C-Store News In Brief…
The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) is urging retailers to register their concerns about the proposed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) changes via the NACS webpage before the May 18 deadline. According to NACS, the proposed regulations could negatively impact convenience stores. The proposed changes would rewrite the requirements retailers must meet to be SNAP participants and could potentially kick tens of thousands of c-stores out of the program…
7-Eleven announced it will work with its suppliers toward a goal of sourcing only cage-free eggs by 2025, based on available supply for all stores in the U.S. and Canada…
VERC Enterprises, a Duxbury, Massachusetts-based convenience store and Mobil-Gulf gasoline operator with locations throughout eastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire, is the recent recipient of a 2016 Accommodation Award from the MetroWest Work Opportunities Coalition for its efforts to hire those with disabilities. The coalition annually recognizes companies that hire people with disabilities and provide accommodations for them in the workplace.
