Red Bull Clippers Program
Please take a moment to familiarize yourself on an exciting program Red Bull is running with the LA Clippers that is exclusive to 7-Eleven: Program: 7-Eleven Customers and Franchisees have an exclusive opportunity to win an LA Clipper experience! Franchisee offer: Raffle to win one of 8 sets of VIP passes + $100 gift card – Game date is 4/10 vs Houston Rockets Consumer offer: Buy 2 Red Bull 12oz, 2 VIP passes + $100 gift card. ‘Text to Enter’ program so easy to execute by FZ – POP only! Qualifiers: 1) Place Red Bull barrel 2) Place Take Home 4…
Card Scam Prevention Guide and Card Scam Fund Instructions
Click to download: Prepaid Cards – Phone Scam Relief Fund Overview Tips to Prevent Card Load Fraud (Printable PDF of the below information) Store Tips to prevent potential Card Fraud Issue We have had several situations of card load fraud Guests have purchased card products or reloads at 7-Eleven’s, and then been unable to access these funds when they tried to use them They have then returned to the store to ask for refunds This has happened because the funds may have been loaded onto other card products and have then been potentially stolen In these cases, both the Guest and…
2016 New Year’s Laws
In true California fashion, new measures that took effect on Jan. 1 will benefit millions of workers while posing additional challenges for employers. Some are broad, while others have a narrower focus. Below is a round-up of the notable New Year’s laws: Minimum Wage The state minimum wage increased to $10 per hour. The $10 rate is the highest minimum in the nation. For some comparison, the federal minimum is $7.25 per hour. Keep in mind that with the rise in California’s minimum wage, exempt employees must earn more for employers to classify them as exempt from overtime pay. The new…
January 2017 GP Decline
Below is an email from Joe Anderson, Zone Merchandising Leader regarding January’s GP Decline as it has a lot of good information. Dear FOASC Leadership, As your local Merchandising representative, I wanted to proactively address concerns about January margin. I put together the following report for you and your store base. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any questions! January was a tough month for sales and margin. Obviously sales were impacted by the weather — I haven’t seen weather this wet since El Nino 1998 – I remember watching people paddle canoes down the streets of Santa Barbara. However,…
CA Lottery: Scratcher Ticket Theft
During our February Members Meeting, CA Lottery rep Bruce Colton reviewed the procedures regarding Scratcher ticket theft. The information below was provided in last Novembers RPP (Retail Product Plan) that was included with the New Scratcher ticket delivery. Please make sure you are aware that there is valuable information contained in the RPP’s and they should spend a few minutes looking through the RPP. Click here to download: CA Lottery Security Quick Guide FOASC CA Lottery Representative Bruce Colton Key Accounts Specialist l Sales & Marketing Office: (818) 901-5554 l Cell: (818) 257-3088 bcolton@calottery.com l www.calottery.com
CA Paid Sick Leave
Overview of Paid Sick Leave Laws Most workers require some time off each year to care for their own and their family members’ health and medical needs. At present, no federal law mandates paid sick leave for private US employees. This law covers all employees that have worked 30 days or more in a year. This includes part time, temporary, seasonal or per diem employees. Employers must do one of the following: Provide a front-loaded annual grant of 24 hours or 3 days of paid leave at the beginning of each year or 12-month period. NOTE: For employees who regularly work more than 8…
Special West Coast FOA Meeting
On September 27th in Diamond Bar, FOASC held a special board meeting along with the West Coast FOA and the Joe Saraceno FOA. A total of 38 Board of Directors were in attendance. The goal of the meeting was to discuss the possible merging the three FOAs, or to share a common agenda when dealing directly with 7-Eleven. We had an excellent and productive afternoon. Everyone is looking forward to working together, all in an effort to fight for the franchisee cause. All FOA directors agree, they want to share a common agenda and topic of discussion. The more franchisees…
California Senate Bill 1400 – Tobacco
SB 1400 (Wieckowski) – would define “retail location” under the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Licensing Act to mirror the definition of a “tobacco store” under the Stop Tobacco Access to Kids Enforcement Act. This would limit the sale of tobacco products to locations that primarily sell tobacco products and generate more than 60% of gross revenues from tobacco products and paraphernalia. According to the Board of Equalization, this change is expected to prohibit about 30,000 retailers including grocery stores, C-stores, gas stations and liquor stores from selling tobacco products. The status of this bill can be tracked at: CA SB 1400…
Employers and Lawyers Working Together…
NCASEF Meeting – February 18 2016 Labor Laws Presentation
Current Status of 2015 Issues
At the National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees Meeting in Monterey, California outstanding issues from 2015 were addressed. Attached is a complete list of the status of each.
