RaceTrac Kicks Off Reentry Into Alabama Market
ATLANTA â RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. reached a milestone. The Atlanta-based convenience store retailer opened a new store in Gardendale, Ala., marking the chain s reentry into the Alabama market after 15 years.
According to RaceTrac, the expansion into Alabama deepens its roots in the southeastern region. The company will be building a number of c-stores throughout the Yellowhammer State, in addition to a number of locations in the permit phase in the Irondale, Alabaster, Gadsden, Huntsville and Muscle Shoals areas. The next store, in Oxford, is slated to open in March 2021.Â
Each RaceTrac provides about 90 trade jobs during the construction phase and up to 20 career opportunities to the community. Employment opportunities in the new Gardendale store are now available.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. Consumers can be expected to celebrate the core four traditional holidays Valentine s Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas but there is a myriad of national or faux holidays occurring multiple times a month that present opportunities for convenience store retailers to leverage the occasion to increase sales and profits.
Because consumers tend to consciously be aware of these moments and want to engage, c-store operators should be prepared to provide them with a convenient way to do so, category experts explained during the Guide to Capitalizing on Key Consumer Moments session as part of the NACS Crack the Code Experience.
Yesway Scales Up Its Senior Leadership Team
FORT WORTH, Texas Yesway is expanding its senior leadership team by hiring two industry veterans. Tate Cutrer will serve as the new senior vice president of human resources (HR), while Aaron Everett will become the company s new chief information officer.
Cutrer s previous position was director of talent development and learning for RaceTrac Petroleum Inc., where he also held various senior HR roles across the company, including regional HR director of operations and director of recruitment.
Everett most recently served as chief information officer for Lucky s Market, where he led all IT strategy, budgeting and operational initiatives for 75 stores across the United States. His previous roles include senior director and vice president of technology for Staples, where he directed IT, budgeting and operational initiatives for B2B and retail ERP applications for users across 1,300 U.S. and 300 Canada locations.