Technology: Page 5

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    Kwik Trip automates supply chain functions

    The convenience retailer has tapped software company Gravitate to improve its fuel supply decisions and minimize the laid-in cost of fuel across its network.

    By • Oct. 23, 2023
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    7-Eleven sees a boost from fuel price lock

    Loyalty customers who use the tool, which locks in gas or diesel prices for up to four days, visit stores 90% more often than other members, the c-store’s parent company reported last week.

    By • Oct. 19, 2023
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    How Minuteman is optimizing self checkout in its stores

    After a retrofit at a high-volume store failed, the North Carolina-based c-store company went back to the drawing board and improved the design.

    By • Oct. 18, 2023
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    Kwik Trip restores ‘many’ systems amid outage

    The convenience retailer has dealt with a company-wide outage for over a week that impacted its rewards platform, payroll and other functions.

    By • Oct. 17, 2023
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    Breaking down the pros and cons of loyalty points

    Done right, rewards programs can engage customers and improve relationships with suppliers. But pitfalls can happen when retailers overextend their offers, experts said.

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
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    Circle K EV charging expanding to 3 new states

    The convenience retailer’s website shows more than two dozen upcoming charging stations across the U.S., including its first ones in Illinois, Georgia and Washington.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
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    8 takeaways from the 2023 NACS Show

    The c-store industry’s biggest event of the year was full of new ideas and products, from ways to solve labor woes to how to launch a retail media program.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
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    RaceTrac unveils its first EV charger

    The convenience retailer said it will follow up on the addition to one of its Alabama stores by adding chargers to several Dallas locations next year.

    By • Oct. 6, 2023
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    Chevron invests in EV charging firm

    The energy giant’s venture arm put an undisclosed amount into Electric Era to scale its chargers at c-store locations.

    By • Oct. 4, 2023
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    Titan Cloud acquires fuel analytics company

    The fuel optimization firm that works with 7-Eleven, Yesway and Circle K will add about 20,000 sites to its monitoring network with the deal.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
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    PDI brings point of sale product to North America

    The retail technology company has also added a firewall service, a retail site management offering, sustainability packages and more.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
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    RaceTrac piloting floor-scrubbing robots in its travel centers

    The technology aims to reduce the physical strain of cleaning for RaceTrac associates while freeing up time so they can focus on other tasks.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
  • A photo of a laptop on a wooden table, showing Rovertown's Integration Store.
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    New Rovertown feature aims to simplify c-store app customization

    The Integration Store allows retailers to add features to any part of their mobile presence via a drag-and-drop interface.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Hy-Vee debuts in-house retail media network

    With this, the parent company of Fast & Fresh joins Giant Eagle as the latest grocery/c-store operator to launch its own retail media venture.

    By Peyton Bigora • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Stewart’s Shops unveils ‘latest generation’ EV chargers

    The new installation includes power sharing technology, which allows multiple vehicles to charge at the fastest rate from the same machine simultaneously.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
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    Couche-Tard’s tech employees to be offered jobs at new IT provider

    As the retailer outsources its IT services to CGI for the next decade, some of its team members will have the chance to shift companies, a Couche-Tard spokesperson confirmed.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    West Coast retailer aims to double its footprint, grow digital capabilities

    H&S Energy, which operates over 160 c-stores, aims to reach 400 locations and by 2025 plans to surpass $10 million in annual online sales.

    By • Sept. 21, 2023
  • A photo of a ChargePoint EV charger outside an XtraMart convenience store, taken at a ribbon cutting for the charger on Sept. 19, 2023.
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    Global Partners opens first company-owned EV chargers

    The debut at an XtraMart location in Worcester, Massachusetts, promises to be the first of many company stores to incorporate charging stations.

    By • Sept. 21, 2023
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    Could unstaffed micro shops become a viable new format for c-stores?

    Convenience retailers including Yesway, Choice Market and Golden Pantry have signed up to try Juxta’s autonomous micro stores as operators continue to test new formats.

    By • Sept. 19, 2023
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    C-stores enhance in-store tech with digital smart screens

    While one convenience retailer saw a 5.5% increase in same-store beverage sales, a recent lawsuit from Walgreens indicates these tools aren’t for everyone.

    By • Sept. 18, 2023
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    Arko debuts environmentally friendly charging station

    The retailer has co-piloted the North American debut of the Zoozter-100 charger, made by Israeli e-mobility company Zooz Power.

    By • Sept. 18, 2023
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    Couche-Tard signs 10-year, $281M deal to outsource IT services

    Montreal-based CGI will oversee “mission-critical business functions” for the retailer, including store manager experience, business process automation and data access.

    By • Sept. 15, 2023
  • A photo of a Jacksons Food Stores location, with the logos for Jacksons, Blue yonder and Plantensive in shite space above it.
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    Jacksons Food Stores automates category management

    The convenience retailer worked with digital supply chain firm Blue Yonder to develop layouts and product mixes down to the individual store level.

    By • Sept. 14, 2023
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    Grabango lays off employees across several departments

    The frictionless checkout provider declined to specify the number of impacted team members, though multiple LinkedIn posts indicate cuts hit 40% of the company.

    By • Sept. 14, 2023
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    Couche-Tard credits ‘improved labor situation’ to Smart Checkout program

    The retailer brought the automated platforms to 2,200 stores across North America, and 40% of in-store payments at these sites run through them, CEO Brain Hannasch said.

    By • Sept. 7, 2023