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Convenience Stores Expanding Nationwide
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Convenience Stores Expanding Nationwide Triton Marketing, Inc. trades as Happy Stores (convenience stores with fuel pumps) and Triton (truck stop facilities with restaurant and large truck parking) at 21 locations in NC and GA. The stores occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 4,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout FL, GA and NC during the coming 18 months. Demographic requirements include a population of 25,000 to 50,000 within five miles earning $45,000 as the average household income. Leases running a minimum of 15 years are typical. Existing units, ground leases or build to suits are of interest. A land area of three acres to seven acres is required for the Triton concept. For more information, contact James Patton, Triton Marketing, Inc., 8255 Dunwoody Place, Building 17, Atlanta, GA 30350; 770-992-7088 Ext. 226, Fax 770-992-8537. Seven Eleven Hawaii, Inc. trades as 7-Eleven at 54 locations in HI. The convenience stores, some with fuel pumps, occupy spaces of 2,400 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout HI during the coming 18 months. The company cites 24-hour supermarkets as competition. Leases running 20 years are typical. A land area of 20,000 sq.ft. is required for locations with fuel pumps, or 10,000 sq.ft. for those without fuel pumps. For more information, contact Pauahi Akuna, Seven Eleven Hawaii, Inc., 1755 Nuuanu Avenue, Second Floor, Honolulu, HI 96817; 808-526-1711 Ext. 204, Fax 808-523-5890. Chico Enterprises trades as Dairy Mart and All Star Express at 40 locations in MD, PA and WV. The convenience stores with fuel pumps occupy spaces of 2,400 sq.ft. to 4,400 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for two openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place throughout the existing markets. Demographic requirements include a population of 10,000 within five miles earning $29,000 as the average household income. Leases running 15 to 20 years are typical. A land area of 1.5 acres is required. For more information, contact Harvey Hess, Chico Enterprises, 5517 Wolfe Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15236; 412-655-9417. Wawa, Inc. trades as Wawa at 550 locations in DE, MD, NJ, PA and VA. The convenience stores, with fuel pumps at primary locations, occupy spaces of 5,000 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. The company prefers to acquire property or will consider a ground lease. For more information, contact June Spring, Wawa, Inc., 260 West Baltimore Pike, Wawa, PA 19063; 610-358-8058, Fax 610-793-2840. Tedeschi Food Shops Inc. trades as Tedeschi Food Shops at 135 locations in MA and NH. The convenience stores with fuel pumps occupy spaces of 3,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for as many as four openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place throughout MA and southern NH. Demographic requirements include a population of 5,000 within two miles. The company cites 7-Eleven as competition. Leases running five to 10 years are typical. A vanilla shell and land area of two acres are required. A daily traffic count of at least 15,000 vehicles is necessary. The company is franchising. For more information, contact Peter W. Andrew, Tedeschi Food Shops Inc., 14 Howard Street, Rockland, MA 02370; 781-878-8210, Fax 781-878-0476. Sunoco, Inc. trades as Sunoco at 4,000 locations in CT, FL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT and WV. The convenience stores with fuel pumps occupy spaces of 3,200 sq.ft. to 4,200 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for as many as 20 openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place throughout FL, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA and RI. The company requires locations at high traffic intersections with a daily traffic count of 25,000 vehicles. A land area of one acre to two acres is required. For more information, contact Roy Lance, Sunoco, Inc., 1801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215-977-6309, Fax 215-977-6585. Superpumper Inc. trades as Superpumper at eight locations in AZ. The convenience stores, with gas pumps, occupy spaces of 3,000 sq.ft. to 4,500 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Plans call for two openings during the coming 18 months. Expansion will take place throughout AZ. A land area of 55,000 sq.ft. to 65,000 sq.ft. is required. For more information, contact Kevin Taylor, Superpumper Inc., 8689 San Alberto Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85258; 480-596-0090, Fax 480-596-3355. Sheetz Inc. trades as Sheetz Convenience Store at 273 locations in MD, OH, PA, VA and WV. The convenience stores occupy spaces of 4,700 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Leases running at least 15 years are typical, or the company will consider acquiring property. For more information, contact Mike LaCesa (eastern region), Dave Hazelet (central region) or Steve Augustine (western region), Sheetz Inc., 5700 Sixth Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602; 814-946-3611, Fax 814-947-5379; Web site: www.sheetz.com. Farm Stores operates 104 locations in FL. The convenience stores occupy spaces of 756 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout Broward County, Tampa and central FL during the coming 18 months. Leases running five to 10 years plus a five-year option are typical. A minimum land area of 1,200 sq.ft. is required.For more information, contact Magali Lopez, Farm Stores, 5800 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33166; 305-471-5141, Fax 305-592-2133; Web site: www.farmstore.com.
Express Lane, Inc. trades as Express Lane at 38 locations in FL and GA. The convenience stores occupy spaces of 2,400 sq.ft. in freestanding locations. Growth opportunities are sought throughout the existing markets during the coming 18 months. Leases running 25 years are typical, or the company will consider acquiring property. A land area of 1.5 acres to two acres is required. For more information, contact Reid Lewis, Express Lane, Inc., 1328 Jenks Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401; 850-769-8977, Fax 850-785-3538. |