Technology: Page 3


  • A photo of Dash In's latest concept's exterior.
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    The Wills Group brings AI to its shelf planning

    The partnership with SymphonyAI will help the Maryland-based retailer tailor each store’s layout and offering to match local customer needs.

    By Sept. 12, 2024
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    Clipper adds delivery, pickup

    The Georgia-based retailer is working with Lula Commerce to manage its business with third-party e-commerce platforms.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from C-Store Dive

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    Hy-Vee streamlines c-store food ordering tech

    The retailer’s Fast & Fresh banner partnered with Deliverect to automate order input, improve curbside pickup notifications and more.

    By Sept. 5, 2024
  • A photo of a concession stand in a sports arena. It includes bankds of coolers and several gates for entry and exit. Signs on a call in front and the wall above the coolers all say "Fly Thru Market."
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    Amazon tech automating 10 new campus c-stores

    The company said it expects to put its technology in more stores in 2024 than in any year previously.

    By Sept. 3, 2024
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    Uber expands robotic delivery

    Beginning this week, Coco will start delivering for Uber Eats in Los Angeles with additional cities forthcoming.

    By Julie Littman • Aug. 29, 2024
  • A photo of the top of a gas pump. A sign there says "Rutter's."
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    Rutter’s launches delivery

    The digital service is only available for Rutter’s loyalty members, who can order food, snacks and more through the c-store retailer’s mobile app.

    By Aug. 28, 2024
  • A photo of several people standing outside around a sign that reads "wesco slices 'n subs. Here now. Order.gowesco.com" while in the background a sign has the Wesco logo and a signboard below it reads "now hiring."
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    Vroom, PDI add several new features

    The two technology companies’ full integration includes age verification, online SNAP payments and automated menus and inventories.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    7-Eleven’s lettuce procurement gets greener with indoor farming partnership

    A tie-up with Plenty Unlimited will use vertical farming to provide fresh produce year-round for around 1,300 California stores.

    By Aug. 23, 2024
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    RaceTrac upgrades to ‘smart’ toilet seats

    The technology allows customers to disinfect the seat’s surface before use.

    By Aug. 16, 2024
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    Jacksons enhances online ordering

    The retailer has partnered with Lula Commerce on both delivery and pickup ordering across many marketplaces.

    By Aug. 13, 2024
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    How Stewart’s makes in-house advertising happen

    As retail media networks gain popularity in the c-store space, the New York retailer is running its own spin on the concept.

    By Aug. 12, 2024
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    Core-Mark expands agreement with tech company

    Blue Yonder’s SaaS solutions are now available across all the distributor’s regions to standardize services across the business.

    By Aug. 9, 2024
  • A photo of the exterior of a convenience store. A sign over the door has a picture of a cartoon skunk over the word "Stinker."
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    Stinker enhances its store technology

    The retailer’s partnership with NCR Voyix has helped it reduce store downtime and support tickets while integrating new tech and bringing stores online faster.

    By Aug. 6, 2024
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    Jacksons revamps rewards program

    The retailer’s updated Let’s Go Rewards is part of a larger overhaul of its digital ecosystem, including apps and web integrations.

    By Aug. 6, 2024
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    Amazon’s checkout technology is getting an AI upgrade

    Just Walk Out is rolling out an advanced AI model that the company says will make its system more accurate and efficient and less costly to implement.

    By Aug. 1, 2024
  • A photo of the forecourt of a gas station. The canopy reads "Love's."
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    Love’s adds to finance arm

    The travel stop company’s acquisition of REV Capital’s U.S. transportation factoring portfolio is part of its plan to enhance its financial services business.

    By July 31, 2024
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    H&S Energy adds temperature monitoring tech

    The retailer will be the first to use a tool from Ecotrak and Disruptive Technologies that automatically track freezers, refrigerators and heaters.

    By July 29, 2024
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    Circle K accepting QuikQ’s fuel cards and security platform at 381 stores

    While food deals have stolen the c-store value spotlight this year, operators have quietly offered more ways for customers to also save at the pump.

    By July 23, 2024
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    Sponsored by Vivid Impact

    C-Stores look to new technology to drive accuracy and execution

    C-store executives cannot ignore the essential signage and monthly promotional campaigns needed to drive consumers from the pump to their new offerings.

    July 22, 2024
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    Jiffy Trip launches mobile app 6 years in the making

    The Oklahoma c-store retailer debuted its digital platform in late June with the help of Rovertown after trying to develop one in-house in 2018.

    By July 22, 2024
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    Dollar General’s supply chain shift shows promise

    The retailer is focusing on scaling back some items and restocking stores faster, executives said during an earnings call.

    By Larry Avila • July 22, 2024
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    C-store 2.0: How technology is reshaping key design strategies

    Self-checkouts, ordering kiosks and digital screens are changing the ways operators lay out their stores. Here, experts discuss how to incorporate these and other tools.

    By Danielle McLean • July 18, 2024
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    Love’s bringing gamification restaurant tech to all new c-stores

    The retailer has implemented a new system that tracks performance metrics like greet times, order processing and how long food handoff takes.

    By July 15, 2024
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    Self checkout boasts ‘record’ year: report

    The U.S. is the world’s largest self-checkout market, driven in part by c-stores and supermarket chains, even as some retailers pull back on the tech. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 12, 2024
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    NCR Voyix terminates staff across several units

    The tech company, whose tools are used by numerous c-store retailers, cut employees in its sales, engineering, professional services, data and product management teams last week.

    By July 2, 2024