Love’s Travel Stops is announcing the promotion of two company leaders: Roger Ahuja was recently promoted to executive vice president of Operations, and Gary Price was promoted to executive vice president of Truck Care. “Roger and Gary have been with the company for quite some time and not only have a deep understanding of Love’s,…
VERC Promotes Depina to District Leader
Duxbury, Mass.-based convenience store chain VERC Enterprises has promoted Antonio “Tony” Depina to the role of district leader. In the new role, he is responsible for monitoring eight VERC Enterprises locations on the South Shore of Massachusetts, through regular on-site visits and weekly reporting. Depina, who moved to Massachusetts from Cape Verde in 2001 at…
S. Abraham & Sons Hosts Virtual Vendor Exhibit and Trade Show
S. Abraham & Sons Inc., a subsidiary of Imperial Trading Co., is hosting its 35th annual vendor exhibit and trade show and its first virtual trade show. The theme for 2021 is “Blueprint for Success – Building Solutions for the Convenience Store Retailer.” Retailers have a seven-week buying opportunity from Jan. 11 through Feb. 26…
Casey’s Expands Private Brand Selections
Casey’s General Stores is starting the new year with an updated selection on store shelves, adding more than 100 new low-price, high-quality snack and beverage products under the Casey’s brand. The broadened assortment of Casey’s private brand products encompasses new snack categories, including chips, jerky and nuts. It complements Casey’s updated offerings in water, automotive…
Smoker Friendly Completes Minority Recapitalization, Debt Restructure
Smoker Friendly announced through its holding company, Bolder Panther Group, it has completed a minority recapitalization and debt restructure with Main Street Capital Corp. Smoker Friendly continues to be owned and operated by the Gallagher Family and led by the current management team. In the past 14 months, Smoker Friendly acquired 33 Smokers’ Outlet stores in…
2021 Predictions About Convenience Retailing
What a bizarre time in which we find ourselves. Elon Musk is now the world’s wealthiest individual, Bitcoin quadrupled in value over the past 12 months, and politics, public health and the economy are rife with uncertainty. It’s easy to look around and wonder what exactly is going on. The past year forced individuals and…
Parker’s Makes Record $20 Million Donation to Charitable Initiatives in Georgia, South Carolina
Parker’s, CStore Decisions’ 2020 Chain of the Year, recently donated a record $20 million to support charitable initiatives throughout the company’s corporate footprint in coastal Georgia and South Carolina. The Parker’s Community Fund, which will be administered by the Savannah Community Foundation, will support a range of charitable causes across the region. A new Community…
C-Store Survey: Prepackaged Food, Adult Bevs Shine in 2020
Convenience retailers say that in-store sales grew in 2020, with twice as many reporting an in-store sales increase than a decrease (59% vs. 30%, respectively) in 2020, according to the results according to a new National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) survey of U.S. convenience store owners. Convenience stores, which sell 80% of the fuel…
Mirabito Customer Wins Gas for a Year
Mirabito Convenience Stores announced the 2020 winner of its “Win Free Gas for a Year” contest. The lucky customer is Tammy Conklin, of Chenango Bridge, N.Y. She is the seventh winner of the “Free Gas for a Year” contest, which ran from July through October this past year. To enter the contest, customers were asked…
The 2021 Social Media Awards
CStore Decisions, for the ninth consecutive year, is recognizing convenience store chains standing out on social media. If there was ever a year where social media outreach proved vital to c-store chains’ success, it was 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought about social distancing and lockdown rules that drove customers inside. Those brands with a…