Now in its third year, National Road Trip Day is the Friday before Memorial Day – May 28 this year – and Pilot Flying J is celebrating this official kick-off to vacation season with a summer of deals and the chance to win $5,000 in free fuel with the Summer is a Go Road Trip…
Cargill Partners on Digital Fry Oil System
Cargill has joined with Frontline International to develop the Kitchen Controller end-to-end, automated oil management system to help foodservice operators deliver consistent, quality food on razor-thin profit margins. The state-of-the-art solution leverages Cargill’s foodservice experience and oil quality knowledge with Frontline International’s Smart Oil Management equipment expertise and customer relationships, providing foodservice operators with an…
Study: Digital Tools and Mobile Apps Key to Customer Loyalty
Digital design brand consultants Mobiquity released results this week of a new Restaurant and Convenience Store Digital Impact Report that explores how consumers are engaging with technology in restaurants and convenience stores, as well as how the engagement affects loyalty, order frequency, and in-store or in-restaurant traffic. Mobiquity surveyed nearly 1,300 consumers across the U.S.…
ARKO Expands Supplier Deal With Core-Mark
ARKO Corp., parent company of convenience store chain GPM Investments, announced it has signed an extended 32-month master supply agreement with Core-Mark International as part of a consolidation of the company’s wholesalers and continued growth strategy. The agreement will increase the number of GPM store locations for which Core-Mark provides service from 865 to 1,055.…
How Can C-Stores Grow Their Loyalty Programs?
Across all retail segments, including convenience stores, loyalty programs are big business, and it’s no wonder. They’re proven to boost growth, they are not expensive for the retailer to implement, and they enhance your relationship with your customers. U.S. consumers have 3.8 billion memberships in consumer loyalty programs, according to Hubspot’s 2020 Loyalty Marketing Trends…
MAPCO Celebrates Rewards Members With Summer Sweepstakes
Franlin, Tenn.-based convenience store chain MAPCO launched its Summer Sweepstakes in partnership with PepsiCo, Red Bull and Johnsonville, who together are helping MY Reward$ members “Win Big, Win Weekly” all summer long. Now through Sept. 6, MAPCO MY Reward$ members can redeem points for entries into the Summer Sweepstakes for the chance to win weekly…
Windshield Service Centers
MasonWays Dual and Single Windshield Service Centers come with optional easy-to-change slide-in signage poster frames for advertising and promotional sales. Posters create advertising visibility for traffic passing your site as well as those fueling their vehicles. These durable, economically priced units are designed for locations requiring a complete all-in-one valet for the customers convenience to […]
Pair of Hires Bolsters Parker’s Internal Operations
Parker’s announced the hiring of two new team members to strategically strengthen the company’s internal operations as the Savannah, Ga.-based convenience chain continues its expansion plans across coastal Georgia and South Carolina. Award-winning training expert Kara S. Hardiman serves as the company’s new director of learning and development and acclaimed convenience store industry veteran Johnny…
7-Eleven Filling 40,000 Positions at Its Stores and Speedway Locations
As it heads into Slurpee drink season and its busiest time of year, 7-Eleven and participating independent franchise owners are collectively recruiting as many as 40,000 new employees to fill positions at their more than 13,000 U.S. stores. Included in that tally are approximately 3,800 Speedway stores recently acquired from Marathon Petroleum Corp. A National…
Sheetz Boosts Hourly Wages
Altoona, Pa.-based c-store chain Sheetz announced it has instituted a $2 per hour wage increase for all of its 18,000 store employees, which went into effect on May 21. The permanent increase equates to a $50 million annual investment and comes on the heels of the company’s $28.5 million investment in store employee wages announced…