HAMPTON, Va. -- Zooms Inc., a convenience store operator with 13 locations on the Peninsula in Virginia, has sold the chain to 7-Eleven Inc., according to a report by The Virginian-Pilot. 7-Eleven bought all of the Zooms locations as of Friday, David Erbe, 7-Eleven's market manager on the Peninsula, told the newspaper.

Zooms executives at the company's headquarters in Hampton, Va., confirmed the sale of the c-stores for the newspaper, but did not provide further details. All Zooms stores have closed, the report added. Most of them will remain shut for two to three weeks for remodeling before they reopen as 7-Eleven stores.

IRVING, Texas -- BP and Excentus Corp. have joined forces to expand the reach of the fuelperks! Rewards Program, which allows consumers to earn gasoline rewards and redeem them instantly at the pump. Under terms of the agreement, BP will become the fuelperks! redemption partner in the majority of marketing areas in which BP operates. Excentus will leverage BP's recently announced brand-wide price rollback initiative to help expand the fuelperks! Rewards program across the country.

DALLAS -- 7-Eleven Inc. held its first-ever Private-Label Summit in Dallas on October 28-29. The two-day event provided the company's private-label suppliers the opportunity to meet with its category managers and product directors and attend a formal Private-Label Forum. The purpose of the collaborative program was to educate 7-Eleven supply partners about the company's business strategy and private-label growth plans.