Oklahoma City-based Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a family-owned and operated chain with more than 530 locations in 41 states, makes a surprise appearance in Hulu’s “Happiest Season,” a new holiday film that broke premiere records for the streaming service as the most-watched original film on Hulu in its opening weekend. Directed by Clea…
Rutter’s Aids Seven Community Charities
Rutter’s announced more of its 2020 charitable giving, with $100,000 donated to seven charities throughout its store’s communities. Organizations on Rutter’s gift list include: Adams County SPCA, Make-a-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Vista School, Easterseals Western and Central Pennsylvania, YMCA of Centre County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County, and Trone Memorial Library…
Tiger Loyalty Guests Reward Local Schools
The Markets, owned and operated by Tiger Fuel Co., launched a new campaign to support the Charlottesville City Schools PTO Reopening Fund. As part of The Market Rewards loyalty program, registered guests now have the option to turn 250 points into cash and donate $1 to the local schools. Tiger Fuel Company will match each…
7-Eleven Sweetens the Holidays With Candy Cane Cocoa
7-Eleven is packing up the pumpkin spice and kicking off the holiday season with its new Candy Cane Cocoa. The hot, rich cocoa is blended with cool peppermint flavor and can be topped with chocolate sauce and International Delight Peppermint Mocha flavored creamer. Candy Cane Cocoa isn’t the only gift 7-Eleven is giving customers…
Data Shows Customers Favor C-Stores With Delivery
A recent poll of customers on Vroom Delivery, an e-commerce platform specific to the c-store industry, indicated that 80.6% of delivery customers would not have otherwise visited the same store in-person to make a purchase had home delivery not been available. Of those customers that would not have visited the store, 27% indicated that they…
Podcast: Tobacco Update With Tobacco Superstores
Joe Marelle, the CEO of Tobacco Superstores in Marion, Ark., and CStore Decisions Editor-in-Chief John Lofstock discuss the state of tobacco and nicotine and what to expect over the next year. CStore Decisions · Tobacco Update with Tobacco Superstores
CEFCO New Build Revives Texas Site
CEFCO Convenience Stores announced the grand opening of its newest store, a new build located at 700 North Railroad Ave., in Mount Enterprise, Texas. This is CEFCO’s second ground-up build in 2020. CEFCO customers will find a robust offering of hot and cold food items, including “Fresh Yo” self-service frozen yogurt, CEFCO Kitchen made-to-order burritos…
Pak-A-Sak Owner Jay Petroleum Acquires Ottawa Oil Co., 22 Party Mart C-Stores
Jay Petroleum Inc. which owns and operates 35 Pak-A-Sak convenience stores in Northern Indiana and Northwest Ohio, has purchased a majority of the assets of Ottawa, Ohio-based Ottawa Oil Co. Inc. The purchase includes fuel transportation, dealer sites, consignment sites and 22 Party Mart convenience stores. According to Ron Freeman, who is retiring at the…
Longtime Rutter’s Exec is New VP of HR
Rising through the executive ranks at convenience store chain Rutter’s, Suzanne Cramer is now the company’s vice president of human resources. Joining Rutter’s in 2013, Cramer started her Rutter’s career in marketing as the social media manager, a newly-created position. One year later, she was promoted to the role of marketing manager. Then, in 2016,…
Flyers Energy Acquires MPC Subsidiary Firebird Fuel
Flyers Energy has acquired the Firebird Fuel brand, a Marathon Petroleum Corp. subsidiary, and its 47 unattended fueling “cardlock” stations and 52 additional CFN card-acceptance locations in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. Flyers is actively acquiring commercial fueling companies that fit with its plan to grow nationwide. “Firebird Fuel presented an excellent opportunity for…