ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NACS and Hathway have teamed up to explore consumers’ evolving shopping behaviors and expectations and how they shape the future of successful convenience store operations. Join us tomorrow, October 27, at 2:00 p.m. ET for the webinar “Future Vision: Adapting to C...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Americans are leaving their jobs in droves, and employees younger than 35 are leading the way, reports Fast Company. In August, 4.3 million people quit their jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not including retirements. This mass exodus has been co...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The U.S. Coin Task Force is asking retailers and banks to encourage Americans to return coins into circulation, and there’s still time left this month to spread the word, according to www.getcoinmoving.org. NACS is a member of the U.S. Coin Task Force. Due to the ...

By Jeff Lenard Historically, gas prices climb in the spring for a variety of reasons that include the switchover to summer-blend fuel. Then they decline in the fall due to reasons like decreasing demand for gas after the warm summer months. But that’s not happening this year. Gas...

NEW YORK—Overall spending for the 2021 holiday season appears to be bright for most, according to Deloitte’s 36th Annual Holiday Retail Survey. As COVID-19 concerns decrease and consumer confidence increases, Americans are planning to spend close to what they did in 2019, with sp...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati has denied motions for an initial hearing en banc that would have put the legal challenge to the Biden Administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for private employers before the entire 16-judge bench instead of th...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has outlined a timeline to meet its goal of phasing out gasoline-powered vehicle sales by 2035, reports Oil Price Information Service. The countdown clock starts in 2026 with 26% of new car sales being zero-emission vehicl...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Job applicants at MGM Resorts get to try out a day on the job before they’re hired, thanks to virtual reality, reports Business Insider. The company’s goal in using the technology is to reduce employee turnover. Potential employees wear a virtual reality headset a...

DENVER—Alta Convenience, a joint venture between affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC and a subsidiary of Phillips 66, said it has acquired Western Oil’s 46 Petro-Mart stores and 39 wholesale dealers. Western Oil, founded by George Eble, Jr. over 30 years ago, is a petrole...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Tri-State Petroleum Corporation has sold its 25 company-operated petroleum marketing and convenience retail stores, eight wholesale dealer accounts and two commercial fuels bulk plants located in the tri-state region of western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia...