ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending the COVID-19 emergency declaration, which waives Part 395.3 (maximum driving time) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for carriers providing emergency relief related to the pandemic. The dec...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NACS has released a complimentary report that helps convenience retailers understand shopper preferences for delivery. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many retailers have began offering last-mile fulfillment services, including delivery. However, man...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Majors Management LLC has acquired Haywood Oil Company Inc. dba Peak Energy, which operates seven convenience stores and serves more than 100 wholesale dealer accounts throughout Western North Carolina, as well as parts of South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Th...
OKLAHOMA CITY—Love’s Travel Stops has opened five locations across the U.S. The new stores are in Heflin, Alabama; Kimball, South Dakota; Fillmore, Utah; Leavenworth, Indiana; and Klamath Falls, Oregon. The stores combined will add more than 380 truck parking spaces and more than...
WASHINGTON—Seasonal candy was up 20% over last year for the five weeks ended Dec. 5, according to IRI Research. Candy USA reports that winter holiday chocolate sales were up more than 16%, and winter holiday non-chocolate sales saw an increase of more than 34% for the same five-w...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and convenience stores play a critical role in helping stop human trafficking. With 152,000 convenience stores located in every community across the United States, stores are positioned to share important messages tha...
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday released final standards setting a new fuel efficiency standard for passenger cars and light-duty trucks, reports the Wall Street Journal. Auto manufacturers must meet a fleetwide average of 55 miles a gallon for...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will hold a briefing today at 3 p.m. ET to discuss what employers need to do to get ready to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard on COVID-19 vaccine requirements now that ...
STILLWATER, Okla.—OnCue recently sold thousands of Support Local Schools fundraiser cups, giving 50 cents from every cup to each store’s local school district for a total of over $15,000. "We love supporting local schools through our reusable cups each year," said Laura Aufleger,...
By Bruce Horovitz ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NACS Chairman Jared Scheeler first spotted the future of the U.S. convenience store industry where he least expected to see it: China. Scheeler was attending the NACS Convenience Summit Asia in Shanghai in 2019 and became increasingly fascinated ...
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