This article is brought to you by Dover Fueling Solutions, a NACS Hunter Club and Global Supplier Council member. It’s time for retailers to focus on innovation, and tech is the way to take customers to the next level, according to Scott Negley, senior director, product managemen...
CHICAGO—Vroom Delivery has partnered with Skipcart to allow convenience stores to automatically route orders between multiple third-party delivery services on an order-by-order basis based on cost, speed and serviceability. When a c-store receives an order, Vroom recommends the b...
NEW YORK—New York City passed a package of six bills aimed to improve food delivery workers on-the-job conditions, reports the New York Times. The bills prohibit food delivery apps and courier services from charging workers fees to receive their pay, set minimum payments per trip...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—TruAge™, NACS’ and Connexus’ new digital identification solution that enhances current age-verification systems and protects user privacy, has added pilot tests that will help bring the solution closer to broader rollout. In addition, Anheuser-Busch, the leading b...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The NACS Show kicks off next week! It’s your last chance to register for NACS’ in-person advanced category management pre-conference workshop at the 2021 NACS Show. NACS knows that being away from your business is a huge investment of your time and money, so be su...
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Hy-Vee has employed robots to help with inventory at its stores in Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri, according to a press release. The grocer has teamed up with Simbe to use Tally, an autonomous inventory management and retail intelligence solution. According to ...
ANKENY, Iowa—Casey’s General Stores today announced an agreement to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores from Pilot Corp. in an all-cash deal for $220 million. The 40 Pilot stores will extend Casey’s presence in Tennessee and Kentucky with well-established locations primarily in t...
LONDON—A truck driver shortage has forced some service stations in the United Kingdom to close, leading Brits to panic buy gasoline, reports CNN and Reuters. Emergency measures have been issued by the government, including temporary work visas for up to 5,500 foreign truck driver...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that mandates all light-duty autonomous vehicles in the state to produce zero emissions, reports Tech Crunch. The law would take effect in 2030. In 2020, Newsom signed an order to end sales of new cars and trucks...
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Albertsons has teamed up with Pinterest to boast e-commerce sales by allowing customers to shop the grocer for ingredients they find on Pinterest, reports Grocery Dive. If customers find a recipe they like on Pinterest, they can add the ingredients directly to the...
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