As consumers increasingly engage across brick-and-mortar and digital channels, convenience retailers are integrating new technologies into the in-store experience. According to a recent report from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), nearly two-thirds of shoppers are members of retailers’ loyalty programs. “Customers are using...
Convenience store commerce platform Vroom Delivery has launched a partnership with payment processor Finix. The collaboration, announced Monday (April 8), is centered around the creation of a new tool called Pay360, which the companies say is the first online payment solution designed for the convenience store sector, allowing for the...
Shell is offloading retail locations in a shift to B2B, as across the convenience retail industry, key players are feeling the impacts of ongoing economic challenges. The London-based oil and gas company shared in its recent Shell Energy Transition Strategy 2024 publication that it plans to...
PAR Technology has acquired TASK Group and Stuzo Holdings to expand its unified commerce software offerings. These acquisitions will expand the global food service technology company’s offerings into convenience stores, fuel retailers and international markets, PAR Technology said in a Monday (March 11) press release....
March 29, 2021
The delivery space has exploded in the last year, with customers turning to remote, safe-from-home commerce options at unprecedented levels. Major retailers have added new delivery options, while new delivery services have entered the crowded space with their own approaches to eCommerce. For pre-pandemic companies with delivery already at the core of their business model, […]
January 28, 2021
By the numbers, convenience stores are America’s gas stations. They account for 63.7 percent of all gasoline sold in the country, and 80 percent of them combine the food staples...
November 24, 2020
The pandemic has been bad news for just about everyone over the past several months, but that doesn’t mean it’s been equally bad all around. Restaurants and convenience stores rank among...
September 29, 2020
Some convenience stores and restaurants have seen their revenues dented by 60 percent or more in recent months, Paytronix CEO Andrew Robbins told Karen Webster. But he said what’s really...
May 20, 2024
Touchless self-checkout company Mashgin has launched a partnership with payments solution provider Verifone. The two companies’ integration, announced Monday (May 20), will let Mashgin deploy its computer vision self-checkout system via Verifone’s Commander solution, found at 40% of convenience stores in the country. According to a news release, the integration lets retailers offer faster checkouts while running payments, fueling […]
April 08, 2024
Convenience store commerce platform Vroom Delivery has launched a partnership with payment processor Finix. The collaboration, announced Monday (April 8), is centered around the creation of a new tool called Pay360, which the companies say...
March 15, 2024
PAR Technology has acquired TASK Group and Stuzo Holdings to expand its unified commerce software offerings. These acquisitions will expand the global food service technology company’s offerings into convenience stores,...
September 29, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court has reportedly agreed to hear an appeal from a convenience store regarding the timeliness of its lawsuit challenging a Federal Reserve regulation on debit card swipe...
