designed to help customers suggest and then submit group orders online, Computerworld Daily reported. “We conceived of Dunkin’ Run as a social application that helps hard-working Americans stay slightly more productive,” said Baba Shetty, chief…
Sheetz Offers New Payment Technology
First Data, an electronic commerce and payment processing services company, is set to supply Sheetz Inc., which operates 350 c-stores throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina, with the GO-Tag payment technology solution. Using the GO-Tag solution, consumers can make purchases by tapping their sticker on a contactless reader, making…
New Compact Ice Machines
Hoshizaki America Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., has introduced two new Cuber Ice Machines, the KM-260B_H and the KM-201B_H. The KM-260B_H produces up to 263 pounds of ice per 24 hours and offers 100 pounds of built-in storage. The KM-201B_H produces up to 201 pounds of ice per 24 hours and has 80 pounds of…