Village Pantry
Encyclopedia
VPS Convenience is an American convenience store chain, currently headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina
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chain division of Marsh Supermarkets
, founded in Yorktown, Indiana
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Village Pantry sold Marathon
branded fuels, and had 190 convenience stores in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan as of June 2009.
In 2006, Sun Capital Partners purchased Marsh and its divisions, including Village Pantry.
In May 2007, Sun announced that they were splitting Village Pantry from Marsh, making it its own company reporting directly to Sun Capital.
In October 2007, Village Pantry purchased 33 Next Door Store locations in Michigan and Indiana.
In Spring 2009, Village Pantry and three other Sun-owned convenience store chains—Young's, Li'l Cricket, and Scotchman—began reorganizing to consolidate accounting and administration with Young's and Scotchman parent company Worsley Operating Corporation. As of June 2009, the combined operation runs a total of 400 convenience stores as VPS Convenience Store Group.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
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History
Village Pantry was founded as a convenience storeConvenience store
A convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...
chain division of Marsh Supermarkets
Marsh Supermarkets
Marsh Supermarkets is a retail food chain headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with stores throughout Central Indiana and parts of Ohio. Its parent company is Sun Capital Partners, headquarterd in Boca Raton, Florida.-History:...
, founded in Yorktown, Indiana
Yorktown, Indiana
Yorktown is a town in Mount Pleasant Township, Delaware County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,405 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
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Village Pantry sold Marathon
Marathon Oil
Marathon Oil Corporation is a United States-based oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Canada. Principal development activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway,...
branded fuels, and had 190 convenience stores in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan as of June 2009.
In 2006, Sun Capital Partners purchased Marsh and its divisions, including Village Pantry.
In May 2007, Sun announced that they were splitting Village Pantry from Marsh, making it its own company reporting directly to Sun Capital.
In October 2007, Village Pantry purchased 33 Next Door Store locations in Michigan and Indiana.
In Spring 2009, Village Pantry and three other Sun-owned convenience store chains—Young's, Li'l Cricket, and Scotchman—began reorganizing to consolidate accounting and administration with Young's and Scotchman parent company Worsley Operating Corporation. As of June 2009, the combined operation runs a total of 400 convenience stores as VPS Convenience Store Group.
External links
- Village Pantry / Worsley profile at Sun Capital Partners website
- VPS C-Store Group Website