SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Convenience-store retailer Enmarket has purchased Handy Dan’s Gulf in Ridgeland, S.C. The company assumed operation of the facility on Sept. 20.
“Our southeastern footprint is expanding rapidly,” said Brett Giesick, president of Enmarket. “With our recent acquisition of Joker Joe’s and now Handy Dan’s, we’re thrilled to increase our presence along interstate 95 in South Carolina.”
Enmarket plans to remodel the station to feature both hot and cold grab-and-go items prepared fresh in-store, including Enmarket’s signature biscuits, fresh doughnuts and pastries.
The store will have an expanded beverage area featuring bean-to-cup coffee, freshly brewed iced tea, expanded fountain offerings with chewy ice and Chillen’ frozen beverages. The company also plans to add a new cooler and beer cave.
Handy Dan’s Convenience Stores has a second location, an Exxon station, in its home base of Ridgeland, as well as two more Exxon stations in Tillman and Tarboro, S.C.
Savannah, Ga.-based Enmarket operates 123 convenience stores and 14 quick-service restaurants in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. It recently doubled its presence in the region with the acquisition of 34 E-Z Shop convenience stores in South Carolina and 34 Clyde's Markets in southeast Georgia.
- Enmarket is No. 75 on CSP’s 2018 Top 202 ranking of c-store chains by total number of company-owned retail outlets.
Founded as Interstate Stations by Robert Demere in 1963, Enmarket is part of Savannah-based Colonial Group Inc.
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