Thorntons Growth Six new stores to open by end of 2009 in Nashville, Chicago, Champaign
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Thorntons Inc. said that it has broken ground on six new convenience store sites and plans to open these new locations by the end of December 2009. It will open four new stores in Nashville, Tenn., expanding the market to 10 locations in 2.5 years. The retailer also plans to open a new store in Chicago and another location in Champaign, Ill. With the addition of these new locations, Louisville, Ky.-based Thorntons will operate 165 locations throughout Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio and Connecticut.
Customers can look forward to a clean, friendly environment with foods such as fresh sandwiches, salads, fruit and more, the company said. Thorntons' roller grill bar design features "hot off the grill" items like hot dogs, corndogs and more. The chain offers a large variety of fountain drinks, frozen Icee flavors, smoothies and coffee. It offers products at grocery store sizes, competitive prices, as well as "100% guaranteed" fuel.
"We are excited about the expansion in several of our current markets and look forward to the opening of our new stores," said Matt Thornton, CEO of Thorntons. "Our goal is to provide our customers with a unique shopping experience. From our world-class JaLava Coffee, to our high-quality fresh food and value-priced grocery items, we hope to delight our customers with an enjoyable one-stop shopping experience."
Thorntons is a leading independent gasoline/ convenience chain retailer, marketing throughout the Midwest under the brand name of Thorntons QuickCafe & Market. Privately held Thorntons, with more than $1.4 billion in annual revenue, operates 159 gasoline/c-stores, one travel plaza and eight car washes. The company also distributes its petroleum products through the wholly owned Thornton Transportation Co. and operates a river bulk storage terminal in Louisville.
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"We are excited about the expansion in several of our current markets and look forward to the opening of our new stores," said Matt Thornton, CEO of Thorntons. "Our goal is to provide our customers with a unique shopping experience. From our world-class JaLava Coffee, to our high-quality fresh food and value-priced grocery items, we hope to delight our customers with an enjoyable one-stop shopping experience."