Convenience Stores Expanding Nationwide
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Convenience Stores Expanding Nationwide

Gas Mart, Inc. trades as Minuteman Food Mart at 17 locations throughout NC. The convenience stores, which also pump gas, occupy spaces of 2,400 sq.ft. in freestanding facilities. Plans call for two openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place throughout the existing market. One acre of land is required. The company usually purchases.

Mac Campbell, Gas Mart, Inc., P.O. Box 39, Elizabethtown, NC 28337; 910-862-8423, Fax 910-862-5531; Email: dmcamp2@aol.com.

Trans Pacific Stores, LTD trades as Russell’s Convenience Stores at 33 locations in CA, CO, FL, HI, and MN. The convenience stores occupy spaces of 900 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. in downtown/urban areas. Plans call for three openings during the coming 18 months in the Los Angeles area, Denver, CO, and Chicago, IL.

For more information, contact Ray Huff, Trans Pacific Stores, LTD, 555 Zang Street Suite 300, Lakewood, CO 80228; 303-985-0041, Fax 303-985-7844.

Yocum Oil Company trades as Texaco Food Mart/Gas at 12 locations in MN and western WI. The convenience stores/gas stations occupy spaces of 2,800 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. The first location was opened in 1986. The company prefers to purchase, own, and operate. Plans call for six openings during the coming 18 months in MN and western WI.

For more information, contact Tim Yocum, Yocum Oil Company, 2719 Stillwater Road, St. Paul, MN 55119; 651-739-9141, Fax 651-739-6400, Email: tcyocum@yocumoil.com

Triton Marketing, Inc. trades as Happy Stores and Triton at 21 locations nationwide. The stores occupy 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Happy Stores are convenience store/gas facilities using one acre. Triton is a truck-stop facility with a restaurant and the means to accommodate large truck parking. The land area requirements are minimum three to seven acres. Plans call for expansion in FL, GA, and NC during the coming 18 months. Demographic requirements include a population of 25,000 residing within a five-mile radius earning an average income of $35,000. Leases running 15 years are typical.

For more information, contact James Patton, Triton Marketing, Inc., 8255 Dunwoody Place Building 17, Atlanta, GA 30350-7088; 770-992-7088, Fax 770-922-8537.

Evergreen Oil Company trades as Stop ‘N Save and Loaf N Jug at 32 locations in CO. The convenience stores/gas facilities occupy spaces of 4,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for expansion in CO during the coming 18 months. Land area requirements include a minimum of one to one and a half acres.

For more information, contact Scott Smith, Evergreen Oil Company, PO Box 1059, Evergreen, CO 80437-1059; 303-674-7497, Fax 303-674-7499.

Strasburger Enterprises Inc. trades as Payless Convenience Stores and Quick’s Food Stores. The convenience stores/gas facilities occupy spaces of 1,000 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations and pads. Payless Convenience Stores and Quick’s Food Stores operate 60 locations in TX and more than 2,500 locations internationally in Europe, the Pacific Rim, and South America. Plans call for 15 openings in TX and internationally during the coming 18 months. Leases running ten to twenty years are typical. One to one and a half acres is the minimum land area requirement. The company seeks to expand as many international locations as possible.

For details, contact Rick Hughes, Strasburger Enterprises, Inc., PO Box 6117, Tempe, TX 76503; 254-778-3547, Fax 254-778-6807.