NightOwl Convenience Stores is a franchised system of convenience stores operating in

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History

The NightOwl, established by Don Halliwell and Rod Craig, opened in 1975 in the

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suburb of Auchenflower. The store pre-dated

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opening in Australia by 12 months. The store traded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, offering an extensive range of traditional supermarket grocery items-together with fresh fruit, vegetables and hot bbq chickens. The store was popular with the growing student and

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community in the district. The business concept was franchised in 1987. In 1995, NightOwl was floated on the

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and was bought out by

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in 1996. RSL is a diversified holdings group mainly based in the retail sector, this helped take NightOwl nationwide The NightOwl business was purchased by David Hodge in September 2001. The companies Senior Management was changed and the business was re-aligned with a new focus being placed upon growth. Store livery was modernised, multiple-site franchisees were encouraged within the business and investment in training was increased. Taking up the Chair of the 'Australasian Association of Convenience Stores' (AACS) for 2003 and 2004, NightOwl increased its profile within the industry and played host to regular AACS functions within Queensland. In 2007, the Franchise business was sold to Adam Adams and his company Think Convenience. Adam and his wife Katrina are also the owners of six NightOwl stores in Cairns and North Queensland. As part of a strategy to increase growth dynamically, Think Convenience has re-introduced the company store method of expansion used extensively by Retail Services and discontinued by David Hodge. In order to facilitate the development of new regions and states, company-owned and operated stores were established. In regions like

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in Queensland, this has ensured new growth where initially franchisees were not available. Once established in this new area, NightOwl can then encourage franchising using company stores as examples of the business system.

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The NightOwl
Official website {{Convenience stores Australian companies established in 1975 Retail companies established in 1975 Convenience stores of Australia Companies based in Brisbane

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