WASHINGTON—Consumers plan to spend an average of $171.79 this Father’s Day, and total consumer spending is expected to total $20 billion, close to last year’s record-setting figure of $20.1 billion, according to a consumer survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF). About 76%...

RICHMOND, Va. and YORK, Pa.—GPM Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of ARKO Corp., yesterday launched its 100 Days of Summer promotions program which will run through September 6. Available in all stores, enrolled fas REWARDS loyalty members receive exclusive limited time offe...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Thorntons tomorrow will celebrate the opening of its newest Tennessee store and its first location in La Vergne, bringing the c-store chain’s total store count in the state to 18 stores. The new pump-and-go location is a 5,500 square-foot store on 4.8 acres and fe...

PHILADELPHIA—Gopuff has a new investor—Bob Iger, former CEO and chairman of Disney. Iger also will advise Gopuff co-founders and co-CEOs Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev, and the broader executive team, on Gopuff’s consumer engagement and global growth. The terms of Iger’s investm...

By Pat Pape ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Convenience-store foodservice sales took a big hit during the pandemic and lockdowns of 2020, but the unprecedented situation also gave the industry an opportunity. “We were an essential business, and if you needed anything, you could come to us, fuel ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The convenience and fuel retailing industry knows that selling gas is a low margin business, but it can be hard to change the consumer’s perception that gas stations are rolling in the dough, especially when fuel prices hit record-high prices, reports The Boston G...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Amazon Fresh is opening locations in the New York City metro area on the heels of new stores in Virginia, reports Grocery Dive. The online retail giant is opening a store in Paramus, New Jersey, one in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and two locations on the Jersey Sho...

OKLAHOMA CITY—Love’s Travel Stops announced the opening of its Springfield, Georgia location. The store, located on GA-Hwy 21, adds 74 truck parking spaces and 60 jobs to Effingham County. “Opening our 18th location in Georgia, means giving customers better access to clean and sa...

CHICAGO—Over one-third (34%) of U.S. households are eco-driven, meaning that they purchase and use products that have been sustainably manufactured, are conscious of the products they purchase and use, and they want to make the Earth a cleaner and better place, according to a new...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The NACS Foundation is kicking off its fourth 24/7 Day on July 24 and encourages convenience retailers and their supplier partners to join the celebration. Now in its fourth year, 24/7 Day is the only day that celebrates the partnership between the convenience sto...