February

  • Warrenton Oil Co., Truesdale, Missouri, owner and operator of FastLane Convenience Stores, acquired Thoele Oil, a family-owned and -operated chain of 10 c-stores based in St. Charles, Missouri.

March

  • Kent Kwik Convenience Stores, an entity of The Kent Cos., entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire 14 Tom Thumb Food Stores from Tom Thumb Food Stores Inc., Hialeah, Florida.

April

  • Tri Star Energy LLC, Nashville, Tennessee, acquired Cox Oil Co. Inc., Union City, Tennessee, with 54 stores under the Little General Convenience Stores and Maverick Quick Shop brands in Tennessee and Kentucky.
  • Petroleum Marketing Group Inc. Falls Church, Virginia, acquired 43 company-operated c-stores from Li’l Thrift Food Marts Inc., dba Short Stop, Fayetteville, North Carolina.

May

  • United Pacific, Long Beach, California, acquired Modesto, California-based Boyett Petroleum’s 10 company-operated c-stores.

November

  • Petroleum Marketing Group, Falls Church, Virginia, acquired nine c-stores and one travel center from Springer Eubank Co. Inc., Wilmington, North Carolina.

December

  • Croton Holding Pittsburgh’s Par Mar Oil Co., Marietta, Ohio, acquired Wooster, Ohio-based Santmyer Cos. Inc.’s 14 Red Rover c-stores.
  • Fast Stop of Louisiana acquired the 12-unit Snappy Mart Stores chain of c-stores in New Mexico from W&N Enterprises Inc., Silver City, New Mexico, Fast Stop’s first stores in the state.