Last updated on August 19th, 2015 at 03:41 pm
Convenience Store News In Brief…
Thirty volunteers from the QuickChek headquarters in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, and various stores sorted and boxed donations at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in Hillside on Aug 13. At the end of its three-hour shift, the QuickChek team had boxed enough food to feed approximately 5,000 hungry families. This was the third time in the past nine months that QuickChek team members have volunteered at the Community Food Bank in Hillside, having previously donated their time in March and last November ahead of the Thanksgiving and December holiday season. The company also supports food banks in New York’s Hudson Valley and on Long Island…
John Mackey, co-CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods Market, is the latest person committed to speak at the National Association of Convenience Stores Convention, Oct. 11-14 in Las Vegas. He will speak at 10 a.m. Oct. 13…
The Mars Retail Group and Zalemark Holding Co. have completed a jewelry licensing agreement enabling Zalemark to design, market and distribute a line of M&M’S Brand fashion jewelry. Currently under development, the collection may include earrings, bracelets, necklaces and rings incorporating the colorful fun of the iconic candy brand and the M&M’S characters. The M&M’S Brand jewelry line will be available for retailers to preview later this year, with distribution expected in the first quarter of 2016. Price points range from $49 to $129.
