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1ST Stop Inc.

1St Stop Inc also know as Cantrell Company is a Ohio based retail and Convenient store chain based in Ohio and Northern Kentucky. Founded In Manchester Ohio as 1ST Stop, Manchetser Motel and Manchester Storage. Corporate office is now located 32 mile North of Manchester which is Winchester Ohio. 1ST Stop Hot Food was formerly named Poor Bobs. But recently was name good and tasty Fast Food and Wow Pizza and Subs. Some of the stores have hot Deli that have chicken and other hot foods on them. They have around 55 store and counting as of May 2022.

1St Stop Inc has multiple stores in within 50 miles of Adams County Ohio. They also have 3 Varieties of stores. 1st stop is just a Basic Gas Station with your convenience store convenience, 1st stop Market are the same as 1st stop but also added produce meats an extended dry food and frozen food items. The newest introduction to the company is 1st Stop fresh market which offers a full-size produce selection, and more dry food brands. Their are currently 6 Fresh Markets in the company. Southshore Ky, Manchester Ohio, Frankfort Ohio, Lucasville Ohio, Russellville Ohio and Felicity Ohio.

The company is all rural and don’t come to urban markets. But they seem to hold the Rural market very well. 3 towns currently have the most number of stores which is Maysville Ky, West Union Ohio and Peebles Ohio all will have 3 in the same Zipcode area “ locust Grove area of Peebles is set to open in early 2023”

The company biggest competition is Texas based 7-11/Speedway, Cincinnati Ohio Based United dairy farmers, Pennsylvania’s based Sheetz and Virginia based GPM Investments LLC “Fasmart and Apple market”. The market store also get competition from Save A lot Food Stores, local Grocery Stores, Kroger, Walmart, Dollar General and Family Dollar. Most store are open 6am-10pm but Manchester Ohio, Ripley Ohio, Winchester “Macon” Ohio, Millersburg Kentucky stores are open 24-7. All store are also open all holidays including thanksgiving and Christmas.

1st Stop Inc/ Cantrell company also owns and operates Cantrell oil and transportation, Winchester wholesale and Red barn convention center all located in Winchester Ohio. The Cantrell company also donates a lot to the Community between all the local schools, Adams County Fair, Adams county community’s, Adams County festivals like Manchester River Days.