Convenience Stores

Casey's rolls out curbside pickup
Casey’s General Stores is now serving customers curbside via its app.
Ocala center to build a new Publix from the ground up
Ever since FedEx opened a 400,000 distribution center in Ocala, Fla., four years ago, business has been livelier at nearby Pearl Britain Plaza—so much so that a new and improved Publix will be constructed at the center.

Walmart takes wraps off membership program

Walmart is taking on Amazon - again.
Rite Aid’s former CEO to lead Walgreens ops

Walgreens Boots Alliance has tapped the former chief executive of Rite Aid to head its U.S. operations.
Dollar General ups store remodels, cap expenditures

Dollar General is ramping up its store remodels for this year after reporting blow-out quarterly results.
Dunkin’, Circle K, White Castle pilot frictionless Mastercard tech

Two quick-service retailers and a c-store chain will test a frictionless, AI-based payment and drive-thru technology from Mastercard.
Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf to expand in New York metro area

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf has returned to New York City.
Three hot retail tech trends from the summer of ‘new normal’

As summer 2020 draws to a close, it is time to look back on how COVID-19 helped shape some key developments in retail technology.
Starbucks fuels employee voting opportunity

Starbucks employees will not have to choose between working a shift and voting in the upcoming election.
Store and retail center cleanups doubled in July

One would assume that Alaska, huge as it is, with not so many people and all that white snow, would be one of the cleanest places in the land. But one would apparently be wrong.
Back-to-school sales on the decline

Confusion about when and how to re-open schools safely for the upcoming academic year may be causing consumers to hold off spending.
Survey: These retailers get high marks for satisfying customers during COVID-19

Several prominent national U.S. retailers received top ranking from shoppers for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.