Retail Merchandiser Volume 65, Issue 4 | Page 42

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At the intersection of retail, food service and supply chain excellence, Global Partners is transforming the future of commercial fueling with innovative retail and hospitality solutions. With five companies under one integrated business model, Global Partners champions an innovative omnichannel approach, centered around customer experience and operational efficiency – a unique quality that remains one of its greatest strengths. Global Partners’ journey started 92 years ago at the height of the Great Depression, and from humble beginnings, the company has since grown to become a commercial convenience powerhouse.

“ Global Partners was founded by Abraham Slifka in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1933, initially delivering heating oil during the Great Depression,” begins Laura Derba, Senior Vice President of Retail Operations.“ Fast forward to 2025, and we are a Fortune 500 company as well as a fourth-generation family-led business, which is amazing. We’ ve grown significantly over the decades and that’ s been down to a combination of strategic acquisitions and an organic development focus. Today, we’ re one of the largest independent owners and operators of gasoline stations and convenience stores in the Northeast, managing 54 terminals across our network, both in pipelines and
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