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3 Fuel Promotions From Circle K, TravelCenters of America, Pilot
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About 76% of Americans plan to take a road trip between Memorial Day and Labor Day this year, according to GasBuddy. Convenience stores and travel centers are getting ready for the summer season by offering fuel deals and other savings.
Click through to see what fuel promotions and other summer giveaways Circle K, TravelCenters of America and Pilot are offering.
- Alimentation Couche-Tard isNo. 2on CSP’s 2024 Top 40 Updateto the 2023 Top 202ranking of U.S. c-store chains by store count. Watch for the full 2024 Top 202 ranking in the June issue of CSPmagazine and in CSP Daily News. bp is No. 7and PilotisNo. 15.
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Circle K
Circle K will offer up to 40 cents off per gallon of fuel between 4 and 7 p.m. local time Thursday during the third national Circle K Fuel Day. The deal will be available at more than 5,500 Circle K-branded and Holiday Stationstores locations across the United States, and customers can receive the deal directly at the pump, Circle K said.
Ten percent of profits from fuel sales during that time will go to the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, which provides college scholarships and educational counseling to military children who have lost a parent in the line of duty.
“As many consider this holiday weekend the unofficial start of summer, we are excited to bring all of our valued customers, new and old, some great savings at the pump,” said Louise Warner, senior vice president of global fuels for Circle K. “We are also proud to recognize the true meaning of Memorial Day, through our support of our non-profit partner, the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, during this event.”
Circle K is also offering customers 79-cent Polar Pops and Frosters up to 44 ounces this summer.
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Laval, Quebec, owns the Circle K chain of convenience stores. As of Jan. 1, 2024, it operates 7,146 c-stores in the United States.
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TravelCenters of America
TravelCenters of America is offering more than $100,000 in prizes this summer. It’s kicking off Memorial Day weekend with 10 cents off any grad of gasoline on Friday.
Then, every day from Friday through Sept. 2, customers can go to tasummermania.com for a chance to win prizes including:
- Candy for a year (June prize).
- A free meal every week at Country Pride or Iron Skillet (July prize).
- Free gas for a year- bp gift card (August prize).
- A grand prize winner will receive a trip for four to anywhere in the contiguous United States.
Other daily giveaways will include a free fountain drink or coffee, a free meal at one of TA’s quick-service restaurants and a free meal at one of its full-service restaurants. No purchase is necessary for customers to win the prizes.
Chicago-based bp acquired TA in May 2023. bp has more than 1,500 U.S. stores under the brands TA, ampm and Thorntons.
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New Convenience-Store Roundup for March 2024
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Pilot
Pilot is kicking offroad trip seasonwith savings on fuel. The fuel supplier, travel center and convenience-store chain is offering 10 cents off every gallon of gas this summer. The deal started just before National Road Trip Day Friday and the start of the Memorial Day weekend.
The offer must be redeemed through the myRewards Plus app. Pilot also offers coffee, snacks, drinks, phone chargers and more at its more than 800 travel centers across the United States.
Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pilot is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Omaha, Nebraska. As the largest network of travel centers, Pilot has more than 870 locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces, serving an average of 1.3 million customers per day, it said.
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