GO HERD at 12:08 PM

Just met with General Manager Joey Thacker, from Marshall University. We might have possible store visits and promotions with Men's Basketball Coach Donnie Jones and Football Coach Mark Snyder.

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54th Store Scanning at 4:50 PM

We added our 54th store to scanning today, Louisa BP #17. Wednesday we will add our 55th store University Mart #46.

BP Considers New Loyalty Program at 8:18 AM

According to Convenience Store News, BP is briefing its branded jobbers and franchisees on a new point-of-sale enhancement initiative.  This will allow customers to redeem cents-off-per-gallon rewards immediately at the pump with the swipe of a card when purchasing their fuel.   Read more...

10 Common Sense Tips for C-Store Owners at 8:08 AM

According to CS News there are 10 common sense tips for C-Store Owners:

• Test new things constantly.
• Solicit feedback.
• Keep your operation clean and mean.
• You can't sell what you don't have.
• Treat customers and staff with respect.
• Driving traffic from the pump into the store is key.
• Invest in store design.
• Control clutter at the checkout.
• Stay on top of industry trends.
• It's called a convenience store for a reason.

April Car Wash Promo at 10:40 PM

Today was the last day for the April car wash promotion.  The winning store will be announced Monday, May 4th.

Could KY Get Electronic Lottery Games? at 10:44 AM

KANSAS CITY, MO – The Kansas Lottery announced last week that it is the first lottery to offer the next-generation lottery game called PushPlay, the Kansas City Business Journal reports.

PushPlay game cards are instant lottery tickets that use an electronic player with an LCD screen to display the game. Players insert a card into the electronic player to activate and then play the game. Players accumulate points that are displayed on the LCD screen, with total points determining the prize won. Games can be validated and cashed without being played, with $1,000 the top prize on each game card.

PushPlay was developed by Scientific Games International Inc. Information found on www.nacsonline.com

Proud to be a Panther! at 12:32 PM

I wasn't kidding when I said I was an Ironville Panther!

Calling all Ironville Panthers! at 12:20 PM

Ironville Panther Mart is official! A throw back to good times! I was an Ironville Panther! What grade school did you go to?

May We Help You? at 10:40 AM

In the first 117 days of this year we have provided service to 4,051,912 customers. On average we have 34,631 customers per day in our stores. If we keep up the momentum, we will have approximately 12,640,615 customers this year!