Convenience Store Profiles: New York
New York was one of the original thirteen colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015,[9] it is the fourth most populous state in the United States. The state’s largest city, New York City, makes up over 40% of the state’s population. Two-thirds of the state’s population lives in the New York metropolitan area, and nearly 40% lives on Long Island. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany. New York’s gross state product in 2015 was $1.44 trillion. If New York State were an independent nation, it would rank as the 12th or 13th largest economy in the world.
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The New York Convenience Store Market
New York is home to a number of chains including Stewart’s Shops, Gas Land Distributors, Mirabito Distributors, Atlantis Management Group, Reid Petroleum (Crosby Stores), Applegreen Stores, Byrne Dairy Stores, Fastrac Markets, Bolla Markets, Energy North Group (Clipper Mart, Fresh Express, Energy to Go, Haffner’s and Energy North) and many others.
Empire State Petroleum Association, Inc.
Founded in 1941 as the Empire State Petroleum Association (ESPA), the Empire State Energy Association (ESEA) is a trade association representing 200 energy marketers throughout the state of New York. ESEA’s members are an important part of New York’s economy and they support the state’s network of businesses through the storage and distribution of gasoline, diesel, aviation, heating and industrial fuels, generating over $4.5 billion annually in New York State.
The energy industry is vital to New York’s economy. There are more than 32,000 people employed throughout the industry in both wholesale and retail positions. In addition, there are thousands more in related operations that support the industry. Petroleum marketers provide heating oil service to more than 2.6 million households – approximately 50 percent of the state’s population – as well as supplying gas and diesel fuel for the 8.4 million registered automobiles and 1.3 million trucks and buses in New York.
www.espa.net
New York Association of Convenience Stores
Founded in 1986, NYACS is a private, not-for-profit trade association dedicated to unifying, serving, and representing the convenience store industry of New York State.
Our Retail Membership consists of over 100 companies that operate convenience stores, ranging in size from one store to over 300. Collectively, our retail members operate more than 1,600 store locations across New York States, serving nearly 1.3 million customers per day.
Most major convenience store chains in the state are NYACS members. Yet many of our member retail companies are single-store operators. The mom-and-pop store remains the heart and soul of our membership.
We also have over 130 Associate Members—companies supplying products and services our convenience stores sell or use.
www.nyacs.org
National Supermarket Association (Hispanic / Independents)
Founded in 1989 by Hispanic entrepreneurs, the NSA is a trade association that represents the interest of independent supermarket owners in New York and other urban cities throughout the East coast, Mid-Atlantic region and Florida. Beginning in the mid seventies, these entrepreneurs had the courage of opening supermarkets in areas abandoned by the large chains, as they were economically depressed and mostly minority neighborhoods. These men and women had the vision and the commitment to fill a vacuum in those communities, at a time when the term “food desert” had not even been coined. Currently, many NSA members continue to serve those areas by offering healthy foods and full service supermarkets.
The association has grown dramatically in the last two decades and currently provides its members hands on representation in both the private and public sectors and advocates issues that impact the entire supermarket industry. Current membership represents approximately 400 supermarkets. Most members are of Hispanic descent, and their stores are predominantly located in minority neighborhoods.
www.nsaglobal.org/