Gateway Newstands

140 Fullarton St
London, ON

Tel: 519 438-7108
Manager/owner: Justin Kim, Sue Kim

Hours of Operation:
Mon – Fri 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

History

Gateway Newstands are specialists; their only business is to serve the daily merchandise needs of premiers commercial, retail and transit developments. Gateway Newstands has established itself as the leading national tobacco/news store specialist. The principals of the company have an aggregate sum of 43 years of experience in the industry.

Concept

The Service Store Concept developed as a direct result of the company's analysis of traffic count studies and its identification and emphasis on the daily needs of a diverse variety of shoppers. The merchandise mix is formulated specifically to cater to the every day needs and impulse sales of today's busy consumers. The ongoing refinement of the company's merchandise mix is an important part of the company's business service ethic.

Gateway Newstands have created an important retail marketing niche. The simultaneous presentation of snacks, beverages, candy, cards, tobacco, reading material and lottery tickets capitalizes on the customer traffic generated by each entity, creating impulse sales in areas other than represented by the customer's original shopping purpose.

Gateway Newstands is an integral part of any prime commercial retail project. No other retail service tenant satisfies as wide a spectrum of consumers' service and convenience requirements.

When?

Established in 1983

Where?

Over 400 stores in North America
Locations in 8 Canadian provices with dominance in Ontario
Exclusive newsstand retailer in North America's third largest transit system-the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Over 100 US locations with concentration in New York and Chicago
16 new locations in the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) early 2002

How?

100% owner/franchise operation
Strong head office support
Mandated merchandizing programs for all categories
Consistently rated among North America's top 100 franchises by Entrepreneur magazine

Product Service Offering:

Pre-packaged confectionery
Tobacco products
Local and International newspapers and magazines
Stationery
Greeting cards
Lottery Tickets
Health and beauty aids
Non-alcoholic beverages
Phone Cards
Maps
Bus tickets
Stamps