After a successful first year, the GetGo Café + Market’s Spiked Slushies program is set to expand to additional stores and offer even more unique, fun flavors. Since launching in late 2019, 46 GetGo locations across Pennsylvania and Ohio are now selling the refreshing, quick-frozen malt beverages that are made with premium alcohol brands like…
FDA Clarifies to NATO Wholesaler Catalogs Are Not Ads
The National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) on Feb. 19 requested clarification from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that a wholesaler’s cigarette web-based or printed order guide/order catalog for retailers to order cigarettes to stock their stores is not an “advertisement” within the meaning of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. For…
More Savings at the Pump With RaceTrac’s New Debit Card
Atlanta-based RaceTrac has launched its new RaceTrac Debit Card to save on fuel at the pumps. Customers can pick up a debit card for free in-store at their local RaceTrac and save seven cents per gallon every time they fuel up. RaceTrac guests now have two ways to save. In addition to the RaceTrac Debit…
New Cumberland Farms Store is Second for Connecticut Town
Cumberland Farms opened its newest location on March 12, in East Granby, Conn. The new store, at 62 Rainbow Road, is the latest to feature the company’s innovative design, equipment and food offerings that are meant to enhance the customer experience and compete with limited-service, fast-casual restaurants. Spanning more than 4,400 square feet, the Route…
Nostalgia Sells. Give It a Try
I had a good laugh the other day from a photo posted on Twitter. I follow a retail analyst who, like me, seems to have an ironic appreciation of poorly executed stores. The focus this time was a CVS in Scottsdale with its endless rows of garish “buy one, get one free” stickers dangling below…
Pandemic Brings New Prospects for Prepaid Cards
The prepaid card category has continued to fare relatively well at many c-stores during the pandemic — for gift-giving, budgeting and as part of loyalty programs, with accelerated interest in digital versions. “Because c-stores and pharmacies stayed open when many other locations were closed, c-stores naturally had a larger portion of the total market than…
Foodservice Upgrades Making MacFood Mart Stores Shine
MacFood Mart locations are looking forward to 2021 with a number of enhancements to all four of its stores, serving the Ft. Wayne, Ind., community. McIntosh Energy is incorporating the Food Improvement Program (FIP) at all of it MacFood Mart stores. The stores will also get some cosmetic upgrades as well as some improvements to…
Cubby’s Acquires Corner Mart in Nebraska
Cubby’s has acquired the Corner Mart location in in Laurel, Neb., a location that has been a central part of the Laurel community for many years. “Community and family are what we are all about,” said De Lone Wilson, president of Cubby’s. “Our company is family-owned, as well, and we are well positioned to bring…
Dash-In Parent Company Reaches $1 Million In COVID-19 Giving
La Plata, Md.-based The Wills Group announced an additional $500,000 in unrestricted grants to its regional food bank and local nonprofit partners as a continuation of its efforts to respond to the rising hunger crisis throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The round of grants brings the Wills Group’s philanthropic response to COVID-19 to $1 million since…
Jiffy Trip Supports Oklahoma Children’s Hospital
A little over five years ago, Jiffy Trip partnered with Oklahoma Children’s Hospital and began running an annual fundraising campaign to benefit the organization. The chain has raised almost $400,000 for Oklahoma Children’s Hospital in those five years. But that’s just one of the many ways that Jiffy Trip, which operates 26 c-stores in Oklahoma,…