Convenience Store Profiles: Maine

Maine is the northernmost state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Maine is the 39th most extensive and the 41st most populous of the U.S. states and territories. The most populous city of Portland.  The capital is Augusta. The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that Maine’s total gross state product for 2010 was $52 billion. Its per capita personal income for 2007 was US$33,991, 34th in the nation. Maine’s agricultural outputs include poultry, eggs, dairy products, cattle, wild blueberries, apples, maple syrup, and maple sugar. Western Maine aquifers and springs are a major source of bottled water.
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The Maine Convenience Store Market
Maine is home to a number of chains including C.N. Brown (Big Apple Food Stores), Energy North Group (Jenkins Oil), AE Robinson Stores, Tocci’s Checkout, Pat’s Stores, Maritime Farms Stores, Rusty Lantern Markets, Rueben’s Markets, Leadbetter’s, Main Street Markets, Dysart’s, Tranten’s Too Stores, RH Foster Energy/Freshie’s and many others.

Maine Energy Marketers Association
The Maine Energy Marketers Association, or MEMA for short, is a non-profit 501c(6) trade association representing more than 300 members, including 125 heating oil, propane, biofuels and motor fuels providers as well as convenience store owners. Our members own and operate 70% of Maine’s 1,300 convenience stores, selling more than one billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel, and distribute more than 90% of all the propane sold in our state each year. MEMA also has more than 175 associate members who provide goods and services to Maine’s petroleum dealers and their customers.
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