Allsup's
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Allsup's, sometimes misspelled as Allsups, is a family-owned chain of convenience stores that serves New Mexico
and Texas
, with one store in Frederick, Oklahoma
. Although founded in Roswell, NM in 1956 by Lonnie and Barbara Allsup, its corporate offices have been located in Clovis, NM for decades. Allsup's is ranked as the state's #1 privately owned corporation. It is also the largest convenience store chain in the state of New Mexico.
Allsup's is a 24-hour chain that sells fuel under the Shell, Fina
, ConocoPhillips
, Exxon
and Allsup's On the Go brands. It also sells traditional convenience store items and prepared food items including burritos and barbecue beef sandwiches. The company's main competitors are Circle K
, 7-Eleven
, Town & Country Food Stores
and Pik Quick.
The Allsup's logo features a zia
sun symbol nearly identical to the one seen on the New Mexico state flag
.
Allsup's store. The clerk had been working the overnight shift when she was abducted, raped and murdered. As a result of the settlement, efforts to protect convenience-store clerks working night shifts have escalated. The New Mexico Environmental Health Board ordered that all stores open between 11 pm and 7 am must have no fewer than two clerks on duty, station a security guard with a clerk working that shift alone, or place clerks in an enclosure behind bulletproof glass.
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, with one store in Frederick, Oklahoma
Frederick, Oklahoma
Frederick is a city in Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 3,940 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tillman County. This is an agriculture based community primarily with wheat, cotton, and cattle....
. Although founded in Roswell, NM in 1956 by Lonnie and Barbara Allsup, its corporate offices have been located in Clovis, NM for decades. Allsup's is ranked as the state's #1 privately owned corporation. It is also the largest convenience store chain in the state of New Mexico.
Allsup's is a 24-hour chain that sells fuel under the Shell, Fina
Alon USA
Alon USA Energy Inc. or Alon USA . Alon USA Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and engages in refining and marketing petroleum products primarily in the southwestern and south central regions of the United States. Alon USA was formed after Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd, the largest...
, ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips
ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational energy corporation with its headquarters located in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas in the United States...
, Exxon
Exxon
Exxon is a chain of gas stations as well as a brand of motor fuel and related products by ExxonMobil. From 1972 to 1999, Exxon was the corporate name of the company previously known as Standard Oil Company of New Jersey or Jersey Standard....
and Allsup's On the Go brands. It also sells traditional convenience store items and prepared food items including burritos and barbecue beef sandwiches. The company's main competitors are Circle K
Circle K
Circle K is an international chain of convenience stores, founded in 1951, in El Paso, Texas, United States. It is owned and operated by the Canadian-based Alimentation Couche-Tard.-Overview:...
, 7-Eleven
7-Eleven
7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co...
, Town & Country Food Stores
Town & Country Food Stores
Town & Country Food Stores was an employee-owned chain of convenience stores based in San Angelo, Texas. It had over 168 locations spread throughout Texas and New Mexico and yearly revenue in 2006 of over $850 million dollars...
and Pik Quick.
The Allsup's logo features a zia
Zia
The Zia are an indigenous tribe centered at Zia Pueblo, an Indian reservation in New Mexico, U.S. The Zia are known for their pottery and use of the Sun symbol...
sun symbol nearly identical to the one seen on the New Mexico state flag
State flag
There are two separate meanings for the term state flag in vexillology – the flag of the government of a sovereign state, and the flag of an individual subnational state.-Government flag:...
.
Security
In April 2008, a settlement was reached in the wrongful death suit of a clerk who was kidnapped from a Hobbs, New MexicoHobbs, New Mexico
Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 28,657 at the 2000 census.Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lea County.-Geography:...
Allsup's store. The clerk had been working the overnight shift when she was abducted, raped and murdered. As a result of the settlement, efforts to protect convenience-store clerks working night shifts have escalated. The New Mexico Environmental Health Board ordered that all stores open between 11 pm and 7 am must have no fewer than two clerks on duty, station a security guard with a clerk working that shift alone, or place clerks in an enclosure behind bulletproof glass.