Hazmat Safety Meeting at 10:53 PM

The drivers and some other employees for John W. Clark Oil and Bulk Plans Inc., met early Saturday morning, August 29th, for their Hazmat Safety Meeting. It is required as a refresher course every three years. Some of the topics of discussion were driving safety and all the Hazmat rules and regulations. The meeting was held at the Ashland Plaza Hotel.

Happy Hour @ Greenup Avenue! at 11:19 AM

In Sunday's edition of the Ashland Daily Independent, Clark's Pump-N-Shop was mentioned in an article titled "Race Days, Guitars, Gas and Kid Stuff" by Tim Preston. In case you missed it, here's it is:

Gas and More

"A reader with a preference for BP gasoline advises a stop by the BP station at Greenup Avenue and 30th Street, particularly between 5 and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday for the happy hour discount of 8 to 25 cents per gallon.

According to the consumer's research, it is also the only place in the area to find French Vanilla Cappuccino flavor Alligator Ice beverages.

I'm not sure of the context on this part, but the field researcher tells me the current owner, 'knows how to treat his customers better than dear old dad'. "

New Wine Section at 2:15 PM

Visit our new Wine section at the Hal Greer BP in Huntington, WV!

BP FLW Boat Simulator at 1:22 PM

Friday - August 21, 2009
The BP/FLW Boat Simulator made a stop at the 5th Ave BP in Huntington, WV.

We Made the "Convenience Store News"! at 9:38 AM

This article was posted on the Convenience Store News website in the Daily News! www.csnews.com

Clark's Pump-N-Shop Expands, Invests

By Mehgan Belanger

August 06, 2009 - ASHLAND, Ky. -- Clark's Pump-N-Shop, the convenience store division of John Clark Oil Co., grew its base this month when it opened two new locations near its hometown in Ashland, following another opening of a store in the same area in April 2009.

The chain's three new convenience stores—Ironville Panther Mart, Burnaugh BP and Shopes Creek Marathon—bring the chain's store count to 66 across Kentucky, West Virginia and Ohio. All locations were acquired from local single-store operators, thanks to the downturn in the economy, Brandy Clark, spokeswoman for the convenience retailer, told CSNews Online.

"We would not have acquired these three locations if it weren’t for the downturn of the economy," she said.

The three new locations all feature a deli, and fuel brand varies by location. Ironville Panther Mart offers unbranded fuel, while the Burnaugh location sells BP-branded gas and the Shopes Creek store offers Marathon fuel, Clark said, noting the company also offers Chevron fuel at some of its locations.

The first new store underwent a three-week remodel earlier this year to the Clark's Pump-N-Shop image, while the two other locations will be remodeled and restocked by the end of September, Clark said, noting there will not be official grand opening celebrations, but the "positive changes that take place in each location will let our customers know their store is getting better."

While there are no plans to grow further this year, Clark's Pump-N-Shop will make improvements to its current locations over the next 12 months, including the addition of new and improved beer caves, delis and equipment, Clark told CSNews Online.

Clark's Pump-N-Shop is also in the process of becoming PCI compliant by upgrading its Verifone Ruby registers to Sapphire registers, and implemented the latest back office software in every convenience store that is capable of scanning.

"We strive to have the best locations so our customers will continue to do business with us," she added. "We pride ourselves on clean, well lit, well stocked locations, with great customer service."

2 New Locations! at 11:17 AM

We just opened 2 new Clark's Pump-N-Shop locations: Burnaugh BP and Shopes Creek Marathon. Stop by and see the exciting changes taking place at each location!