Sealed-bid process starts Wednesday, Aug. 15 and ends Oct. 18. Convenience store giant 7-Eleven is renovating a former Wilson Farms store on Denison Parkway in Corning, N.Y., scheduled for completion this fall, and preparing to divest 30 more, The Leader Online reported. 7-Eleven bought Buffalo, N.Y.-based Wilson Farm’s 188-store New York network last year from…
Dealing with the Long Arm of Government
The onslaught continues. It never ceases to amaze me that why, in these trying economic times, lawmakers insist on introducing legislation that costs retailers sales opportunities. Virtually every chain I’ve covered over the past 15-plus years in this industry has counted on earnings and profits to reinvest in the business. That means buying more real…
SavOn Earns CNY BEST Award
The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) of Central New York (CNY) gives BEST Award to SavOn stores. SavOn convenience stores has earned first place recognition from the Central New York BEST awards in 2012 for its commitment to workplace learning and performance. This is the first year SavOn applied for the award, beating…
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…
LED Enlightenment Aids Efficiency Options
With so many choices now available, retailers must make sure they select wisely when upgrading canopy and interior lighting. By Erin Rigik, Associate Editor. Lighting technology is undergoing a rapid expansion, with more energy-efficient options appearing in the marketplace. Many retailers seeking cost savings on their electric and maintenance bills are flocking to their utility…
History Channel Features C-Store Design
Veteran Designer Joseph Bona shares trade secrets with viewers of TV’s ‘Modern Marvels’. The History Channel’s “Modern Marvels” makes clear in a new episode on the convenience-store phenomenon that there is much more to America’s go-to pit stops than just coffee, soda, snacks and hot dogs. Indeed, convenience stores are carefully designed for maximum speed…
Quick Chek Adds Digital Music Kiosks
Quick Chek customers who are music fans now have a new and convenient way to buy DRM-free MP3s, now that the chain has added Download2Go digital music kiosks by MOD Systems. Quick Chek has added the new music kiosks to 10 locations across its New York and New Jersey convenience stores. Download2Go kiosks bring digital…
Cigarette Sales Drop In New York
The New York Association of Convenience Stores (NYACS) has reported that cigarette sales at convenience stores in New York have seen a steep decline since the $1.60 per pack cigarette tax increase hit on July 1, 2010. New York State now holds the highest state cigarette tax rate in the nation at $4.35 per pack,…
Pride & Perseverance
At a Glance: NOCO Express With 32 locations in Western New York and Rochester, NOCO Express is among the most recognized fuel brands in Western New York. The oil company has a 77-year history of providing fuel, lubricants and home heating oil to the market. Founded: 1933 Convenience Store and Fuel Brand: NOCO Express Jobber…