7-Eleven is selling three convenience stores and 17 convenience stores with gas in western and Upstate New York. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC is handling the sealed bid sale of the properties. The stores are being sold without brand and with or without fuel supply. The sites are located in Albion, Batavia, Bath, Buffalo,…
MAPCO, U.S. Postal Service Partner
“The business partnership we’ve established with MAPCO is a real win for the community,” says USPS spokesperson. Mailing a letter in Memphis just got easier. MAPCO convenience stores recently teamed with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to offer four new contracted postal units in Memphis, the Memphis Business Journal reported. The units aim to provide…
New Products Fuel Energy Drink Sales
A handful of big brands own the market, but they’re not resting on their laurels as new players enter the arena with new flavors and formats. By Marilyn Odesser-Torpey, Associate Editor. The company whose name is synonymous with energy drinks worldwide is still showing that it is bullish on the American market. For the first…
Butcher Wrapped Burritos
El Monterey has introduced new packaging fi lm for its eight-ounce Butcher Wrapped Burritos. The polyester laminate fi lm is dual ovenable and self-venting, offering superior heat and hold capabilities and ensuring food safety. The four popular El Monterey Butcher Wrapped Burritos include two AM and two all day flavors: Egg, Sausage, Potato and Cheese…
Cash Automated Solutions
Brink’s U.S. has announced its newest retail cash room automation solution designed to optimize retailers’ in-store and corporate cash flow. The system also helps retailers focus on the core issue of turnover by combining leading in-store hardware currency and coin recyclers with advanced information systems. These services drive efficiencies, lower in-store risk and optimize cash…
Improving Customer Service in the New Year
As the calendar turns to 2013, convenience store retailers should embrace the challenge of exceeding their customers’ expectations. By Jim Callahan. Let’s face it, the great majority of us struggle miserably to drive sales during the very first week of each New Year. Here’s a resolution that every retailer can wrap his arms around—one that…
Bolla Means Business
The New York City marketer is thriving with 44 convenience stores, an upscale foodservice offering and a new organic coffee program. By John Lofstock, Editor. The Brooklyn Nets? Fugetaboutit. New York City’s largest borough is celebrating the growth of a convenience store chain it can call its very own. That’s because Bolla Management Corp. hasn’t…
Curved Display Case
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Craft Beer Sales Set To Triple By 2017
“Despite the variety of beer releases created by craft breweries, craft beers are not yet everyday beer choices for most drinkers due to a lack of understanding about their taste profiles,” a Mintel beverage analyst noted. While the economic downturn has affected consumer spending across many sectors, craft and craft-style beers are defying recessionary trends…
Coke Offers Interactive Commercial Campaign
Fans choose who wins the Coke, during Big Game commercial series. During the most hotly contested gridiron game next month, teams on the quest for the ultimate refreshment will be battling online rather than on the field. This year, Coca-Cola is “gamifying” the Big Game. Through an unprecedented second screen experience, fan engagement within digital,…