Select Stewart’s Shops locations decided to bring in the new year by selling $20 badges and buttons to the Saratoga New Year’s Fest, which will be held on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The badge or button gets customers access to all venues on New Year’s Eve. During the fest, there will be: Big music…
Love’s Travel Stops Opens in Three States
Love’s Travel Stops has opened three new stores in Muscatine, Iowa; Patterson, Calif.; and Normal, Ill. The Muscatine, Iowa, location adds 60 jobs and 29 truck parking spaces to Muscatine County; the Patterson, Calif., location adds 85 jobs and 91 truck parking spaces to Stanislaus County; and the Normal, Ill., location adds 110 jobs and…
QuikTrip Opens Georgia Travel Center
QuikTrip (QT) recently opened its new remote travel center in Brunswick, Ga. The retailer also opened two other travel center locations in Opelika, Ala.; and West Monroe, La., making this the 10th travel center location to open across the country this year. The first customers were greeted on the opening day of business on Dec.…
Thorntons Opens New Ohio Site
Thorntons opened its newest Ohio store — and the first in Symmes Township — on Dec. 13, with a grand open and ribbon-cutting ceremony planned for Dec. 16. The company now operates a total of 17 stores in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area. This new 4,400-square-foot facility is set on 1.5 acres and features a number…
Kum & Go to Open First Salt Lake City C-Store
Des Moines, Iowa-based Kum & Go announced it will open the doors to its first store in the Salt Lake City market on Monday, Dec. 19. It will be celebrating with a grand opening scheduled from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. MT. The Draper, Utah, store is the first of several Salt Lake City-area Kum…
Casey’s Introduces New Retail Media Network
Casey’s announced it is introducing its own Retail Media Network (RMN) called Casey’s Access in early 2023. One of the firsts in convenience, Casey’s Access will be the only end-to-end retail media business bringing together convenience guest data alongside Casey’s unique pizza restaurant offering. Consumer goods, packaged goods companies and other vendor partners will be…
QuickChek Introduces ‘Free Coffee for a Year Sweepstakes’
QuickChek announced it is bringing in the holiday season with its “Free Coffee for a Year Sweepstakes,” in which 160 winners — one per QuickChek store — will win free coffee for a year. “The holidays are a special time of the year and we want to show our appreciation by rewarding some of our…
Circle K Releases First Fuel Ad Campaign Nationwide
Circle K announced its first-ever U.S. nationwide advertising campaign, “Fueled by Circle K,” taking place over the next year. The campaign focuses on Circle K fuel, which is now available in over half of its 7,000 U.S. locations. The campaign underscores Circle K’s mission to make customers’ lives a little easier every day, highlighting fuel…
Love’s Travel Stops Opens in Four States
Love’s Travel Stops has opened locations in Morris, Ill.; Lancaster, Ohio; Loudon, Tenn.; and Carthage, Texas., adding a combined 290 truck parking spaces and 335 jobs. “Opening four locations in one day is no small feat, but our team members are ready to provide customers with clean places and friendly faces in Morris, Lancaster, Loudon…
Kaival Marketing Services Adds Dean Simmons to Bidi Vapor’s Sales Staff
Kaival Marketing Services (KMS) announced it had hired Dean Simmons to maximize major retail and wholesale accounts for its top-selling, high-margin BIDI Stick. Simmons will join KMS as senior vice president of sales and corporate development effective immediately. Formerly vice president of sales at Swisher International, Simmons was responsible for leading its national sales department…