Convenience Store Profiles: South Dakota
South Dakota is the 17th most expansive, but the 5th least populous and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Once the southern part of the Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889, simultaneously with North Dakota. Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls, with a population of about 171,000, is South Dakota’s largest city. The current-dollar gross state product of South Dakota was US$39.8 billion as of 2010, the fifth smallest total state output in the US. The per capita personal income was $38,865. CNBC’s list of “Top States for Business for 2010” has recognized South Dakota as the seventh best state in the nation. Agriculture has historically been a key component of the South Dakota economy. Although other industries have expanded rapidly in recent decades, agricultural production is still very important to the state’s economy, especially in rural areas. Wikipedia
The South Dakota Convenience Store Market South Dakota is home to two sizeable c-store chains (Big D Oil, Common Cents) and has a number of key industry players throughout the state (Sapp Bros, Amcon/Sledd, Andeavor, Holiday Stations, Cenex, Love’s Truck Stops and Cash-Wa. South Dakota Petroleum and Propane Marketers Association Welcome to the South Dakota Petroleum and Propane Marketers Association. Founded in 1918, we are the only association in South Dakota who represents those in the petroleum and propane business exclusively. The association represents mom and pop stations, bulk fuels, wholesalers, ancillary businesses that support the owners and operators, pipelines and oil companies. For Manufacturers to Become Members: www.sdp2ma.com
Core Customers: Retail and Food Service South Dakota is home to a number of important customers who are ideal to look at for distribution. These include Ken’s Markets, Town and Ranch, Sunshine Foods, County Fair Foods, Lynn’s Dakotaman Markets, Lueders Food Centers, Maynard’s Food Centers, GF Buche Co, RCC Western Stores, Lewis Drug, Sturdevant’s Auto Parts, Common Cents, Dollar Etc, Campbell Supply, Austad’s Golf Stores, Coffee Cup Stops, MG Oil Co, Big D Oil, Moyle C Stores, Fresh Start, Jewett Drug, United Vending, Regency Hotels, Hot Stuff Foods, WR Restaurants, WS Enterprises, Porter Apple Co, Regency Hotel Mgmt Co, WR Restaurants Inc and many others.