Stripes convenience stores began in Corpus Christi as two convenience stores that Minna Susser and her husband, Sam, inherited. Now, 87 stores spot the Coastal Bend map, and the brand, currently owned by 7-Eleven, stretches all the way to Pennsylvania. Courtesy photo
Employees of Corpus Christi Stripes stores and their support center at 4502 Ayers St. felt the pain recently from a buyout of Sunoco LP by 7-Eleven earlier this year. The new parent company laid off 112 workers last week, and more are to come through the end of October. Stripes LLC operates 87 Stripes stores in and around Corpus Christi. Most of the initial layoffs were in the support center.
The layoffs were announced in a report by the Texas Workforce Commission, which put the number at 110. According to Sunoco, 112 employees were let go, all with severance packages.
Sunoco’s former parent company, Susser Holdings, was the largest Fortune 500 company in Corpus Christi until it sold to Energy Transfer Partners for $1.8 billion in 2014. ETP immediately moved the headquarters to Dallas.
The company laid off 161 Nueces County employees in 2016, shortly before selling to 7-Eleven for $3.3 billion.
Corpus Christi is not the only community being hit with layoffs of Stripes employees. The company plans to lay off 94 employees at its office in Newton Square, Pennsylvania, in October.
