“We realized the need for technology partners like Retalix to help us enhance our IT systems in an effort to better manage our rapid growth and expansion, and to sharpen our competitive edge,” said Wang Bo, vp of PetroChina Sales Co. PetroChina has completed a rollout of Retalix’s StorePoint POS and StorePoint Fuel solutions to…
PCI Compliance: Benefiting the Industry in Multiple Ways
Convenience store operators must stop treating the need for compliance as a nuisance. It is a complex part of the business that must be faced head on. By Pat Pape, Contributing Editor. Just one month ago, Chase, the second-largest U.S. bank, plus a host of other well-known businesses, notified customers that their e-mail addresses had…
ConocoPhillips Joins Kickback’s Coalition Loyalty Program
ConocoPhillips today reported that it has joined the Kickback Points Coalition Loyalty Program. This compelling program will offer Phillips 66, Conoco and 76-branded retailers a turnkey and cost effective loyalty solution. Participating consumers can earn and redeem points instantly for fuel and merchandise purchases at participating Phillips 66, Conoco and 76-branded sites as well as…
Enhancing Prepaid Profitability
The convenience and budgeting control features that stored valued products offer holds appeal for a wide range of Americans. By Joe Bush Contributing Editor. Prepaid’s profit potential is fueled by shifts in the marketplace, wider social acceptance and the nation’s growing population of “unbanked” lower-income consumers. And while store-level merchandising and marketing need to be…
Irving Oil Partners with Royal Buying Group
Irving Oil today announced plans to establish and conduct a convenience store buying group called the Irving Oil Buying Club as part of its new partnership with the Royal Buying Group Inc. “Our goal was to create a convenience retailing solution to provide our Irving distributors and dealers a consistent offering for promotional activities,” said…
Circle K Raise More Than $1 Million for Children’s Miracle Network
Campaign total benefits 32 children’s hospitals across 12 states. The Midwest and Great Lakes divisions of Circle K convenience stores raised a total of $1,075,692 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals during its fundraising campaign April 8-30 in stores across 12 states. The amount raised exceeded Circle K’s 2010 total of $937,213 by nearly14%. “Our goal…
RaceTrac Selects Radiant Systems
Southeastern c-store chain increases speed of service and enhances marketing initiatives with Radiant technology. RaceTrac Petroleum Inc., a southeastern convenience store chain with more than 300 locations across five states, has selected Radiant Systems Inc. to implement its c-store hardware and software solution. “Radiant technology will help us provide a better guest experience through improved…
CEFCO Donates $320,000 to Children’s Miracle Network
“Our campaign gave sales associates an opportunity to talk to customers about improvements in our fountain soft drinks while raising funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals,” says CEFCO senior vice president of marketing. CEFCO Convenience Stores announced at its 10th Annual Hackers‐R‐Us Charity Golf Tournament May 10, 2011 that it has donated a grand total…
Rutter’s Beefs Up Menu Options
Oatmeal, by-the-slice cheesecake among new items. York, Pa.-based Rutter’s Farm Stores is pleased to introduce four new delicacies; oatmeal, cheesecake, pretzel dogs and fried green beans, to its expanding touch screen menu, whetting the appetites of Rutter’s customers across central Pennsylvania. “Adding oatmeal to our breakfast offering was an easy decision to make,” says Jerry…
Wholesale Gasoline Costs Drop as Old Muddy Rises
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Oil markets are in a state of flux; caught between signs that historically high retail fuel prices are negatively impacting demand for gasoline while global spare oil capacity has narrowed substantially since the start of the year, highlighted by the civil war in Libya, a member…