Owner Chris Jones has operated a Smoker Friendly location in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., since September 2007 and has been in the retail and wholesale distribution for many years. [image-nocss] He has also been an active member of the Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors, a 14-state regional trade association representing the interests of corporations and individuals involved in the manufacturing, sales and distribution of convenience products.
Separately, Smoker Friendly has also announced the signing of Wallace Oil's Quickees location in La Junta, Colo. This store now carries the exclusive line of the SF/Smoker Friendly Tobacco brand family along with other tobacco and tobacco accessory offerings.
Wallace Oil was started in 1962 by Bob Wallace and began providing Phillips 66 Quality Pro Clean gasoline. In 1989, the Wallace family opened and purchased convenience stores. The operation is run by brothers Jim, Dan and Tom Wallace.
Boulder, Colo.-based Smoker Friendly International is dedicated to the sale and promotion of cigarettes, cigars, all other tobacco products and related smoker's accessories in its stores through friendly and knowledgeable store operators. With more than 500 stores across the United States, Smoker Friendly is America's largest cigarette and tobacco store (CTS) retailer, it said. It provides existing tobacco retailers the opportunity to join its organization through the Smoker Friendly Authorized Dealer Program, allowing them to benefit from the synergies of being part of the SF brand and buying group.
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