Vendgogh LLC, a provider of integrated gas island vending solutions, has introduced its next generation “green” vending solutions aimed at creating the ultimate shopper experience for gas island customers. The new machines will include a patented, first-of-its-kind dual sided delivery system that incorporates up to four user interfaces in a single vending machine. This new…
Family Express Selects Retalix
Retalix to optimize fresh product inventory management and reduce out-of-stocks for Family Express. Valparaiso, Ind.-based convenience store chain Family Express, plans to reduce out-of-stocks, enhance the quality of its center-of-store product and fresh product offerings, and optimize its inventory position with Retalix’s Demand-Driven Replenishment solution. “We conducted a detailed search of industry vendors who could…
Glass Door Merchandisers
Master-Bilt unveiled its new line of endless glass door merchandisers at the NAFEM Show. The versatile line offers refrigerated and frozen food retailers endless options in glass door merchandiser requirements. Available in two, three, four and five door models, retailers can choose the merchandiser configurations that meet their needs. The individual units come pre-wired with…
Beefing Up Hiring Practices
Tyson Foods Inc. has become a full member of the IMAGE program with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). IMAGE is short for ‘ICE Mutual Agreement Between Government and Employers.’ The program enables businesses, if they meet rigorous standards, to voluntarily partner with the federal government to ensure they are employing people who are legally…
Mirabito Partners With U.S. Bank on Fleet Cards
“By co-branding with U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems, we’ve expanded the reach of the Mirabito fleet card and made it more valuable to our customers,” says Mirabito spokesperson. New York-based Mirabito Convenience Stores has entered into a fleet card referral agreement with U.S. Bank, a provider of universal fleet fueling and maintenance cards. Under terms…
Rutter’s Announces “Register, Scan and Win Sweepstakes” Winners
“The Register, Scan and Win Sweepstakes is another way for us to show our appreciation to our loyal customers by rewarding them with great prizes,” says Rutter’s spokesperson. Rutter’s Farm Stores customers that are Rutter’s Rewards cardholders learned this week if their loyalty to Rutter’s paid off more than usual: the February winners in the…
WARHEADS Fights Childhood Cancer
“We hope to expand our WARHEADS for Baldheads into other cities and continue to help the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in their quest to end childhood cancer,” says WARHEADS spokesperson. WARHEADS, a sour candy brand, has partnered for the second year in a row with an organization committed to funding the most promising research to find…
Tedeschi’s Introduces Phase III Recovery Drink
“Tedeschi’s will be supported by our current, aggressive go-to-market campaign for Phase III,” says Attitude Drinks brand manager. Tedeschi Food Shops, which operates more than 190 convenience stores in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut, is adding Phase III Recovery Drink by Attitude Drinks to its product mix. Attitude is authorized to sell Phase…
Par Mar Fuel Promotion Goes Viral
Social networking provides a cost-effective way for the West Virginia company to interact with customers and drive traffic. By: Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Par Mar Stores is wooing customers into its forecourts and onto its Facebook and Twitter pages with its Face to Face Fuel promotion, which launched in mid-January. The goal of the promotion…
Connecting With Your Customers
Loyalty and Facebook are changing the way convenience store retailers are communicating with today’s consumers. By Greg Ehrlich, Contributing Editor. Smaller convenience store chains with limited resources often sit on the sidelines waiting to see how their larger counterparts embrace new technologies. They wait to see whether the new initiatives make it past a pilot…