York, Pa.-based Rutter’s wrapped up summer with the conclusion of its 2020 Summer Fuelin’ Up Sweepstakes on Sept. 27. All Rutter’s VIP customers were eligible to participate in the sweepstakes, with prizes awarded daily, weekly and monthly, totaling over $50,000. During the promotional period, one grand prize winner was awarded $5,000, with two others being awarded…
Love’s Donates Laptops to Local School
Oklahoma City-based Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is donating 40 laptop computers to Crooked Oak High School in Oklahoma City. The donation coincides with the Employer Laptop Challenge from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Schools need additional computers to overcome challenges created by COVID-19. With schools adopting virtual learning formats to keep…
Podcast: Whatley Oil Co. Grows Zelmo’s Zip In
CStore Decisions Executive Editor Erin Del Conte speaks with Slaton Whatley, director of operations of Whatley Oil Co., and a third-generation member of the family business. The Columbus, Ga.-based company operates Zelmo’s Zip In convenience stores. Slaton shares the chain’s growth plans in the months ahead. The company is remodeling its fleet of company-owned stores…
Republic Tobacco Fights Counterfeiters During COVID-19
Republic Tobacco’s efforts to stop the sale of fake products have continued unabated during the COVID-19 crisis, as the company has been meeting this illegal behavior head-on with aggressive actions nationwide. Company officials from Republic have only stepped up their work with federal and state law enforcement agents, pursuing coordinated police raids, government enforcement actions,…
AAA: Americans Planning Fall Travel With Cautious Optimism
According to a recent AAA Travel survey, American travelers are making vacation plans through the end of the year, but remain cautiously optimistic about those future plans. Sixty-seven percent of U.S. adults planning a vacation before the end of the year report some degree of uncertainty, they will actually be able to take their…
Convenience Store Sales a Mixed Bag So Far in 2020
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Convenience retailers say that in-store sales are steady but fuel sales continue to lag, according to the results according to a new NACS survey of U.S. convenience store owners. Most retailers responding to the survey (58%) say that in-store sales through the first nine months of 2020 are higher than the same time…
VP Racing Fuels & Keystone Team Up for Breast Cancer Awareness
VP Racing Fuels Inc., the world leader in racing fuel technology, is continuing its annual Breast Cancer Awareness charitable initiatives. “Breast cancer impacts just about all of us in one way or another,” said Alan Cerwick, President of VP Racing Fuels. “Every October for the past 10 years, we have worked to make more…
Love’s Travel Stops Opens New Arizona Location
Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Cordes Junction, Ariz., thanks to a truck stop that opened Thursday. The Cordes Junction store, located off Interstate 17, adds 65 jobs and 57 truck parking spaces to Yavapai County. “We’re excited to open our 14th location in Arizona and add 65 jobs to Yavapai County,”…
Is Healthy Food Important for C-Stores?
The convenience store channel is still a relative “newbie” to foodservice, even though it has been gaining traction for the past 25 years. Most of the industry remains well acquainted with Clark Griswold’s famous quote in the 1980s film Vacation, “I’m so hungry I could eat a sandwich from a gas station,” which summed…
Casey’s Introduces ‘Cash for Classrooms’ Grant Program
Casey’s General Stores has introduced a new way to give back to its local communities. The Ankeny, Iowa-based company has launched the Cash for Classrooms grant program to support local schools. As families and kids have been returning to school and school routines, Casey’s grants will support projects and initiatives taking place at accredited K-12…