For Immediate Release: June 12, 2008 Contact: Eddie Owens, Director of Corporate Communications
(office: 806.791.8107; cell: 806.928.0462)
United Supermarkets to Convert Fuel Stations
to Phillips 66 Beginning Next Week
LUBBOCK (special) - United Supermarkets will convert its fuel stations to the Phillips 66 brand of gasoline beginning next week.
The nine fuel stations in the Lubbock area will be converted immediately, beginning with Market Street at 50th and Indiana on Tuesday. Lubbock locations will continue through Thursday, followed by Slaton and Plainview on Friday and Levelland on Monday (June 23).
Amarillo area stores will be converted the week of June 23-27, and the remaining stores - in Snyder, McKinney and Wichita Falls - will be converted the week of June 30-July 3.
"ConocoPhillips is striving to highlight Phillips 66 as its premier brand in West Texas," explained Chris Bridgford, director of fuel operations for United Supermarkets, LLC. "Because our company is committed to providing our guests the very best value possible, converting to the Phillips 66 brand is a logical step."
United has been a ConocoPhillips partner since February 2005, having previously sold unbranded fuel since opening its first fuel stations in 1997.
"This conversion will still allow us to offer the ConocoPhillips ProClean gasoline and afford us more promotional opportunities, such as their current Gas For Life™; promotion," Bridgford said.
"This move also solidifies Phillips 66 as the dominant branded supplier in Lubbock and West Texas."
United Supermarkets currently operates a total of 20 fuel stations among its 47 stores.