INDUSTRY ROUNDUP
Retailer Tidbits
Holiday Oil Co. chose Gilbarco VeederRoot’s Passport Express Lane self-checkout system. The operator will outfit all 67 of its locations with the kiosks. Through a partnership with Buffalo Outdoors, Pilot Flying J offers an exclusive clothing line of work and casual wear. New to the collection is an exclusive line of women’s clothing, available at select stores.
The pact expands 7-Eleven’s current delivery portfolio, which includes Uber Eats, Grubhub, Instacart, Postmates, and DoorDash.
7-Eleven Inc. formed a new delivery partnership with Waitr Holdings Inc. As part of the collaboration, Waitr will deliver from more than 700 7-Eleven convenience stores. Casey’s General Stores Inc. has taken a series of price increases to offset higher cheese costs. In all, cheese costs were up 33 cents per pound to $2.26 in the retailer’s third quarter. Kum & Go LC is modernizing its digital architecture. The multiyear agreement to feature Myplanet’s Composable.com Mobile Commerce Accelerator is part of the foundation of Kum & Go’s one-stop-shop experience.
Snappy’s Convenience Stores is increasing wages by 5 percent across all of its locations. The retailer also offered bonuses for the last two years for full- and parttime staff, along with a $2 minimum wage increase that took effect in June 2021. Cumberland Farms added GripHero hand protectors to fuel pumps across its Northeast locations. The safety feature is available at every fuel pump at 550 stores in New England and New York.
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