First Data to offer Verifone’s Secure Commerce Architecture (SCA) to provide safer, streamlined transactions and expedite EMV integration in the U.S. First Data, a global payment technology companies, and Verifone, a global provider for secure payment acceptance, announced a partnership to help U.S. merchants reduce exposure to large-scale consumer payment data breaches and expedite merchant…
Cowboy Travel Plaza Expands its Partnership With KickBack Points
The retailer’s Smokey Pokey restaurant joins the coalition loyalty program enabling customers to earn rewards on fuel, foodservice and other in-store purchases. For K.C. Andrews, providing convenience and outstanding service isn’t an empty promise. It is a way of life. So when the founder and owner of the Cowboy Travel Plaza in Stillwater, Okla., was…
Understanding Changing Consumer Dynamics
Next year there will be increased attention on offering more unique menu items. As the restaurant industry struggles to entice more consumer visits, consumer attitudes and behaviors are shifting. Heading into the New Year, Bonnie Riggs, restaurant industry analyst at The NPD Group, a global information company, advises foodservice operators and manufacturers to put a…
GPM Investments Gives Customer a Chance to Win $1,000,000
Selected customer must scratch ticket to win. GPM Investments LLC recently concluded its highly successful $1 Million Scratch Card Game within its retail chain of Shore Stop convenience stores. During the length of this promotion, customers were able to enter into an online game with a chance to Win $1,000,000. The customer, who was selected…
TravelCenters of America Participates In Blue Campaign
Partners with U.S. Department of Homeland Security. TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters), operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers travel center brands, has announced its partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Blue Campaign, the DHS’s unified voice to combat human trafficking. “Groups whose principal concern is putting an end to human…
Core-Mark Enhances Organizational Leadership
Supports growth opportunities. Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc., one of the largest marketers of fresh and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in North America, announced two executive management changes following a careful review of the needs of the company. The changes include redefining certain management roles to enhance the focus on the company’s…
Hispanics’ Purchasing Power Growing
New report shows that Hispanics are responsible for $605 billion in annual U.S. spending. The Partnership for a New American Economy has issued a new report highlighting the important role that both native and foreign-born Hispanics play as consumers, purchasing goods and services that circulate money through the economy and help to grow and sustain…
Casey’s Altering Pizza Delivery, Announces Financial Results
Wells Fargo weighs in on Casey’s pizza plans and financial report. Casey’s General Stores has released its second quarter 2015 EPS (earnings per share) and also recently announced changes to its pizza delivery strategy. Casey’s reported diluted earnings per share of $1.28 for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 ended Oct. 31, 2014, compared to…
Love’s Reveals Holiday Surprises
“We enjoy surprising drivers with our Christmas merchandise and giving them convenient access to popular items that will bring such happiness to the loved ones in their lives,” says Love’s founder and executive chairman. Surprise! That’s the emotion customers might feel when they step into a Love’s over the next few weeks. Love’s Travel Stops…
AVA Responds To CDC Article
American Vaping Association calls for oversight of ACA grant money. The American Vaping Association(AVA), an advocate for the benefits of vapor products such as electronic cigarettes, reacted to the release of a new opinion article on vapor products written by employees of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly…