NEW YORK—DoorDash has filed a lawsuit against the city of New York over a law that would require it to share customer information with restaurants, such as a customer’s name, phone number, email and delivery address, in order for restaurants to complete a customer’s order, report...
NEW YORK—Taco Bell lovers in Tucson, Arizona, can now purchase a monthly subscription to Taco Bell, reports CNN. The fast-food chain is testing its Taco Lover’s Pass in 20 restaurants in the area, and customers can pay between $5 and $10 a month to receive one taco a day for 30 d...
PURCHASE, N.Y. and EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—PepsiCo and Beyond Meat have teamed up to form The PLANeT Partnership, a joint venture to develop, produce and market innovative snack and beverage products made from plant-based protein, according to a news release. The partnership aims to r...
By Jerry Soverinsky This article is brought to you by Abierto, a NACS member. ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Marketing and advertising failures fall into one of two generally accepted buckets: beautiful concepts that no one sees; and horrible concepts that everyone sees. For convenience store r...
ATLANTA—Chick-fil-A announced it’s launching a delivery kitchen concept called Little Blue Menu this fall with an Atlanta location to follow in 2022, according to a news release, and more than just chicken will be on the menu. The delivery kitchen will include three virtual resta...
BOSTON—A new study from GasBuddy found that motorists in 47 states most frequently purchase gas between 4 and 6 p.m., with 24 states purchasing gasoline between 5-6 p.m. and 23 states purchasing between 4-5 p.m. Friday was the most popular day to fill up in the U.S., with 15.9% o...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Malaysia-based PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) is the winner of the 2021 NACS Asian Convenience Retail Technology Award. Gilbarco Veeder-Root, a global leader of integrated technology solutions in the retail petroleum industry, sponsored the award. The NACS Asian ...
SMITHS FALLS, Ontario, and NEW YORK—Circle K has partnered with Canopy Growth Corp. to launch its CBD vape at more than 3,000 locations, according to a press release. Canopy Growth’s whisl, the company’s first CBD vape, includes three interchangeable pods consumers can use depend...
This article is brought to you by POS Nation. CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Do you know how many chocolate bars you have in stock, both on the shelf and in the storage room? If you don’t, you could end up running out or over-ordering. “The biggest issue I see retailers doing is not keeping on ...
SEOUL—Gas stations in South Korea are increasingly being utilized by firms as warehouses and logistics hubs, as the delivery market increases in the country, reports The Korea Bizwire. Shinsegae Property, the property development unit of retail giant Shinsegae Group, signed an ag...
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