In 2020, seeds and nuts sales are being driven by flavor innovations, increased assortments, as well as promotional offers with creative in-store displays and end caps that generate excitement. Particularly effective are themed floor displays during key seasons and promotions featured on end caps. When it comes to the sunflower/pumpkin seeds segment, DAVID, Spitz, Frito-Lay…
Onfleet Provides Delivery Strategies During COVID-19
Onfleet is providing its delivery software free of charge to organizations responding to the COVID-19 crisis, and onboarding nonprofits, NGOs and other organizations transporting lab samples, medications, food donations and other critical supplies with the highest priority. Co-Founder and CEO Khaled Naim offers some advice for retailers and small businesses across all industries when it…
Marathon Petroleum Donates Equipment, Contributes $1 Million to American Red Cross
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) has donated personal protective equipment to healthcare providers and contributed $1 million to the American Red Cross through Marathon Petroleum Foundation Inc. To address the nationwide need, MPC donated more than 575,000 N95 respirator masks to 45 hospitals and other healthcare organizations in 20 states…
Sheetz Adds Scan-and-Go Feature to App
Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz announced that a new “SHcan & Go!” feature allowing customers to scan and pay for convenience items through the Sheetz app is now available at all 600 Sheetz locations to help minimize interaction in the checkout process in support of social distancing recommendations. “This new feature continues to deliver on our mission to…
CBD Products Headed to Coastal Circle K Shelves
More than 400 Circle K stores throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia will soon carry a line of CBD products from Ignite International Brands, a Los Angeles-based global consumer packaged goods brand. The partnership between the companies calls for the launch of two CBD gummies, two CBD sport creams, three CBD essential oils…
Grecian Delight and Kronos Foods Merge to Better Serve Customers
Based on an agreement between Grecian Delight, a Parthenis family business, and Kronos Foods, one of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners’ portfolio companies, the companies will merge to leverage their strengths and better serve their customers by offering more overall value through enhanced services, expansive product lines and increased capacity to quickly bring new innovations to market. The…
Podcast: How C-Stores Are Approaching Robotics & AI
CStore Decisions speaks with Frank White, founder of White Knight Marketing, about how convenience stores are approaching artificial intelligence and robotics, and what retailers need to consider before embarking on these new initiatives. From pizza ATMs and CBD dispensers to robots that handle inventory, answer questions or clean up messes, artificial intelligence is already here.…
Sweet Snacks Appeal With Healthy & Indulgent Options
From snack cakes to food bars and granola bars, sweet snacks fill an irreplaceable niche in c-stores. The category continues to appeal to consumers who often alternate between desires for health-consciousness and indulgence. Ray Johnson, operations manager for Henderson, Nev.-based Speedee Mart Inc., with 23 locations in Las Vegas, expects that dichotomy in consumers’ buying…
Kum & Go Launches Full-Service Fuel and Curbside Pickup in Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa-based Kum & Go has launched full-service fuel and curbside pickup in select locations in the Greater Des Moines area. This pilot program is part of a broader effort by the convenience store chain to give customers more fueling and buying options during the COVID-19 pandemic. For full-service fueling, the customer calls the…
Casey’s Expands DoorDash Partnership
Casey’s General Stores is expanding its partnership with DoorDash to provide delivery to 579 locations, seven days a week, across the company’s 16-state footprint. The new service will offer delivery for Casey’s pizza, select appetizers and 20-ounce soda. And by end of April, dozens of grocery and household items will be added. “Now, more than…