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| <p style="padding: 0px" align="center"><img src="images/new%20www/lovebar.gif" alt="Love's Country Stores" WIDTH="699" HEIGHT="59"></p> | |
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| <td rowspan="10" valign="top" align="left" width="157"><p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><a href="default.htm"><big><strong>Home</strong></big></a></font></p> | |
| <p align="center"><img src="images/new%20www/small_hearts.gif" alt="small_hearts.gif (978 bytes)" WIDTH="23" HEIGHT="22"><font face="Arial" color="#E30000"><big><strong>About | |
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| <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><strong><big><a href="locations.htm">Locations</a></big></strong></font></p> | |
| <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><strong><big><a href="services.htm">Services</a></big></strong></font></p> | |
| <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><strong><big><a href="Careers/careers.htm">Careers</a></big></strong></font></p> | |
| <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><strong><big><a href="Giving%20Back.htm">Giving Back</a></big></strong></font></p> | |
| <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#000000"><strong><big><a href="ContactUs.htm">Contact | |
| Us</a></big></strong></font></p> | |
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| <td bgcolor="#FFFFFF" valign="top" align="left" colspan="4" width="810"><a name="Back to Top"></a><img src="images/titles/About_Us_Title.jpg" alt="About Us - Love's Country Stores" WIDTH="158" HEIGHT="44"><br> | |
| <font FACE="Arial"><small>Love’s Country Stores began 36 years ago when Tom and Judy | |
| Love decided to start a chain of filling stations and bought a location in western | |
| Oklahoma. After they had opened 40 units, they added convenience foods. Every few years | |
| something new was added to the locations. This meant that innovation was a trademark, | |
| adding services when the time was right to continue their success. </small></font></td> | |
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| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="65"><font FACE="Symbol"><font color="#FF0000">©</font></font><font FACE="Arial"><strong> 1964</strong></font></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="521"><font FACE="Arial"><small>Musket | |
| Oil Company is incorporated and three months later our first unit is opened in Watonga, | |
| Oklahoma. This filling station is called "Deep Rock".</small></font></td> | |
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| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="65"><font face="Symbol"></font><font color="#FF0000" FACE="Symbol">©</font><strong><font FACE="Arial"> 1972</font></strong></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="521"><font FACE="Arial"><small>The | |
| first convenience store opens in Guymon, Oklahoma. The combination of a convenience store | |
| with a gasoline station is new to the southwestern part of the U.S. at this time. Another | |
| original idea is self-service gasoline. This store is called "Mini Stop Country | |
| Store". The customer response is positive and the decision to expand is easy. During | |
| the next ten months, construction starts on six more convenience stores.</small></font></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="4"></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="202"><img src="images/storesphotos/oldstores/oldstore1b.gif" alt="Mini Stop Country Store" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="101"></td> | |
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| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="65"><font face="Symbol"></font><font color="#FF0000" FACE="Symbol">©</font><strong><font FACE="Arial"> 1973</font></strong></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="521"><font FACE="Arial"><small>O.P.E.C. | |
| embargoes oil shipments to the U.S. Fuel shortages happen across the country and | |
| Love’s (along with the other independent marketers) have serious difficulties | |
| obtaining adequate supplies of fuel. During this time Love’s stays true to a | |
| commitment to remain open seven days a week, 24 hours a day. A lot of customer goodwill is | |
| earned during this period.</small><p><small>The convenience stores are renamed | |
| "Love’s Country Stores".</small></font></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="4"></td> | |
| <td valign="middle" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="202"><img src="images/storesphotos/oldstores/oldstore2.gif" alt="Love's Mini Stops Becomes Country Stores" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="102"></td> | |
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| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="65"><font face="Symbol"></font><font color="#FF0000" FACE="Symbol">©</font><font face="Symbol"> </font><strong><font FACE="Arial">1978</font></strong></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="521"><font FACE="Arial"><small>A | |
| sandwich concept is built inside a convenience store and called "Fresh Daily | |
| Deli". As the name suggests, sandwiches are prepared daily for each customer. This | |
| becomes a standard in every Love’s Country Stores location.</small></font></td> | |
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| <td valign="middle" align="left" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="202"><img src="images/storesphotos/oldstores/oldstore3.gif" alt="Love's Adds Deli" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="123"></td> | |
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| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="65"><font face="Symbol"></font><font color="#FF0000" FACE="Symbol">©</font><font face="Symbol"> </font><strong><font FACE="Arial">1981</font></strong></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="521"><font FACE="Arial"><small>With | |
| 90 successful convenience stores, Love’s now moves to the interstate highways. The | |
| first Love’s Travel Stop opens in Amarillo, Texas. It is roughly twice the size of a | |
| convenience store and includes truck fueling in the sales mix. The Amarillo travel stop is | |
| a hit and this concept becomes the growth vehicle for Love’s.</small></font></td> | |
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| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="65"><font face="Symbol"></font><font color="#FF0000" FACE="Symbol">©</font><font face="Symbol"> </font><strong><font FACE="Arial">1991</font></strong></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" colspan="2" width="531"><font FACE="Arial"><small>The | |
| Sales and Marketing Executives International elect Love’s Country Stores Corporation | |
| of the Year.</small></font></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" rowspan="2" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="202"><img src="images/storesphotos/oldstores/oldstore4.gif" alt="Love's Travel Stops" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="131"></td> | |
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| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="65"><font face="Symbol"></font><font color="#FF0000" FACE="Symbol">©</font><font face="Symbol"> </font><strong><font FACE="Arial">1993</font></strong></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="521"><font FACE="Arial"><small>Branded | |
| fast food is introduced when a Love’s Travel Stop in Oklahoma City opens a Taco Bell | |
| Express. Customers like the choice of a nationally branded fast food in addition to the | |
| Fresh Daily Deli. More branded food concepts are opened in Love's stores.</small></font></td> | |
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| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="65"><font face="Symbol"></font><font color="#FF0000" FACE="Symbol">©</font><font face="Symbol"> </font><font FACE="Arial"><strong>2000</strong></font></td> | |
| <td valign="top" align="left" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="521"><small><font FACE="Arial">In | |
| it's 36th year of serving customers, Love's opens the 60th travel stop in Dallas, Texas.</font></small></td> | |
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