Stewart’s Shops has completely rebuilt its Scotia, N.Y., c-store. The chain celebrated with a grand opening ceremony on July 14. The renovation is part of the chain’s $50 million construction investment for 2023. This year will be busy with an estimated eight rebuilds and nine brand new-to-market Stewart’s Shops planned. This new neighborhood site is…
Paytronix Appoints Industry Veteran as New CEO
Paytronix has announced that current board member and industry professional Jeff Hindman has been appointed CEO for the company. With the new appointment, current CEO and founder Andrew Robbins will take over as executive chairman. These moves will help position Paytronix to accelerate its growth and expand the footprint of its digital guest engagement platform…
FastLane Awards $10,000 Loyalty Prize
FastLane awarded Chris Sandfort — a FastLane customer and KickBack loyalty member from Fulton, Mo. — the grand prize of $10,000 in its loyalty giveaway promotion. Sandfort has been a KickBack cardholder for about a year and uses his card regularly when purchasing fuel, food and beverages at FastLane stores in Missouri, he said. He…
Vroom Delivery Partners With Uber
Vroom Delivery has signed an agreement to partner with Uber to expand and improve c-store delivery options for consumers. Stores using Vroom Delivery’s backoffice, inventory and loyalty products can now leverage enhanced integrations to Uber Eats to power orders from the Uber Eats app, as well as a new integration with Uber Direct, Uber’s white-label…
Parkland Adds Industry Professional to Board of Directors
Parkland announced the appointment of Nora Duke to its board of directors. “We are delighted to welcome Nora to our board of directors,” said Jim Pantelidis, chairman of the board. “Nora brings extensive executive experience spanning human resources, sustainability, safety, operations and customer service. We expect our Board and Parkland’s shareholders will benefit greatly from…
Love’s Launches National Hot Dog Day Promotion
Love’s Travel Stops announced a promotion for National Hot Dog Day, which takes place on July 19. The chain will partner with Schwab Meat Co. to give customers a free hot dog or roller grill item for one day only at all participating locations in 42 states. “Our customers are always moving, and love food…
Love’s Expands Footprint in Arizona and Mississippi
Love’s Travel Stops has opened two new locations in Willcox, Ariz., and Lucedale, Miss. The location in Willcox, located off Interstate 10 at 1600 N. Fort Grant Road, adds 65 jobs and 60 truck parking spaces to Cochise County. The location in Lucedale, located off Highway 98 at 2127 Hopper Road, adds 75 jobs and…
Gilbarco Veeder-Root Retail Solutions Rebrands as Invenco by GVR
Gilbarco Veeder-Root Retail Solutions has rebranded as Invenco by GVR, bringing together GVR’s time-tested retail solutions business with best-in-class technology from recently acquired Invenco. As a global leader in the payments and c-store industries, Invenco by GVR aims to be the operating system for convenience retail by providing retailers with agile technology solutions that will…
Stewart’s Shops Opens New York Location
Stewart’s Shops opened a new store in Utica, N.Y. As one of four shops in the Utica area, the new site is located just minutes away from Utica University and the Utica Zoo. The large location offers customer favorites like chili, mac and cheese, soups and meatballs at the new, expansive food bar. This new…
Marathon and ARCO Raise Money for Special Olympics
Marathon and ARCO teamed up with DASANI and the Law Enforcement Torch Run to raise over $575,000 for Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) athletes. More than 750 ARCO and ARCO ampm sites across Southern California and Yuma, Ariz., raised money through Flame of Hope Torch Icon sales. SOSC also received a portion of proceeds from every bottle…