NEWARK, N.J.— With women entrepreneurs 63% less likely to receive funding than men, Mars-owned DOVE Chocolate wants to empower and support women to pursue their dreams of starting and building their own businesses via the #DOVEInstaGrants program. The program encourages women to ...

SAN RAMON, Calif.—Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has launched the Chevron Apple CarPlay and Android Auto apps to allow mobile users to buy fuel via the dashboard infotainment systems in their cars and, where available, seamlessly participate in Chevron’s rewards program. Mobile users will b...

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn.—Cenex Zip Trip, owned and operated by CHS Inc., is excited to repeat its annual holiday promotion, dubbed the 12 Days of Deals. Each day from Dec. 5-16, customers will be offered a one-day deal available in the Zip Trip app. Most of the 12 deals are fre...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Uber Technologies has reached a roughly $10 million settlement with the city of Chicago for listing restaurants on the food-delivery app without their consent and charging them excessive commissions, The Wall Street Journal reports. The settlement, which concludes...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Amazon has been known as the great disruptor to the retail industry, both physical retail and e-commerce, but is the e-commerce giant still causing a major impact on the industry? Retail Dive reports that Amazon’s disruption appears to be waning, as major retailer...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—TruAge, a new digital solution that enhances current age-verification systems and protects user privacy, will officially launch in mid-2023, and Conexxus is hosting a free webinar to discuss the solution and how retailers can implement this technology. The webinar...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would block the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from requiring additional disclosures from public companies, including the SEC’s proposed rules that would require publicly tr...

NASHVILLE & WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.—Tri Star Energy has opened a new location in Franklin, Tennessee, continuing its expansion in the Middle Tennessee area. The location includes a Twice Daily convenience store and White Bison Coffee. “Nashville is where we first introduced Twic...

YORK, Pa.—Rutter’s has announced its 2022 Vote With Your Dollars program winners. With the help of Rutter’s VIP loyalty members, a total of $75,000 will be awarded to the Adams County SPCA, Make-A-Wish Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia, Ronald McDonald House Central Pennsylv...

BOSTON—Smoodi, a food tech company that makes a robotic smoothie machine, has closed on $5 million in series A funding. The technology is available at some convenience stores, and this funding will allow the company to scale nationwide, according to Smoodi. “At smoodi, we believe...