Gas Sales Lift The Pantry

Sanford, N.C., Gasoline-related profits boosted the first quarter results of convenience store chain The Pantry. The company expects to report earnings per share for the quarter ended Dec. 29 of between $1.43 and $1.48, more than twice its earnings per share from the same quarter a year ago. The company will release its full results for the quarter on Jan. 26.