ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/20/2001
General Ideas
Mention the general merchandise category to most convenience retailers or distributors, and eyes glaze over. Heads shake in despair. Mumbles about mass merchants killing the category on price can be heard, along with laments that the highly competitive and profitable beverage, tobacco and snack categories demand attention first. General merchandise, it seems, has become the ugly duckling of the industry. - 10/20/2001
Hyper-Competitive
In 1996, a single H. E. Butt (H-E-B) grocery store began selling fuel in its parking lot in Midland, Texas, a mid-size market with a poulation of 300,000 that was well-served by traditional petroleum marketers such as Kent Oil Inc. - 10/18/2001
Mark VII Acknowledges Distributors
Car wash company honors four retailers for their service. - 10/18/2001
Tobacco Class Action Denied
R.J. Reynolds says court's denial in Iowa Case "Continues Trend." - 10/18/2001
Wawa Looks to Pump Up Sales
Wincor Nixdorf to provide point-of-sale system for new fuel operations. - 10/17/2001
Noble Roman's Inks Deal with Taco John's
Co-branding efforts are expected to include convenience stores and travel centers. - 10/17/2001
Courts Back Tobacco Disclosure Law
The ruling reverses a decision by a federal judge who had said the law was unconstitutional.