Convenience Store Profiles: Alabama
Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the 2008 total gross state product was $170 billion, or $29,411 per capita.
Wikipedia
The Alabama Convenience Store Market
Alabama is home to chains such as Kent Kwik, Bebo’s Car Wash, Hobo Pantry, Cougar Oil, Powell Petroleum, and has a number of out-of-state chains such as Cowboy’s, Pilot/Flying J and Sprints Marts. Distributors include W.L. Petrey Wholesale, BTC Wholesale Distributors and Andalusia Distributing Company.
Petroleum & Convenience Marketers of Alabama
The Petroleum & Convenience Marketers of Alabama is a nonprofit trade association serving over 350 petroleum marketers and convenience store operators across the state of Alabama. The association has member companies owning, operating and/or supplying more than 4,000 convenience stores in Alabama. P&CMA members are major-branded and independent or private-branded petroleum marketers and owners and operators of retail convenience stores in Alabama.
www.pcmala.org
SAASOA (C-Stores)
Strategic Alliance for Affiliated Store Owners of America or in short SAASOA is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide the knowledge, connections and advocacy necessary to deliver the compelling value (buying power) to convenience and other retail stores members.
www.saasoa.org/
RETAILER OWNED FOOD DISTRIBUTORS & ASSOCIATES
A cooperative formed to facilitate and enhance the success of Independent Retail Grocers. Cooperatively united
to utilize and leverage all available resources, industry best practices, and business relationships to provide added value to our Independent Retail Grocers.
www.rofda.com/