With gas prices rising and holidays approaching, Walmart gives customers a break on fuel costs. Walmart has announced a Great Gas Rollback promotion for customers for the end of 2012. Customers using a Walmart gift card will receive a 10-cent-per-gallon discount, while those using a Walmart MoneyCard or Walmart credit card will save 15 cents…
BP ampm Exits Eastern U.S.
BP to focus on its ampm business in the western U.S. BP plans to withdraw the ampm brand from the eastern U.S., including in Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Orlando by the end of 2012. There are more than 9,500 BP branded fuel outlets in the eastern U.S, of which approximately 200 have ampm convenience…
Local Store Marketing: The Business Traveler
By, John Matthews, founder and president of Gray Cat Enterprises Inc. Ah, the glamour of business travel. The security lines, the $8 airport beers, the ongoing game of “how much can I stuff in an overhead bin,” all for the privilege of boarding a bus with wings. Well, this week I passed a milepost of…
Hurricane Isaac Causes Spike In Gas Prices
AAA predicts that prices at the pump will be the highest ever for the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Hurricane Isaac has caused the sharpest overnight spike in gas prices in the Carolinas since Hurricane Katrina seven years ago, according to AAA Carolinas. Businessweek noted that South Carolina fuel prices shot up nearly eight cents a…
Florida Petroleum Acquires Evans Oil
Florida Petroleum’s $15.75 million bid beats out Great Lakes Petroleum for ownership of the company. Newly-formed Florida Petroleum has registered the winning bid for the assets of bankrupt Evans Oil and plans to keep Evans Oil’s 70 employees in southwest Florida on board following the sale, The News-Press Online reported. The auction took place last…
Claims Roll In On Off-Spec Gas
BP works to help customers collect on fuel quality guarantee. BP has posted an interactive retail site list at www.bpresponse.com for consumers who suspect they purchased off-specification gasoline in Indiana, Chicagoland and the Milwaukee area during the past two weeks. All gasoline now shipped from the BP Whiting Refinery and its network of storage terminals…
Tracking Changes In Confections
While a few big gum and mint brands have the cache—and steady sales—to merit prime display space, hordes of newcomers are trying to snare a share of this valuable retail real estate. By Marilyn Odesser-Torpey, Associate Editor In its “New Product Pacesetters” report, research firm SymphonyIRI Group revealed that the gum and mint sector accounted…
Florida Oil Divests Orlando Stores to Circle K
Florida Oil aims to concentrate on growing its business in the Atlanta area. Orlando, Fla.-based Florida Oil Holdings LLC has sold its Orlando assets to Circle K Stores Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Florida Oil directly operated 29 retail convenience stores with gasoline located in the greater Orlando, Fla. area. “We…
Rutter’s Adds High-End Coffee Drinks to Menu
Two Rutter’s stores debut upscale coffee options, and the chain prepares to roll out the offering to additional stores by year’s end. Rutter’s Farm Stores has rolled out a new coffee menu, featuring espresso drinks, frappes, iced lattes and fruit smoothies. The state-of- the-art espresso equipment freshly grinds and freshly brews each cup to order. This,…
Gulf Oil Moves Into LNG Market
Gulf to supply and distribute liquefied natural gas (LNG) to transportation sector as a cost-effective, clean alternative fuel. Gulf Oil LP, a national branded supplier of motor fuels throughout the U.S. and its territories, has deployed 34 transport trucks that run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). In addition, Gulf will soon be supplying and distributing…