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The Pantry Corporate Office

The Pantry

The Pantry was founded in 1967 in North Carolina by Sam Wornom and Truby Proctor, Jr.

The company grew slowly but steadily throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s, with the owners taking out loans on existing stores to buy new stores.

The company began to have problems in the 1980’s and Wornom sold his share in the company to Montrose Capital in 1987. Montrose later gained control of the company when it bought half of co-founder Proctor’s shares in 1990.

History

Proctor sold his remaining shares to Freeman Spogli & Co., a Los Angeles-based investment firm, in 1995.

In 1997 The Pantry bought Lil’ Champs, a 479-store chain, with stores in Florida and Georgia. This kicked off a buying spree for The Pantry, and it acquired 350 stores buy buying out small chains.

The company went public in 1999.

Today The Pantry is the largest independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern United States. The Pantry has 1,655 locations in 13 states.

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Casey’s General Stores Corporate Office

Casey's General Store

Casey’s General Stores began in 1959 when Donald Lamberti leased a service station from his father in Des Moines, Iowa. After operating it for nine years, he purchased a service station in nearby Boone, Iowa and named it Casey’s after the friend that gave him the tip on the sale.

This location was a success, and Lamberti began to buy more stores in small towns of less than 5,000 people.

History

In 1970 Casey’s had 118 stores and opened its first warehouse.

In 1982 the company opened a distribution center, and in 1983 began publicly trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol: CASY

In 1996 Casey’s opened it’s one-thousandth store and exceeded $1 billion in sales.

In 2010 the company expanded to Oklahoma, in 2011 to Arkansas, in 2012 in Kentucky, and to North Dakota in 2013.

In January 2020, Casey’s announced plans to build about 350 new locations over the next three years.

The company also had the honor of ringing the bell to start off the offical trading on the NASDAQ.

In September 2023, the company hit record sales with its ready-to-cook pizza.

Today Casey’s General Store is a chain of 2,500 convenience stores in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and Arkansas. Casey’s has 36,000 employees and had $9.35 billion in revenue in 2019.

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A&P Corporate Office

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. was founded by George Gilman in 1850 as Gilman & Company as a leather tanning business. After Gilman’s father died he entered the coffee and tea business, turning the tanning business over to his brother.

Originally Gilman & Company was a wholesaler, but in 1863 the company entered retail, changing the name to the Great American Tea Company. By acting as both wholesaler and retailer, the company was able to offer low prices and quickly expanded.

In 1878 the company had 70 stores, in 1915 1,600 stores, and in 1925 13,961 stores.

History

A&P suffered greatly during a backlash against chain stores during the Great Depression, but ultimately survived.

In the 1950’s A&P began a dramatic downward spiral, which began a 50-year fall from the world’s largest retailer to bankruptcy.

In 2000 the company was down to 500 stores. In 2010 with its stock trading at less than $1, A&P filed for bankruptcy. The company emerged from bankruptcy a privately-held company with 300 stores.

Today A&P is a supermarket and liquor store chain. Its liquor stores operate under the name Best Cellars. Its supermarkets operate under the names A&P, Food Basics, The Food Emporium, PathMark, superfresh, and Waldbaums. A&P has 28,500 employees and had $6.7 billion in profit in 2012.

The company filed for bankruptcy in July of 2015 and closed all locations by November 2015, going out of business permanently.

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Advance Auto Parts Corporate Office

Advance Auto Parts

Advanced Auto Parts began when Arthur Taubman and one of his brothers began selling auto parts and household goods out of stores called Taubman’s. This business prospered until the Great Depression, when it was hit hard and eventually failed.

In 1932, Taubman bought a struggling three-store chain of auto parts stores called Advance Stores. He pawned his wife’s wedding ring for the down payment.

History

The federal government at that time was funding huge public works projects such as paving roads to give people jobs. This encouraged people to drive more and, along with the fact that people were holding on to their cars longer because of the poor economy, is reflected in the early success of Advance and other auto parts retailers.

After World War II Advance began to expand their product line to include batteries, tires, and seat covers at service bays that became part of the stores.

In 1978 the company changed its name from Advance Stores to Advance Auto and began to take steps to become a high-volume retailer.

In 1985 Advance Auto reached 100 stores.

In 1998 Advance acquired Western Auto from Sears, Roebuck & Co., therefore adding 598 stores to the company.

Today Advance Auto Parts is the largest automotive retailer in the United States with 4,912 stores, 68,000 employees, and $10.11 billion in revenue in 2020.

After experiencing customer retention problems in 2019, the company has returned to strong earnings in 2021.

The company maintains a corporate office in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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O’Reilly Auto Parts Corporate Office

O'Reilly's Auto Parts

O’Reilly’s Automotive was founded in 1957 by father-son team Charles F. O’Reilly and Charles H. O’Reilly when they did not agree with their reassignments in the reorganization of their employer, Link Motor Supply.

They began with one store in Springfield, Missouri. Their first-year sales totaled $700,000. By 1961 sales had reached $1.3 million and by 1975 $7 million.

History

The company went public in 1993, trading on the NASDAQ.

In 1998 O’Reilly’s merged with Hi/LO Auto Supply, which added 190 auto parts stores in Texas and Louisiana to the company and made it one of the top ten auto parts chains in the United States.

In 2001 O’Reilly’s acquired Mid-State Automotive Distributors, which added 85 more stores to the company. In 2012 the acquisition of VIP Parts, Tires, and Service added 56 stores in New England.

O’Reilly stock was down in May 2019, which the company blames on bad weather across the country, while the EEOC sued the company the same month over sexual harassment and retaliation charges.

In March 2019, a former employee of a Texas store killed two store employees during an apparent robbery.

Despite the pandemic, O’Reilly’s is opening new stores in several states, including Texas.

Today O’Reilly’s Automotive has 5,616 stores in 47 U.S. states. The company has nearly 80,000 employees and had revenue of $11.6 billion in 2020.

O’Reilly Auto Parts corporate office is located in Springfield, Missouri.

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