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| ![]() Street Corner Expands to Northern California with Milipitas StoreConvenience Chain Known for its Mall Locations Eyes More Franchises in the Northwest U.S.
By: Street Corner May 2, 2014, marked the opening of a new Street Corner (http://www.streetcorner.com/) “Mall employees are virtually a captive audience, so the goal is to bring them the convenience of a street-side shop without the need to leave the premises, while serving the needs of mallgoers too,” said Street Corner CEO Peter LaColla. In addition to chips, candy and bottled drinks, the Great Mall store sells a variety of sundry items and over-the-counter remedies and cigarettes, and will soon offer lottery tickets. The 624 square-foot Milipitas store is the 46th in the Street Corner chain, based in Topeka, Kan. The company has franchisee-owned stores or kiosks in 19 states. Seventy- “This is our first store in Northern California, and our hope is to use the Bay Area as a stepping stone to gain a foothold in the Northwestern U.S.,” said LaColla. Street Corner’s other California stores are in Palm Desert, Santa Ana, and Glendale. For more information on Street Corner, visit www.streetcorner.com or call 785-272-8529. End
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