Cumberland Farms news and trends

Convenience Store Retailer EG America Teams With Doordash
Delivery // September 19, 2022

Convenience, coffee, food and fuel retailer EG America is partnering with on-demand delivery service platform Doordash to bring fast at-home delivery of convenience staples to consumers across the country. EG America offers its own Farmhouse Blend coffee and brands including Cumberland Farms, Certified Oil, Fastrac,...

Five Innovative Ways Consumers Shop In The Digital Age
Retail // November 12, 2018

In the connected age, consumers have more ways to interact with retailers than ever before. While brick-and-mortar stores are still popular with shoppers, they are also looking to new channels to buy clothes or their weekly groceries. Simply said, consumers are turning to their mobile...

Grocers Reduce Friction At Checkout
Today In Data // June 25, 2018

The checkout line can be a pain point for consumers, but cashier-less stores seek to make the trip to the grocery store a bit easier. At convenience stores, mobile payment apps are showing promise as consumers are turning to contextual commerce for online purchases. And shares of one grocer notched the best intraday...

Payment Apps Breathe New — Or Retro — Life Into Convenience Stores
Digital Payments // June 22, 2018

Here are two ideas that appear contradictory, but are combining in a way that could significantly change convenience store commerce and payments: First, those retail locations, once dismissively called “gas stations” — where hot dogs resided under heat lamps for days on end — are developing into...

Interviews & Exclusives
Payment Apps Breathe New — Or Retro — Life Into Convenience Stores

June 22, 2018
Here are two ideas that appear contradictory, but are combining in a way that could significantly change convenience store commerce and payments: First, those retail locations, once dismissively called “gas stations” — where hot dogs resided under heat lamps for days on end — are developing into places that resemble the warm, welcoming country stores of the […]

The Emotion Effect: Taking Loyalty Beyond Rewards

February 28, 2018
What makes a consumer loyal? There really is no magic formula, and brands are spending serious money on strategies before truly answering this question. Rewards programs are one big category...

Changing Consumer Habits — One Fill-Up At A Time

November 15, 2016
What do $58 million, $2.61 and 66 days have in common? Three important data points that show the power of consumer adoption of alternative payments at gas and C-stores. ZipLine...

Quick Reads
Convenience Store Retailer EG America Teams With Doordash

September 19, 2022
Convenience, coffee, food and fuel retailer EG America is partnering with on-demand delivery service platform Doordash to bring fast at-home delivery of convenience staples to consumers across the country. EG America offers its own Farmhouse Blend coffee and brands including Cumberland Farms, Certified Oil, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf N’ Jug, Minit Mart, Quik Stop, Sprint, […]