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Needs Convenience

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Needs Convenience
Company typeFranchise
IndustryConvenience stores
Number of locations
140+ (2017)
Area served
Atlantic Canada
ParentSobeys Inc.
Websiteneeds.ca

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

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Needs Convenience Continues to Grow in Atlantic Canada". convenienceandcarwash.com. TMD WINNIPEG. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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