ABC Stores (Hawaii)
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ABC Stores is a chain of convenience stores based in Honolulu. Of their 70 stores, 54 are located in the state of Hawaii, with the remaining locations in Guam, Saipan and Las Vegas.
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[edit] Products
The stores sell both convenience items such as groceries as well as tourist items and souvenirs; in fact, the chain's best-selling items are tourist-oriented products such as Macadamia nuts and suncare products such as sunscreen and sunglasses.
[edit] History
The chain was started by Sidney Kosasa, who opened his first store in Waikiki in 1964 and now generates more than $150 million in annual profits and employs over 900 staff.
[edit] Locations
The stores are now ubiquitous in the tourist-dominated Waikiki neighborhood. There are in fact 37 store locations within a one-mile radius of Waikiki alone and there are consequently multiple stores in close proximity. At one street corner, Kalakaua and Seaside Avenue, there are four ABC Stores at that one intersection alone. [1]
There are also six stores in Las Vegas, as well as eight in Guam, two in Saipan and 17 locations on the islands of Maui, Hawaii and Kauai.
[edit] Trivia
- The acronym "ABC" stands for "Aloha Brings Customers".
