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retailer tidbits n CST Brands Inc. opened a new 365,000-square-foot
distribution center in San Antonio. The 77-acre site will also house CST’s headquarters, the CST Service Center, starting in 2016. n Lykins Energy Solutions
reached an exclusive deal to represent Gulf Oil in the greater Cincinnati and northern Kentucky area. An advertising campaign with the theme, “The Legend is Back,” was set to begin in early March. n The Parker Cos. moved into a new
15,000-square-foot headquarters at the historic Philbrick-Eastman House overlooking Chippewa Square in downtown Savannah. n Kwik Trip Inc. won a Focus on Energy 2015
Excellence in Energy Efficiency Award. The retailer has completed more than 1,000 energy efficiency projects at more than 250 store locations and manufacturing facilities since 2006.
n Sheetz Inc. opened a
15,000-square-foot restaurant/grocery store with no fuel offer at West Virginia University — the first of its kind. Sheetz plans to open a second location under this new non-fuel concept in State College, Pa., near Penn State University. n Propel Fuels Inc. added Diesel HPR
(high performance renewable) fuel at 18 of its locations in northern California. This marks the first time this fuel has been sold at retail in North America. n Enmark Stations is partnering with FreshOne to
launch a custom fresh-food program at 37 stores in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. n E-Z Mart Stores Inc. selected
PriceAdvantage software to drive fuel pricing automation at its 286 convenience stores in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
marketing moves n Speedway LLC is teaming up with the
Hoosier Lottery to give away prizes to Speedy Rewards members in Indiana through April 29. Prizes include free gas for a year, $1,000 worth of gas and scratch-off lottery tickets. n Parker’s unveiled a new
website that includes centralized account information for its PumpPal program; an expanded news section; real-time job postings; and integrated social media.
n Kangaroo Express and
Monster Energy have joined forces to offer $60 in ticket savings to fans of the Carolina Rebellion music festival, as well as the chance to win the ultimate fan package for the two-day event taking place May 2-3. n Quality Oil Co. LLC inked a deal with ZipLine to
roll out a consumer ACH/debit card. Customers will receive an instant rollback at the pump when using the new Super Saver card. n 7-Eleven Inc. launched 7Rewards,
n BP America Inc. improved its Driver Rewards loyalty
program and credit card processing technology to help BP marketers accept EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) credit/debit cards and mobile payments.
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a new loyalty platform on the 7-Eleven mobile app that allows customers to receive a free beverage for every six purchased.