Needs Convenience
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| File:Closed 24 7 Convenience Store (48740656968).jpg A Needs franchise in Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Company type | Franchise |
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| Industry | Convenience stores |
Number of locations | 140+ (2017) |
Area served | Atlantic Canada |
| Parent | Sobeys Inc. |
| Website | needs |
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Needs Convenience, or simply Needs, is a chain of convenience stores throughout Atlantic Canada.[1]
The Needs logo and trademark are owned by Sobeys. Individual stores are operated by independent franchisees. Sobeys is the exclusive supplier to the chain.
Many stores operate from 6am-midnight; however, there are some 24-hour locations in larger urban centres. The Needs chain has installed gasoline stations at some locations using either the Ultramar Limited, Shell or Sobeys Fast Fuels brands.
History
[edit | edit source]The Needs Convenience chain developed from a series of small acquisitions by Sobeys, beginning with the TRA wholesale business in Middleton, Nova Scotia. By the mid-1990s, Needs stores were appearing throughout Atlantic Canada. The Sobeys-owned Green Gables chain was changed over to Needs by the late 1990s as part of a final effort to consolidate the region's up-scale convenience store market.
During the early 2000s, Sobeys experimented with converting several Needs stores to the Sobeys Express brand on a limited trial basis. The trial was unsuccessful and the stores reverted to the Needs brand; however, several stores are now being branded as Needs Convenience Extra or Needs Convenience Plus.
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