Quickie Convenience Stores (in French, ''Dépanneurs Quickie''), also branded as Quickie Mart, is a chain of

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s based in

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, Canada, founded in 1973. In October 2012, it had 50 stores in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, approximately 300 store employees, and about 20 full-time personnel. By November 2021, the chain consisted of 51 convenience stores in the greater Ottawa-Gatineau area and elsewhere in Eastern Ontario (

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, Kingston,

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, and Merrickville). Quickie also owned 22 gas stations across eastern Ontario and western Quebec. In addition to standard convenience stores items, many Quickie stores provide bank machines, branded gasoline, complete postal services, first run videos and franchised food products. Quickie acquired the Ottawa-area stores of

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in 2009. In November 2021, Quickie was acquired by MacEwan Peteoleum,''Ottawa Business Journal'', "'A good run': Ottawa-based Quickie Convenience Stores sold to MacEwen Petroleum", 2 Nov 2021
/ref> which is based in Macville, Ontario. MacEwan plans to covert its 22 County Line convenience stores to the Quickie banner.

References

External links

Quickie Convenience Stores website
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