Tag Archive for "Petroleum industry"

Sunoco says earnings rose after Aloha, MACS purchases

Sunoco said in a statement issued February 18 that its adjusted earnings before income, taxes and depreciation for 2014 totaled $65.5 million, of which approximately two-thirds was attributable to the acquisition of Mid-Atlantic Convenience Stores, L.L.C. ("MACS") and Aloha Petroleum, Ltd. ("Aloha") in early October and mid-December, respectively. “By comparison, adjusted EBITDA in the fourth…

UK: Supermarket, convenience store owner Sainsbury’s to host Argos “digital stores”

Sainsbury’s, which owns more than 1,200 supermarkets and convenience stores, will be hosting 10 new “digital stores” where British retailer Argos will offer products like furniture, the companies said in a late January joint press release. “These new format Argos digital stores will provide customers with a choice of over 20,000 non-grocery products which they…

The President’s BuySecure Initiative: Protecting Americans from Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft

President Obama has announced the new 'BuySecure Initiative' instituting the use of both microchip and PIN technology in government-issued credit and debit cards See also: NACS - The Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), on behalf of the more than 151,000 convenience stores nationwide, has applauded President Obama’s…