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C-Stores Deliver 'Fool-Service' Fun on April 1

High jinks ensue when convenience industry embraces the spirit of the day

CHICAGO – “April is the cruelest month,” poet T.S. Eliot said. And this year is no exception, with April 1, aka April Fools’ Day, falling on a Monday. What better day to catch sleepy weekend warriors returning to work after an all-too-brief respite off guard?

Here are a few examples from retailers—as well as a few suppliers—who participated in the convenience-store industry April Fools’ Day tomfoolery for 2019:

Sheetz

7-Eleven

QuikTrip

Casey’s

Stewart’s Shops

Orangestore

76

CEFCO

Duchess Shoppe

Hunt Bros.

5-hour Energy

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Attempted Robbery at Amazon Go

No cash taken

 

Stewart’s Shops Rolls Out ‘Impeachment’ Ice Cream

New flavor is a collusion of lime, peach and mint with rocky road and plenty of nuts

 

BP Debuts Disruptive ‘Service Station’ Concept

Mechanics work on cars while customers wait in store; millennials confused

 

Trump & Pump Ups Foodservice Game

Rolls out new Russian menu

 

RaceTrac Announces Name Change to Racetrack

‘We found the lowercase T and K in the back of the old warehouse’

 

Terrible Herbst, Stinker Stations Merge

Combined chain will be called Terrible Stinker

 

Bezos Hires Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Run Amazon Gone Concept

First store to open anywhere other than New York City

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