USA: EG Group to acquire nine Mercury gas stations
The nice stations located in Connecticut will be rebranded as Cumberland Farms.
EG Group expects to acquire nine company-operated convenience store locations from Mercury in Connecticut.
The British fuel and convenience group already operates a network of 72 Cumberland Farms convenience stores in Connecticut, employing nearly 1,500 workers. The nine company-operated Mercury sites will be rebranded to Cumberland Farms to provide customers with a consistent offering across the network in Connecticut.
"We are excited to add these nine stores to the EG Group's Cumberland Farms banner so that we may reach more of our loyal Guests, and look forward to additional site growth across the EG America network,” said George Fournier, President of EG America
Michael J. Devino, President of Mercury Fuel Service said, "We have built a solid and thriving business over the past 74 years and are proud of everything we have accomplished. Cumberland Farms is a great brand and we are sure they will leverage their expertise to ensure these stores thrive even more."
In the US, EG Group owns and operates Cumberland Farms, Certified Oil, Fastrac, Kwik Shop, Loaf 'N Jug, Minit Mart, Quik Stop, Tom Thumb, and Turkey Hill. EG Group has over 1,700 stores across the country in 31 states and pumps over 2.5 billion gallons of fuel, with merchandise sales of more than $3 billion on an annualized basis.
