The House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing for Oct. 8 to receive testimony on the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act (H.R. 2382), NACS reported. This legislation, introduced by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Bill Shuster (R-PA), would begin to change many of rules imposed on merchants by the credit card companies. In preparation…
Electronic Payments Coalition Lashes Out
In response to the press conference held by 7-Eleven and the National Association of Convenience Stores regarding their petition, the Electronic Payments Coalition issued the following statement: “It is the height of irony that a convenience store, which regularly marks up their products by as much as 500% for ‘convenience sake,’ doesn’t want…
Demonstration Ends At Suncor Site
A protest ended peacefully yesterday evening after Greenpeace activists who entered Suncor’s oil sands site north of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, left the area under police escort. “We’re happy that we were able to resolve yesterday’s events in a safe and peaceful manner,” said Steve Williams, Suncor’s chief operating officer. “As always,…
Quick Chek Expands in New York
Quick Chek, a family-owned chain of 120 food stores throughout New Jersey and southern New York, celebrated the grand opening of its newest store in Middletown, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 21. The move furthers the marketer’s expansion into The Empire State, where it now operates two stores. Quick Chek remains an industry leader in foodservice…
Wesco Deploys Retalix’s DAX Analyzer
Wesco, a self-distributing convenience store chain with 51 locations across Michigan, has chosen Retalix’s DAX Analyzer, powered by the QlikView business intelligence engine from QlickTech, to further enhance its demand forecasting and replenishment operations. DAX Analyzer provides Wesco with a dashboard-style business intelligence interface that integrates with the retailer’s existing installation of Retalix’s…
Pumpkin Pin-ups For Charity
The 18th annual Halloween Promotion will kick off Oct. 1, to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world’s premier centers for the research and treatment of pediatric cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases. During the month-long Halloween Promotion, thousands of restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores and other retail locations nationwide…
Ads Defend HFCS
The nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) launched a new million dollar ad campaign designed to put an end to what it calls “the blatant inaccuracies surrounding the much-maligned ingredient: high fructose corn syrup.” The campaign will communicate to the public that high fructose corn syrup is nutritionally the same as sweeteners…
Operation Rollback Makes Progress
Retailer efforts against an astronomical increase in registration fees for stores selling tobacco are making strides in New York. The fee increase came down earlier this year, upping the registration fee for a retailer from $100 per store for the right to sell tobacco products to $1,000, $2,500 or even $5,000 per store…
Nat Sherman Co. Lists FDA Compliant Products
Nat Sherman Co. issued a letter to retailers outlining which products are still legal to sell after the new FDA ban on flavored cigarettes, except for regular and menthol varieties. The company’s clove and mint style brands were affected by the ruling. “Concerning our ‘Mint’ brands, while many of our competitors use a…
Sheetz Opens New Ohio Store
Sheetz Inc. continues to grow in the Canton, Ohio area with a new store opening today in North Canton at 1415 Pittsburg Avenue. The store officially opened today, Sept. 30, following an afternoon grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony this afternoon. To celebrate Sheetz will make a donation to the Character Counts…