Convenience Store Profiles: North Dakota
North Dakota is the 19th most extensive, but the 4th least populous, and the 4th most sparsely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The state capital is Bismarck, and the largest city is Fargo. Agriculture is North Dakota’s largest industry, although petroleum, food processing, and technology are also major industries. It is the fastest-growing state in U.S. by GDP. Its growth rate is about 8.3%. The economy of North Dakota had a gross domestic product of $36.8 billion in 2013. The per capita income in 2013 was $50,899, ranked 16th in the nation. Wikipedia
The North Dakota Convenience Store Market North Dakota has key industry distributors based in North Dakota including Braun Distributing, OK Distributing and S and S Road-runner Sales. Local chains include Unistop, Custom Express Car Wash Dusterhoft Family Stores, Morelli’s, and Royal Tire.
North Dakota Petroleum Marketers Association The association’s mission is to promote and enhance the wholesale and retail petroleum businesses. NDPMA strives to improve the business climate in the state. It provides training and education to members while monitoring legislative and regulatory activity on the state and national level. For Manufacturers to Become Members: www.ndpetroleum.org
North Dakota Grocery Industry Association NDGA is in its “57th” year serving the food retailers of North Dakota and surrounding states through our Coupon Processing Program. We are also the voice of issues of importance on “Capitol Hill”. NDGA works with all agencies of government (State & Federal) to assure our retailers that their questions will be answered. For Manufacturers to Become Members: www.ndgrocers.com