BENTONVILLE, Ark.—Walmart+ members can now get up to 10 cents off on every gallon of fuel they purchase at more than 14,000 participating gas stations, according to a news release. Walmart had been offering its Walmart+ members a fuel discount, but the savings have now doubled, a...

WASHINGTON—NACS will testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week on anticompetitive practices by the credit card industry that have led credit card swipe fees to more than double over the past decade and are driving up prices as consumers face near-record inflation....

NEW YORK—Eighty-three percent of consumers show interest in making purchases via the metaverse, according to research from Accenture, while 42% of survey respondents said they had visited a retailer in the virtual world to get advice, make a payment or browse a product range when...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Denver-based Choice Market is opening its fourth location near the University of Denver this summer, reports the Denver Post. “It was a natural fit,” Choice Market owner Mike Fogarty told the Post. “We’ve been wanting to get outside of Denver’s true urban core and...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Mashed has compiled the best food at gas stations in every state in the U.S. “Of course, it's perfectly possible to find good gas station grub in the convenience aisles,” writes Mashed. “Still, there are also unassuming gas stations all over the country that are k...

IRVING, Texas, & CINCINNATI—7‑Eleven Inc., Speedway and Stripes, along with participating independent franchise owners and operators, are hosting a national hiring event on Tuesday, May 3, across more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. The convenience retailers are collectively hirin...

CHICAGO—Delivery at restaurants increased by a whopping 116%, and drive-thru grew by 20% from February 2020 to February 2022, reports The NPD Group. Digital and non-digital carryout restaurant orders declined by 2% during the same period. Digital ordering, which grew by 117% in t...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took steps to ban menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars, which would remove more than a third of all cigarettes sold in the U.S., reports the Wall Street Journal. The products represent $20 billion in annual s...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Part-time and full-time hourly workers are still experiencing inadequate hours and unpredictable schedules, despite research showing that scheduling issues were three of the major drivers of the Great Resignation, reports Harvard Business Review in an article from...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—With food prices climbing 7.9% over last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, restaurants are getting creative with their menus to manage food and labor costs, reports CNBC. Looking at sales data and food costs can help restaura...