Through April 19, Chicago-based Foxtrot Market, which operates seven retail locations, will be donating 10% its total sales from delivery orders to two food banks. Foxtrot will donate up to $50,000 to the Greater Chicago Food Depository from March 19 through April 19, with a minimum donation of $25,000, and $10,000 to the North Texas…
DRYFT Sciences President Issues Letter to Partners
DRYFT Sciences President Jason Carignan shared a letter to the company’s partners amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “When we formed DRYFT Sciences, we knew how important it was to create a transparent culture with our partners. Whether in manufacturing, safety, product quality controls, engineering, marketing or testing — it’s the expertise you bring that makes DRYFT…
PDI Partners With Vroom Delivery
PDI has partnered with Vroom Delivery to launch an order-ahead and pick-up or delivery feature. Vroom Delivery, headquartered in Chicago, is the first mobile ordering platform specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the $654.3 billion convenience store industry. Combined with PDI’s back office pricebook and accounting systems plus its Marketing Cloud loyalty platform, this…
Open Pantry Protects Employees During COVID-19
Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin has been proactively working to protect its employees and customers at its seven Wisconsin locations during COVID-19. The chain began taking action four weeks ago, sanitizing stores and offering personal protective equipment to employees including disposable gloves and N99 masks. The wearing of N99 masks by store employees is…
Kwik Chek Adapts During COVID-19
Spicewood, Texas-based Kwik Chek, which owns and operates 45 convenience stores in Texas and Oklahoma, has been proactive in its response to COVID-19. Among myriad changes, CEO Kevin Smartt said the top priority, from the start, has been keeping customers and employees safe. “We immediately went to all of our employees, anybody that was a health…
Sheetz Provides Free Meals to Kids in Need
Altoona, Pa.-based Sheetz launched its new ‘Kidz Meal Bagz’ program to provide free food to help children and families in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meal Bagz will be available all day starting April 2 and will include a turkey sandwich, chips and a drink. Families interested in taking advantage of the…
Cumberland Farms Offers Free Coffee to Healthcare Workers
EG Group convenience stores in the U.S., including Westborough, Mass.-based Cumberland Farms, have added healthcare workers to the current group of first responders and military personnel who can receive free coffee as a small “thank you” for the critical services they continue to selflessly provide to those affected by COVID-19. Effective immediately and throughout this unprecedented…
DoorDash Launches ‘Convenience’ Category
DoorDash announced its expansion beyond food with the launch of a new ‘Convenience’ category on the app. Customers will now have access to everyday essential items, household staples and ready-made meals during this critical time. More than 1,800 c-store locations nationwide have partnered with DoorDash, including 7-Eleven, Circle K, Wawa and Casey’s General Stores, to offer…
POS Opportunities Expand
In 2020, new point-of-sale (POS) solutions, including frictionless solutions, are giving c-store retailers much to consider. “Retailers continue to be confronted by POS solution providers’ attention to delivering software to support EMV on the forecourt,” said Ed Collupy, executive consultant with W. Capra Consulting Group. “This, along with the earlier deployment of EMV for inside…
Love’s Offers Professional Drivers Loyalty Status Security
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores is allowing professional drivers to keep their current My Love Rewards loyalty point status regardless of their purchases through the month of May. Members can still upgrade their status during this time but won’t be downgraded for any reason. “We know that professional drivers have a lot to worry…