Parkland Acquires NOCO Energy Fuel Marketing Business
April 28, 2008 -- Company expands into Ontario adding 56 independent retail locations and 69 wholesale accounts.
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ExxonMobil Supports Inaugural World Malaria Day
April 28, 2008 -- Global oil company makes historic donation.
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US Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Verdict Against Shell
April 28, 2008 -- Gas station owners claim victory oil company.
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New Products Key at Tobacco Plus Expo
April 28, 2008 -- Tobacco special dealers meet in Las Vegas; magazines showcase industry data.
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Survey: Small Business Owners' Confidence at Historic Low
April 28, 2008 -- Nearly a quarter of their businesses will raise prices to increase cash flow.
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Gilbarco and Allure Global Solutions Announce Signage Solutions
April 27, 2008 -- New digital signage partnership for convenience stores realized.
"We have made commodities our number one issue because these prices are going through the roof."
-- Jim McCarthy, president and chief executive; Snack Food Association
Category Management
Frito-Lay's Less is More Approach
April 28, 2008 -- Nation's biggest snack maker reduces product to maintain prices.
Category Management
Pepperidge Farm To Drop Pre-Pricing
April 21, 2008 -- Items off shelves by mid-May.
As Seen In the April 14 Issue of
Convenience Store News:
Taking Flight
Like its butterfly icon, Cenex is undergoing a metamorphosis, emerging as a new modern brand.
Mapping a Future
Atlas Oil Co.'s core values and numerous services provide a stable foundation for the growth of the family-owned company and its retail partners.
For more features from the current issue of CSNews, visit the In Print section.
Convenience Store News 2007 Industry Report
Industry sales rose by 12 percent to a record $523.9 billion in 2006, according to the Convenience Store News 2007 Industry Report. Through
revealing retailer surveys and extensive statistical data, the report probes the total convenience industry picture, and examines the trends and
sales results of the key merchandise and foodservice categories.
Convenience Store News 2008 Forecast Study
With the value of the dollar falling, the housing market bubble bursting and the worries of recession and inflation, consumer confidence is on the
wane. These factors coupled with volatile gas prices have chilled c-store retailers expectations of consumer spending inside their stores. How will
this affect the c-store industry and your business. This pdf contains the results of CSNews 5th annual Forecast Study, including a
macroeconomic projection expected market conditions in 2008 and the impact they will have on sales, profit and growth of five major categories: motor
fuels, tobacco, packaged beverages, snacks and confections.
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New 12-pack Hoegaarden
Hoegaarden, the Gold Medal winner at the 2006 World Beer Cup, is now available in 12-packs, Anheuser-Busch reported.
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Are C-Stores Recession-Proof?
Not completely, but smart retailers will make bold moves to take advantage of opportunities in a slowing economy.
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What area of the c-store offers the best opportunity for operators to offset the
declining margins in fuel and cigarettes? Click here to vote.
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Latest poll results:
CSNews Online reported that the price of light, sweet crude for February delivery hit $100 a barrel in January. What do you
think oil prices
will do in coming months?
Stay around the $100 a barrel level for the foreseeable future -- 27%
Stay around the $100 a barrel level for the next few months, then drop back to 2007 levels -- 26%
Retreat to 2007 levels -- 18%
Keep on soaring well past the $100 a barrel level -- 29%
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