Convenience Store Profiles: Ohio
Ohio is the 34th largest by area, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state’s capital and largest city is Columbus. The other main cities include Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron, Toledo, Dayton, Canton, Youngstown, Parma and Lorain. In 2010, Ohio was ranked No. 2 in the country for best business climate by Site Selection magazine, based on a business-activity database. The state has also won three consecutive Governor’s Cup awards from the magazine, based on business growth and developments. As of 2010, Ohio’s gross domestic product (GDP) was $478 billion. This ranks Ohio’s economy as the seventh-largest of all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
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The Ohio Convenience Store Market
Ohio is home to a number of chains including Speedway, Euro Garages, Travelcenters of America/Petro Truck Stops, United Dairy Farmers, CF CAPITAL ASSETS LLC (Convenient Food Marts), Englefield Oil (Duchess), Par Mar Stores, True North Energy, Certified Oil (EG Group), Campbell Oil Co. (Bell Stores), Cantrell Cos. (1st Stop convenience stores), Stop & Go (S&G and In & Out Mart), Cole’s Energy’s Mickey Mart Stores and many others.
Ohio Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
OPMCA represents more than 500 independent, small businesses in the petroleum and convenience industry. Our members own and operate the majority of Ohio’s 6,000 convenience stores and employ more than 90,000 Ohioans throughout the state’s fuel distribution network.
www.opmca.org
National Association of College Stores (NACS)
The National Association of College Stores (NACS) is the professional trade association of the $10 billion campus store industry. We represent nearly 4,000 campuses in the U.S. and Canada, and approximately 1,000 companies that supply goods and services to campus stores. We empower stores to support student success, the campus experience, and the academic missions of higher education institutions through a variety of programs, services, and strategic partnerships.
NACS is headquartered in Oberlin, OH, with remote offices around the U.S. and internationally.
www.nacs.org