C-store retailers including FastLane, Gas Express, High’s, Majors Management and Stinker Stores are recognizing the appeal of installing Bitcoin ATMs at their stores. They are partnering with Bitcoin Depot to provide customers with an intuitive, quick and convenient process for converting cash into Bitcoin. The partnership also gives users the ability to access the broader…
Sunshine Gasoline to Exhibit Fuel Pay App
Sunshine Gasoline Distributors announced it will be hosting a select group of convenience retailers at one of its stores in Miami on Feb. 8. At the event, Eddy Alvarez, owner, will be showcasing the chain’s fuel pay app launched in December 2022. The revolutionary Sunshine fuel pay app features Liquid Barcodes’ C-StorePay technology that accepts…
RetailROI’s Super Saturday, NRF Big Show Highlight People-Driven Retail
Two retail technology events — Retail Orphan Initiative’s (RetailROI) Super Saturday and The National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show— kicked off on the same weekend, Jan. 13-14, and both were all about “the people.” The kickoff to RetailROI’s Super Saturday at Microsoft’s Times Square office set the stage for the NRF 2023 Retail’s Big Show.…
Enhancing C-Store Security
During the pandemic, theft and robberies at retail stores soared to an all-time high. National Retail Federation’s (NRF) “2022 Retail Security Survey” found some 89.7% of respondents reported that COVID-19 had resulted in an increase in the risk of violence within their organization, and the majority of respondents noted that “overall risk” increased, as did…
Stinker Implements Retail Intelligence Platform
Stinker Stores has selected AccuStore to implement a retail intelligence platform. Based in Clearwater, Fla., AccuStore is the result of more than 40 years of helping retailers gain store-level intelligence to enhance operations, marketing, facilities, management, loss prevention and human resources. The package includes a survey of all stores in January and February, in advance…
Lula Updates Brand
Lula Delivery announced that from now on it will be known as Lula Convenience to better communicate its messaging and usher in a new era of growth and development for the company and for the industry. The Lula brand should reflect the value it provides to retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and other stakeholders in the convenience…
Modular Displays and Grab-and-Go Refrigeration Units
Designed exclusively for convenience store applications, LSI’s modular displays by JSI bring unmatched versatility, available in custom widths and heights, with numerous stains and finishes. JSI’s grab-and-go refrigeration units are equally at home in a convenience or grocery store. Made to order, they bring a whole new dimension of merchandising power to convenience stores. The […]
MAPCO Opens Checkout-Free Store
MAPCO has opened its first Grabango-powered checkout-free store in Brentwood, Tenn. Grabango lets shoppers save time and skip the line with one-second checkout. MAPCO is the most recent in a string of innovative retailers to introduce checkout-free shopping for its customers. “We’re excited to offer this game-changing checkout-free technology at our Brentwood location,” said Frederic…
Tech Trends to Watch for 2023
As we approach the start of 2023, convenience store chains are turning to technology to increase speed, efficiency and accuracy for customers. Ankeny, Iowa-based Casey’s is a great example. What does a brand famous for its pizza do when pandemic-related issues are keeping people from their ritual of pizza and a fill-up? It pivots.…
Chevron Launches Connected Car Rewards and Payments Apps
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has announced the launch of its industry-first Chevron Apple CarPlay and Android Auto apps, where mobile users can purchase fuel from the comfort of their cars and, where available, seamlessly participate in Chevron’s rewards program. “Chevron is passionate about ensuring a world-class customer experience, and bringing consumers all the features and benefits…