Gas Stations

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - Quarterly profits for Spartan Stores Inc. here more than doubled, helped by sales growth in its retail segment. The company posted first-quarter earnings of $6.5 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with $2.7 million, or 12 cents a share, in the year-ago period.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart-owned warehouse club retailer Sam's Club said today it plans to deploy daily pricing software for its fuel operations.

ST. LOUIS -- Following a successful four-month field trial that demonstrated the efficacy of a proprietary fuel performance enhancement, Schnuck Markets, Inc. here is transitioning entirely to International Fuel Technology, Inc.'s (IFT) DiesoLIFT 10 for use in its entire distribution fleet.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart-owned warehouse club retailer Sam's Club said today it plans to deploy daily pricing software for its fuel operations.

CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co. here is adding automatic car washes to the its growing network of fuel centers.

CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co. here is adding automatic car washes to the its growing network of fuel centers.

WASHINGTON -- Some of the country's smaller family-run grocers, convenience stores, and gas stations last week still had on their shelves products made by Castleberry¿s Food Co. that were recalled on July 18, according to U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok. -- Albertson's LLC and Wal-Mart are among 13 retailers and oil companies named in a lawsuit that claims they've been overcharging consumers for gasoline that was stored at hotter than usual temperatures.