«Speedway is one of the top - five
largest convenience store chains in the United States, and MaMa Rosa's is the largest and most successful pizza - by - the - slice brand in convenience stores in the United States right now,» Mackin says.
Not exact matches
In big box retail, Alibaba recently announced a $ 2.9 billion investment in China's second -
largest hypermarket, Sun Art Retail; in the medium - sized sector, Alibaba has invested in the Sanjiang supermarket
chain; and in small retail, Alibaba is aligning with Lianhua's Quik
convenience stores.
The
convenience landscape in the United States today looks like Canada's did back in 1990: dotted with regional
chains numbering between 50 and 300
stores, some
larger networks owned by Big Oil, and industry leader 7 - Eleven.
Growth has continued through multiple channels in natural, independent and mainstream
chain supermarkets,
larger drug
stores and retailers, and
convenience stores.
S&D Coffee & Tea, the
largest coffee and tea manufacturer and supplier to restaurants and
convenience stores in America, hosted Raíz Connect, an event that brought together nearly 50 active supply
chain partners from across the Americas (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Peru).
In most other areas of the country,
large chains make up the landscape of
convenience stores, so we have a very diverse group of customers.»
«We ship to a
large amount of national
chains — about 20,000 restaurants and 10,000
stores, either grocery, club or mass merchandising; in -
store bakeries; caterers; casual eateries; and most recently,
convenience stores,» President Brian McGuire says.
Processes such as contract approvals were becoming more complicated and CCA's smaller operational customers, such as
convenience stores and food bars, accused the company of favouring the
larger chains and charging more than it used to.
Morgan owns several shares of Alimentation Couche - Tard (TSX: ATD.A), a
chain of
convenience stores but his
largest stock positions are shares in Storage Vault (TSX.V: SVI), which owns, rents and operates self - storage and portable storage space, and Enbridge (TSX: ENB), a gas distribution company.
Other
large holdings include Fomento Economico Mexicano (FEMSA), which is a conglomerate that owns a bunch of different holdings including a Coca - Cola bottler, a
chain of
convenience stores, and a soccer team.
By emphasizing their own unique merchandise mix — developed by carefully learning about the demographics and shopping patterns of people who live near their
stores — independent retailers can now compete with
larger chains by stressing service and, yes,
convenience.
Defended
large - scale retailer and national gas station and
convenience store chain in putative state - court action under Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practice Act involving gift cards