It’s football season, so let’s approach in-store merchandising, layout and adjacencies in the context of football. Guests entering your store most often have a primary need (goal) in mind when they arrive. It’s likely this goal falls into one of three categories — hungry, thirsty or comfort. Think of them finishing the quest to satisfy…
MacEwen Petroleum Acquires Quickie Convenience Stores
MacEwen Petroleum announced the acquisition of the business assets of Quickie Convenience Stores Corp. The Quickie network of 51 convenience stores, including 22 gas stations, located in Eastern Ontario and Gatineau Quebec, will complement and almost double MacEwen’s portfolio of stores. As consolidation in the convenience industry continues, the company said it recognizes this as…
White House Announces New Employer COVID Vaccination Policies
The White House announced details of two President Joe Biden administration policies to fight COVID-19 that it hopes will drive more progress and result in millions of Americans getting vaccinated, protecting workers, preventing hospitalization, saving lives and strengthening the economy. First, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is announcing the details…
Tiger Fuel Co.’s Newly Acquired Altenergy Rebrands to Tiger Solar
Tiger Fuel Co.‘s acquisition of Altenergy, a national solar contractor with roots in Charlottesville, Va., will be followed by Altenergy’s transition to a rebranded name — Tiger Solar. Altenergy has more than 16 years of experience and 1,700 completed projects across 10 states. Over the past three years, Altenergy solar-powered Tiger’s gourmet-to-go convenience stores and…
Dash In Opens Two New Maryland Stores
Dash In hosted grand openings at two all-new locations in Clinton and Lanham, Md., with each event followed by two successive weekends of special offers and opportunities to engage with each community. The grand-opening events also celebrated Dash In’s renewed commitment to community engagement with more than $40,000 in grants being distributed to the Capital…
Better-for-You Snacks Market Rises to $39 Billion
COVID-19 has heavily affected the U.S. food and beverage industry, especially driving consumers’ awareness of health and wellness, looking for products they view as better-for-you. In 2020, sales reached $39 billion on the strength of pandemic trends as reported by marketplace analyst Packaged Facts‘ report ”Better-for-You Snacks: Market Trends and Opportunities.” In 2020 especially, more…
Consumer Goods Price Increases Hit Independent Convenience Stores
We’ve all read the headlines if not experienced it firsthand as consumers or sales and marketers the supply chain issues that continue to plague the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) industry 20 months after the onset of COVID-19. An expected consequence of this disruption is increased costs throughout the supply and demand chain, from raw materials to…
Why Is Restroom Cleanliness Important for Independent C-Stores?
It’s a question independent convenience store operators don’t ask often enough: Why is restroom cleanliness important for independents? The answer is deceptively simple. Customers figure if you are careless there, you’re careless elsewhere — for example, when it comes to food handling and preparation. Think about it: If someone shows up for a job interview…
Parkland Acquires Florida-Based Urbieta Oil
Parkland Co. has agreed to acquire all of the assets of Urbieta Oil Co. This acquisition complements Parkland’s existing Florida commercial business by establishing a large retail and convenience growth platform with high-quality real estate in Miami. “This acquisition advances our growth strategy to increase our convenience retail presence in a region where we have…
EG Group to Acquire 34 Sprint Food Stores and Proprietary Foodservice Brand
EG Group announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Sprint Food Stores in the U.S. EG expects to acquire all 34 company-operated fuel and convenience store locations in Georgia and South Carolina and the proprietary Sprint Kitchen foodservice brand from Sprint. The transaction is expected to complete by the end of…