ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Fuels Institute is hosting its annual conference on Dec. 14-16 in Dallas, Texas. FUELS2021 is the transportation energy event to explore the critical issues facing the market and network with the most diverse set of stakeholders assembled at a single event. Th...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Blas Maquivar, president of global emerging markets for Mars Wrigley, talked consumers’ evolving snacking behaviors, the company’s digital and ambitions and emerging markets during on a recent podcast episode by McKinsey and Co. featuring Maquivar. Maquivar says t...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Consumer’s evolving shopping behaviors and expectations will shape the future of successful convenience store operations. With a keen understanding of consumer attitudes and behaviors, retailers can plan today for tomorrow. In the webinar “Future Vision: Adapting ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Dollar Tree is now offering same-day delivery in a quick as an hour from about 7,000 Dollar Tree stores through a partnership with Instacart, creating more competition with convenience retailers for the share of budget-conscious shoppers’ wallets when it comes to ...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Walmart, Target and other large retailers have yet to mandate that their employees get COVID-19 vaccinations, as retailers are concerned over having enough people to work in their stores, reports the New York Times. Macy’s mandated that its corporate workers get v...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Cannabis is being used more during the holiday season—so much so that there is a new “holiday” for it. Cannabis industry insiders have named the Wednesday before Thanksgiving “Green Wednesday” due to increased amounts of cannabis purchased on that day, reports Blo...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Restaurants are scaling back delivery during peak dine-in hours because of staff shortages and the return of customers eating on-site, reports the Wall Street Journal. Restaurants that are cutting back on delivery include Applebee’s, Cheesecake Factory, First Watc...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—This Black Friday saw many consumers return to brick-and-mortar businesses for holiday shopping, reports CNBC. In-store traffic was up 47.5% compared with 2020, according to Sensormatic, though traffic at retail stores on Black Friday dropped 28.3% compared with 2...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Customers expect a quicker and hassle-free checkout. But what’s the right seamless shopping experience for you and your customers? Join Alan Meyer, chief executive officer at Meyer Oil Company, for a free webinar tomorrow on how his company successfully implemente...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—ADNOC Distribution, the UAE’s largest fuel convenience retailer, announced it has opened a fully autonomous, cashier-less ADNOC Oasis store—the first fuel retailer in the Middle East to do so. The Oasis store offers a cashless and contactless payment system and an...
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