Yatco Energy, a fast-growing New England based chain of convenience stores, has launched Yatco Rewards on the Paytronix platform. Newton, Mass.-based Paytronix will provide the Yatco Rewards with loyalty, a branded mobile app, and, for three of the Yatco stores, order and delivery. “Yatco Rewards will help create brand loyalty while incentivizing our customers to come into our stores more frequently and to spend more,” said Yatco Energy…
BP Acquires EV Charging Provider AMPLY Power
bp has acquired AMPLY Power, an electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management provider for fleets that operate trucks, transit and school buses, vans and light-duty vehicles. This investment is aligned with bp’s plan to scale-up next generation mobility solutions, providing a fast, reliable and convenient network of charging and digital solutions for customers, including individual drivers…
Krispy Krunchy Chicken Receives Growth Investment From Main Post Partners
New Orleans-based Krispy Krunchy Chicken (KKC) has received a strategic growth investment from Main Post Partners, a private equity investment firm with deep experience partnering with iconic brands and multi-location foodservice platforms. Krispy Krunchy was founded in 1989 by Neal Onebane, a convenience store operator in Lafayette, La., who saw an opportunity to bring freshly…
QuickChek Announces Coffee Sweepstakes
QuickChek is offering its “QuickChek Free Coffee for a Year Sweepstakes,” in which 159 winners — one per QuickChek store — will be randomly selected to receive free QuickChek coffee for a year. All December long, every time a customer purchases a hot coffee or iced coffee at QuickChek, they can get a chance to…
Sheetz Appoints Travis Sheetz to President and CEO
Sheetz announced changes to its organizational structure with Travis Sheetz advancing into the role of president and CEO. Travis, the nephew of Sheetz Founder Bob Sheetz, was previously Sheetz’s president and chief operating officer (COO), the first COO in the 69-year history of the company. In his new role as executive vice chairman, previous CEO…
Spinx Adds EV Chargers, Full-Service Kitchen to South Carolina Store
Spinx Co. celebrated the grand reopening of its Spinx #271 store in Orangeburg, S.C. Located at 3615 St. Matthews Road, the new store will now feature a full-service kitchen and diesel truck lanes. In addition, this location will include a new Tesla Supercharger station with eight Supercharger stalls. The new Tesla Superchargers help Tesla drivers…
What Are the Hand-Washing Best-Practices for C-Stores?
Even more than chains, independent c-store operators need to earn consumers’ trust every time they enter the store, and nothing can destroy that trust more quickly than unsanitary food handling practice. Foodborne illness can cripple a c-store’s foodservice program, which makes teaching and enforcing the basics an essential part of an independent’s training program. The…
2021 Year in Review
There is little doubt that 2021 was a historic year for the convenience store industry. But far more important than simply recapping its major events is analyzing them to accurately forecast the events of 2022. Here are six vital areas that influenced the c-store landscape in 2021, and will again in the new year: Mergers…
Tri Star Energy Opens New Twice Daily and White Bison Coffee
Nashville, Tenn.-based Tri Star Energy recently celebrated the grand opening of a Twice Daily convenience store and White Bison Coffee in new location Huntsville, Ala. Located at 2000 Winchester Road NE in the Moores Mill neighborhood, the concept combines convenience and quality with Twice Daily’s convenience store and White Bison Coffee’s artisan coffee beverages and…
In-Store Retail Sales Rise to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The steady, gradual growth of e-commerce dramatically accelerated during the pandemic, elevating the amount consumers spent shopping online to almost equal the amount consumers spent in stores. Now, with brick-and-mortar stores open across the U.S., online revenue growth is slowing down. At the same time, physical store sales have increased, rising to 64% of all…