Newest addition to the collectible “Car” family line is unveiled. Chevron has introduced the newest addition to The Chevron Cars family, Courage, the seventh special edition Chevron Car created to help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. All net proceeds of the sale of Courage will be donated to the Susan G. Komen…
worsley prototypes open for business
Newly launched stores offers services unique to other stores within the chain. The Worsley companies have opened two new locations utilizing a brand new prototype design. These locations opened in Wilmington, N.C., where the chain is based, and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The company operate 142 locations in North and South Carolina under the banners of…
irving oil expands in new england
Foodstop acquisition adds five stores to the chain in New Hampshire and Vermont. Irving Oil is adding five new locations to its ever-popular retail network by purchasing the operating assets of five Foodstop Inc. stores in the Upper Valley area. The stores are located in Andover, Hanover and West Lebanon, N.H., and in Hartford and…
an expanding empire
Isal Amlat subsidiary gains 21 new U.S. stores. Empire Petroleum Holdings LLC, subsidiary of Isal Amlat Investment Ltd, has purchased 50% of 19 gas stations in the U.S. and long-term leasing rights to two more for $23.5 million, according to Globes Online. Eighteen of the properties operate in Virginia with the rest in Tennessee. All…
Chevrons New Ad Campaign Comes Under Fire
Consumer group attacks oil company over politics. After Chevron’s recent launch of its new “Human Energy” ad campaign, The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) and its OilWatchdog.org project have called on Chevron CEO David O’Reilly to “immediately sever Chevron’s ties to Myanmar’s brutal government and personally speak out against its violent suppression of…
valero refinery gives back to local area
Company offers $50,000 grant and more to N.J. community. Valero, through its Paulsboro, N.J. refinery, has donated $50,000 to the local Paulsboro High School during the company’s annual “Report to the Community.” The donation comes in recognition of the oil company’s 90 years of success and fellowship in the community, according to Gloucester (N.J.) County…
loves adds 6 million in expansions
Store reopens with more pumps, parking and foodservice. Love’s Country Store is introducing its new $6 million expansion to the town of Tumcumcari, N.M. The new expansion doubled the store’s diesel lanes to eight and upped the gasoline lanes to six, according to the Quay County Sun. “The new location opened without any major delays,”…
chevron taps into human energy
New advertising campaign launched this week. Chevron Corp. launched a new integrated global advertising campaign this week aimed at engaging people in today’s energy issues and highlighting the steps Chevron is taking to bring more energy supplies to the global marketplace. The campaign, called the “Power of Human Energy,” launched on television in the U.S.…
kroger goes pink
New product campaign raises money for breast cancer. Pink tags will be on display throughout The Kroger Co.’s stores again this year as the retailer partners with vendors and suppliers to support National Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. Beginning this weekend, pink tags can be found on shelves in Kroger stores across the country…
tesco distribution model requires several hundred us locations
New center costs will lead UK chain to plan more stores, analysts suggest. During a conference in London organized by Piper Jaffray Cos., Tesco revealed that it must open “several hundred” U.S. stores to cover the expenses of opening its vast distribution center near Los Angeles, according to Bloomberg.com. “We need a substantial number of…