Texas-based chain Buc-ee’s has announced plans to open a new travel center in New Kent, Va. — the chain’s first Virginia location. The decision has led to numerous incentive packages from leaders in New Kent County, Va. The new site is estimated to bring 175 jobs to the county, in addition to $60 million in…
GetGo Sells Four Indianapolis Locations
GetGo Café + Market closed four of its locations in Indianapolis, selling its assets to an undisclosed buyer, according to News 8. These stations are: 2102 N. Post Road 6279 W. 38th St. 1545 E. 38th St. 5585 Georgetown Road bp will remain at the stations, which will soon reopen, based on an email sent to News…
Big Red Stores Rebrand to Circle K Starts
Rebranding work for Big Red Stores has officially begun at 44 locations across Arkansas now that Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. finalized its acquisition of the chain as of April 17. “We are very pleased to be expanding across Arkansas and welcoming Big Red’s great team members into our family as we raise the Circle K banner…
Stewart’s Shops Offers New Products, Deals
Stewart’s Shops decided to roll out new and returning products for its customers this spring. For a limited time, Stewart’s Cinnamon Sugar Roll Hot Coffee made its way back into shops. Customers can indulge in the fresh-baked taste of rich vanilla with creamy butter, sweet sugar and brown bakery cinnamon flavor. It’s meant to taste just…
Altaine Partners With Uber Eats
Altaine has completed full integration with Uber Eats for delivery and onsite order management. This means that Altaine’s clients can now offer their customers a seamless and convenient way to order and enjoy their food, whether they want to dine in, take away or get it delivered. Altaine also supports the requirements of c-store and…
Couche-Tard Signs Licensing Agreement with Canadian Cannabis Retailer
Alimentation Couche-Tard signed a master licensing agreement with Canadian cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings, according to MJBizDaily. “Fire & Flower is required to notify Couche-Tard only of new franchise or licensing opportunities and has agreed to negotiate with Couche-Tard for an exclusive negotiation period prior to entering into a new franchise or licensing agreement…
Mashgin Collaborates With PDI on Self-Checkout System
Mashgin announced an integration with PDI Technologies. The integration allows Mashgin to easily deploy its computer vision self-checkout system at retailers who use PDI. Mashgin transactions can now automatically and seamlessly flow into the retailer accounting and reporting features of PDI Enterprise, which eliminates the manual tasks of data manipulation and accounting reconciliation. The integration…
Love’s Opens Location in South Carolina
Love’s Travel Stops recently opened a new location in Piedmont, S.C., on Thursday, April 13. The travel stop, located off Interstate 85 at 1805 Easley Highway, adds 90 jobs and 91 truck parking spaces in Anderson County, S.C. “Love’s is excited to grow again in South Carolina, providing another clean, safe place for customers to…
ARKO Addresses Concerns in Bid to Acquire TA
On April 17, ARKO Corp. sent a letter to the board of directors of TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA) addressing potential concerns the board may have in correlation with ARKO’s bid to acquire TA. Previously, ARKO had sent a letter to TA’s board offering $92 a share for 100% of the company, rivaling bp’s bid…
bp Begins Oil Production in the Gulf of Mexico
bp announced it has started oil production at its Argos offshore platform, delivering more energy at a critical time. With a gross production capacity of up to 140,000 barrels of oil per day, Argos is bp’s fifth platform in the Gulf of Mexico and the first new bp-operated production facility in the region since 2008.…