“We continue to be bullish on the long-term opportunities of e-cigs,” notes Wells Fargo Securities. During FDA Webinar “20 Years Later—Returning to FDA to Regulate Tobacco,” featuring Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) reminded listeners of the FDA’s 3 key priorities: menthol, substantial equivalence and deeming regulations on non-combustible tobacco…
InOvationTV Media Available In Wayne Ovation Dispensers
Wayne and GSTV expand integration of video at the pump nationwide. Gas Station TV (GSTV) and Wayne, A GE Business and a global innovator of fuel dispensers and forecourt technologies, announced a new agreement that expands the availability of the inOvationTV media platform and its GSTV-exclusive TV content to any gas retailer nationwide, regardless of…
NRF Reacts To Swipe Fee Settlement Approval
“The settlement permanently ties the hands of thousands of businesses who wanted nothing to do with this misguided case, and a decision to approve it violates established law and common sense,” says NRF spokesperson. The National Retail Federation noted its disappointment after U.S. District Court Judge John Gleeson, on Friday, Dec. 13, approved an estimated…
Consumers Petroleum Raises Over $114,000 For MDA
CITGO Marketer Hosts 20th annual MDA Golf Tournament. Local CITGO Marketer Consumers Petroleum raised more than $114,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) at its 20th Annual MDA Golf Tournament. Consumers Petroleum was joined by 54 generous vendors and 110 golfers at the Great River Golf Club on Oct. 1, 2013, all of whom came…
Love’s Travel Stops Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking
Company also donates $10,000 to help raise awareness. Love’s Travel Stops has announced a partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness among professional truck drivers and travel stop employees to combat human trafficking in our country. Love’s also donated $10,000 to help TAT with the costs of producing…
Kum & Go Opens New Convenience Store in Springfield
New eco-friendly store features fresh food and a variety of fuel options. Kum & Go has opened a new 5,000-square-foot convenience store in Springfield, Mo., at 609 E. Elm St. The new store is approximately 2,000 square feet larger than the previous store, which was razed to make way for the spacious, eco-friendly building. The…
Consumers To Increase Holiday Shopping At C-Stores
More than one in five consumers plan to buy more gift cards (23%), small presents or stocking stuffers (21%) and small items like tape and batteries (22%) more often at c-stores. Harried consumers seeking to complete their holiday shopping say that they will rely more on convenience stores this year for quick snacks, stocking stuffers,…
Consumer Spending Growth Slows
First Data analysis shows despite strong holiday retail sales during Thanksgiving and Black Friday, consumer spending dips. First Data Corp., a global provider of payments processing and electronic commerce solutions, released its First Data SpendTrend analysis for Oct. 31, 2013 through Dec. 2, 2013 compared to Nov. 1 through Dec. 3, 2012. SpendTrend tracks same-store…
Driving Convenience Store Foodservice Purchases
If c-stores can continue enhancing quality and service, they can pull traffic away from restaurants, notes Technomic. What do consumers look for in convenience-store foodservice? According to feedback in a recent Technomic study, the answer is more than a matter of convenience. “Due to location and speed of service, c-stores are always going to be…
M&M’S World Las Vegas Celebrates World’s Largest M&M’S Candy Wall
M&M’S World installs a sweet visual treat for guests with 3-D chalk art reproduction. M&M’S World Las Vegas is celebrating the recent opening of its new candy wall—the largest M&M’S candy wall in the world—with a 3-D representation of the wall designed on the sidewalk outside the store. M&M’S World Las Vegas has partnered with…