Laredo Taco Company, 7-Eleven’s quick-serve Mexican food restaurant, is bringing its famous tacos to Colorado. The state’s first Laredo Taco Company restaurant will open at the 7-Eleven convenience store location in Platteville, at 402 Vasquez Blvd. More than 10 more Laredo Taco locations are planned for Colorado this year. Laredo Taco Company has become known…
Swisher Sweets Launches Summer Contest
Swisher Sweets announced the launch of an exciting contest, Life is Sweet, along with limited edition Swisher Sweets Red packaging, which will be sure to excite top fans. Beginning June 21, 2021, and continuing throughout the summer until August 27, 2021, adult consumers can enter the Life is Sweet contest by uploading a photo or…
Parker’s Rewards App Usage Increases by 40% During COVID-19
Parker’s, CStore Decisions’ 2020 Chain of the Year, has experienced a 40% increase in contactless mobile payment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, customers in Georgia and South Carolina are using the company’s innovative Parker’s Rewards app at the pump in record numbers, averaging nearly 800 secure contactless transactions daily. Since the launch of Parker’s proprietary…
AiFi, Verizon Bring Autonomous Checkout to Indy 500
Ticketholders, volunteers, staff and drivers at this year’s Indianapolis 500 can grab a snack and a beverage, along with official race fear, using the latest technology in frictionless checkout and 5G wireless communication. Autonomous shopping provider AiFi is partnering with Verizon Business to bring an autonomous shopping experience to the 105th running of the “Great…
Casey’s Expands Delivery Offer
Ankeny, Iowa-based convenience store chain Casey’s announced a partnership with third-party, app-based delivery service Uber Eats to provide delivery from 755 of its locations. The new service reflects Casey’s active pursuit of offering more delivery options for its pizza and other prepared foods as well as Casey’s brand products from chips to jerky to soda.…
Vape Sees Gains Despite Restrictions
While no industry or category has been spared the effects of the pandemic, the tobacco category has faced a special set of challenges. For one, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Premarket Tobacco Application (PMTA). “The PMTA process has complicated the vapor world to another level beyond COVID that cigarettes didn’t see, smokeless didn’t see,…
Zelmo’s Zip In Supports Local Teachers, Kids
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Slaton Whatley, director of retail operations for Whatley Convenience Stores, which operates 12 Zelmo’s Zip In locations, to learn how the chain is giving back to its local community. Watch the video to learn more.
GPM Kicks Off ‘100 Days of Summer’ Promotion
GPM Investments recently kicked off its 100 Days of Summer program in all its stores. Just in time for those who might be back on the go during the busy summer season, the summerlong event runs through Sept. 7, and provides enrolled fas REWARDS members with exclusive limited time offers. Throughout the season, GPM is…
Paytronix Plucks NCR Exec Charles Gray for Revenue Role
Digital guest technology provider Paytronix Systems has named Charles R. Gray as its new chief revenue officer, leading Paytronix global sales, partnership and channel strategy. Gray joins Paytronix from NCR Corp., where he served as general manager of its Restaurant as a Service Group. He is a hospitality technology go-to-market leader who has acted as…
C-Store CBD Consumers Choose Edibles
Pittsburgh-based market research firm CivicScience found that consumers are most interested in using CBD edibles over other types of CBD products. According to a CivicScience survey weighted according to U.S. Census figures for gender and age, 18 and older, close to half of all consumers surveyed (40%) said they either prefer to use or are…