The Cigarette Store Corp, the largest licensee of Smoker Friendly International, operates more than 150 retail outlets in seven states including convenience stores, cigar lounges, liquor stores, and more. Nearly 800 additional stores are operated by licensed independent retailers in 38 states.
United Dairy Farmers
United Dairy Farmers (UDF) operates more than 200 retail convenience stores in three states. While the stores service a variety of convenience items, the privately held company boasts its trademarked hand-dipped ice cream cones, shakes and malts. In 2021, UDF relaunched U-Drive, a legacy loyalty program, to better understand its customers, engage them with more…
H&S Oil
H&S Oil operates 79 Extra Mile locations and 79 Power Market locations, plus four fuel sites where they don’t own the c-store. Of the stores, 161 are located in California, and one store is located in Nevada.
Hy-Vee
Hy-Vee is a chain of supermarkets with more than 260 stores. The company’s convenience store brand, Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh. Smaller format stores are typically positioned in front of grocery stores and service the needs of motorists and on-the-go customers. Recent years have witnessed growth in prepared meals and fill-in groceries. The company’s larger format…
Applegreen
Applegreen is a 100% owned subsidiary of Applegreen Limited. Applegreen is an international fuel and convenience retailer with more than 450 locations in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The company aims to provide a distinctive offer and customer experience, and many sites feature proprietary and nationally-recognized foodservice brands.
G&M Oil
G & M was established in 1969. Today, the company operates ExtraMile convenience stores and sites branded G & M Food Mart across six counties in California.
CEFCO Convenience Stores
In 1952, Clarence Edison Fikes opened a single Texaco filling station in his hometown of Cameron, Texas. CEFCO’s parent company, Fikes Wholesale Inc., opened its first convenience store in 1979. From 1994 through 2006, the number of CEFCO stores grew at an average rate of over 20% per year. Through strategic acquisitions and building new-to-industry…
CALs Convenience, Inc.
Established in 2018, CAL’s Convenience operates more than 200 Stripes locations that were not part of the $3.1 billion divestiture of the majority of Sunoco LP’s stores to 7-Eleven. Stripes LLC granted the company a sublicense to use the Stripes and Laredo Taco Company brands pursuant to Stripes’ agreements with 7-Eleven.
Bolla Market
Bolla Markets is the convenience retail brand of Bolla Oil Corp. Founded in 1989 by Harry Singh, the company operates more than 200 convenience stores in New York and New Jersey.
Meijer Gas Stations
Founded in 1934, Meijer remains a privately-owned and family-operated company with more than 258 grocery stores and more than 70,000 team members in six Midwestern states. Meijer’s gas stations offer fuel in addition to a wide range of convenience store products. Newer stores often feature large-format footprints along with a variety of fresh food, self-serve…