New partnership brings POS integration capabilities and advanced video analytics to Microsoft RMS customers. DIGIOP Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with Retail Realm, an innovative distribution company that offers retail-focused software solutions through a global reseller network. DIGIOP Inc. is an agile software development company that provides intelligent integration of video and data. DIGIOP’s…
Valero Expands In D.C., Maryland
Springfield, Va.-based Landmark Petroleum Suppliers converts 27 stores. Motorists in Washington, D.C., Maryland and surrounding areas are seeing new teal-and-yellow signs going up at gasoline stations now that Valero has expanded its presence in the region under an agreement with Springfield, Va.-based distributor Landmark Petroleum Suppliers LLC. Twenty-seven Landmark properties are converting to the Valero…
Speedway’s Wireless Convenience With Revol
Customers gain “new level of support and convenience” from Speedway as it teams with Revol Wireless, says Joey Holibaugh, Revol VP of Sales. Speedway has partnered with Revol Wireless to offer phone service cards and wireless products at its 355 stores across Ohio and Indiana. Speedway is the fourth largest chain of company-owned and operated…
Couche-Tard Extends Statoil Bid To June
Alimentation Couhce-Tard’s offer to acquire all of the shares of Statoil Fuel & Retail for NOK 51.20 per share in cash now expires in early June. Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced that its voluntary offer to acquire all of the issued shares of Norwegian-based Statoil Fuel & Retail has been extended and will expire at 5:30…
CITGO Rewards Visa Cardholders In Summer
CITGO and Visa work together to reward customers with a $15 gift card for choosing their companies. CITGO Petroleum is launching CITGO Good Rewards, a summer promotion that allows customers to earn CITGO gift cards after eight purchases of $20 or more on a Visa card enrolled in the program. From June 1 to Sept.…
Quick Chek Sponsors Iraq And Afghanistan War Veterans
Quick Chek plans to raise money through in-store donations for the veterans living in the New York and New Jersey communities. Quick Chek plans to raise more than $50,000 for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) this summer at its 130 New Jersey and New York stores. “There is a tremendous amount of…
Gasoline Futures Up From Four-Month Low
By Brian L. Milne, Refined Fuels Editor, Telvent DTN Gasoline prices in spot market trading following the Memorial Day weekend were moving higher alongside an advance by gasoline futures known as the Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending contract that trades on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Trading has been relatively thin so far in post-holiday…
Indiana Proposes Better Safety Practices At Its C-Stores
Groups meet in Indiana to discuss the future of convenience store security standards in the state. The Indiana Department of Labor is preparing to launch a major initiative aimed at convenience store owners to adopt security measures on lighting, bulletproof enclosures and more. The security measures are expected to give low-wage, hourly employees who work…
Kroger Brings Hope To Hungry Families
Kroger contributes more than $30 million in food and funds to local food banks through charity since 2006. The Kroger Co. commits to bringing hope and help to hungry families throughout the year, but from May 27 through June 9, the company plans to participate in the annual “Bringing Hope To The Table” campaign. “Bringing…
Pilot Flying J To Open Seven New Stores
“Pilot Flying J is always on the lookout for new store locations that will add to our North American network in order to better serve our customers,” says Pilot Flying J CEO. Pilot Flying J recently announced plans to open seven new travel centers and travel plazas in June and July. The new stores include:…