Sampson-Bladen Oil Co. Inc. operates 77 Han-Dee Hugo convenience stores throughout North Carolina, with a few new sites opened in 2014 and 2015. The company's main market is the Research Triangle—Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Durham, N.C.
The Raleigh, N.C.-based company's logo features a distinctive freckled-face lad with a red and blue oval background.
All the stores sell gasoline, flying the fuel brands BP, Exxon, Spirit and CITGO; 15 of the stores have car washes.
Sampson-Bladen also delivers fuel to 55 dealers but is strictly a supplier and doesn't make any in-store purchasing decisions for the dealers. Han-Dee Hugo stores at one time were co-owned with partner United Energy. United Energy no longer exists, and the stores are solely owned and operated by Sampson-Bladen, a longtime family-owned and -operated company.
In 2012, the chain added its first Subway and now has four of the franchises. A store in Duck, N.C., has a gourmet seafood restaurant adjoining. Cravings Steaks & Seafood offers everything from lobster rolls to seafood pots in its bustling restaurant beside the store, enjoying twice the volume it would see in a traditional dining-room setting. Meanwhile, the company also is upgrading older stores, with two remodels completed in 2014.
Headquarters: | Raleigh, N.C. |
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No. of Stores: | 77 |
Average Store Size: | 1,000-2,500 sq. ft. |
Rank: | 85 |
Rank Last Year: | 97 |
States of Operation: | |
Website: | http://www.hhugos.com |
Family Business: | Yes |