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
Layoff notices were issued to 161 employees of Sunoco LP, the chief fuel supplier for Stripes Convenience stores in South Texas. Mostly office positions, some of the jobs are being shifted to the company’s new Dallas headquarters. The HQ move has been in the making since Susser Holdings sold its interest in Stripes two years ago to Energy Transfer Partners. Sold for $1.8 billion, Susser was the region’s only Fortune 500 company.
The layoffs are effective April 1 and include workers at the company’s corporate office at 4525 Ayers St. Sunoco announced in November that it would be moving its corporate office to Dallas to be closer to Energy Transfer Partners, its parent company. The layoffs do not include workers at the individual convenience stores.
Susser’s retail operations included more than 600 convenience stores in Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma, along with 5,000 gas stations.
The company still plans to maintain a significant presence in Corpus Christi, said a spokesperson. The announcement was made by letter to the Texas Workforce Commission on Jan. 28. Texas companies are required to give formal notice of significant layoffs to the TWC.
Workforce Solutions and the Texas Workforce Commission announced plans to help the newly unemployed find new jobs. The organizations also offer stress management, financial planning and crisis counseling. For more information on benefits available to workers by the Texas Workforce Commission, visit the agency’s website.
