CITGO Petroleum Corp. and Maine-based fuel distributor C.N. Brown Co. have converted 42 locally owned gas stations across Maine and New Hampshire to the CITGO brand. Read More
Store-Issued Debit Cards can help Retailers, Customers Save (FL Times)
Shoppers whip out debit cards to buy everything from groceries to geraniums and have those amounts conveniently withdrawn from their bank accounts.Read More
NACStech Track Hits on the Business Essentials (CS News)
The Business Essentials workshop track at NACStech covered a broad range of topics, from the seemingly mundane functions of point-of-sale (POS) systems and time/attendance management, to the Star Trek-like topics of virtualized machines and cloud computing…Read More
Tedeschi Goes with GoGo Cast for Digital Signage (CSP)
ROCKLAND, Mass. — Tedeschi Food Shops Inc. has forged a deal with GoGo Cast Inc., a global provider of digital out of home (DOOH) media networks for the use of GoGo Cast’s high-definition Go-Screen’s; the agreement expands the GoGo Cast footprint to more than 550 locations. Read More
Bills of Lading in a “Flash” (CSP)
WAYCROSS, Ga. — A year ago, Flash Foods had a problem. The convenience store chain couldn’t quickly or easily know the in-ground cost of their fuel inventory. Today, the chain is using automated, real-time bill-of-lading (BOL) capture, reducing the lag time between dispatching a fuel load and receiving the carrier BOL.Read More
Tedeschi Opens 190th Store (CSP)
ROCKLAND, Mass. — Tedeschi Food Shops Inc. has announced the opening of its 190th location, in the town of Fall River, Mass. The new location is the company’s fourth store in Fall River and officially opened its doors to customers today, February 11.
Meet Terry Marks (CSP)
CARY, N.C. — Terry Marks has one long commute. The new CEO of convenience store chain The Pantry flies back and forth between Atlanta and the Triangle area of North Carolina on weekends, and he’ll continue to do so for the next year and a half until his 17-year-old son, Bret, graduates from high school, according to a report inThe News & Observer.Read More
Flash Foods Rolls Out BOL Technology (CSP)
WAYCROSS, Ga. — Fuel South Inc. has completed the rollout and implementation of Andale, Pinnacle’s real-time dispatch and bill of lading processing solution. Fuel South is using Andale across all 50 drivers to deliver fuel to its collective 200 owned and dealer-operated sites, providing real-time bill of lading (BOL) data as soon as fuel is delivered.Read More
Tedeschi, Delta Sonic Rolling Out New POS Hardware (CSP)
ROCKLAND, Mass. Key clients Tedeschi Food Shops of Rockland, Mass., and Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., are in the process of rolling out new POS Hardware from UTC RETAIL to their more than 200 collective retail locations, according to The Pinnacle Corp. Read More
Stewart’s Shops Navigating Rough Economy (CSP Daily)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Gary Dake said “not falling prey to excesses” has helped convenience store chain Stewart’s Shops generate healthy profits even during tough economic times. “We try not to get too far out on the limb,” Dake, who has been Stewart’s president for the past six years, told The Daily Gazette. Read More
