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Interior of a Super Sheetz in Altoona. Sheetz, Inc. was founded by G. Robert "Bob" Sheetz in 1952 when he purchased one of his father's five dairy stores located in Altoona. In 1961, Bob hired his brother Steve to work part-time. In 1963, the second store was opened under the name "Sheetz Kwik Shopper." A third store followed in 1968.
Sheetz is headquartered in Altoona, Pennsylvania, [1] while Wawa is based in its namesake community of Wawa, Pennsylvania. [2] During the rise of self-service fuel stations in the 20th century, both companies improved their convenience store offerings to entice motorists to spend money on more than just fuel. [ 3 ]
One of America's fastest-growing family-owned and operated convenience store chains with more than 25,000 employees, Sheetz operates over 700 stores throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia ...
Weis also expanded to Western Pennsylvania, opening stores as far west as Altoona, Everett, and Philipsburg, and expanded throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. The company purchased two regional chains in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley region: Mr. Z's, a 14-store chain of IGA supermarkets, in 1992, [ 14 ] and King's, a six-store chain based in ...
The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 ...
The move into Western Pennsylvania will put Rutter's head-to-head with GetGo and Circle K for the first time as well as existing competitors Sheetz and 7-Eleven/Speedway; all except Circle K have a strong presence in Greater Pittsburgh. In January 2023, Rutter's announced plans to open 50 new stores over the next five years.
For 60 days, beginning April 27, 2011, the city of Altoona, Pennsylvania (home of Sheetz, one of the movie's major sponsors) ceremonially changed its name to "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Pennsylvania" to help Spurlock promote the film, and received $25,000 for doing so. [7] Other sponsors include:
Sheetz – locations throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina; Tom's Convenience Store (York) – locations throughout central Pennsylvania; Turkey Hill Minit Markets – locations throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania, central Ohio, and central Indiana.