Street Corner Delivers Convenience to Shoppers, Store Employees With Three New Mall Locations

Jan. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- TOPEKA, Kan. – Street Corner, which brings road-side convenience to the nation’s shopping malls, announces the opening of three new franchise locations in the month of December.  The new stores – two in-line locations and one kiosk – bring the chain’s total locations to 49, in 19 states.

Street Corner sells chips, candy, beverages and coffee, along with a variety of sundry items and over-the-counter remedies – everything needed to sustain shoppers on an outing, or help mall workers get through their shifts.  Stores also sell cigarettes, cigars, lottery tickets, and frozen slushes.  Most stores also sell the chain’s proprietary Miami Iced Tea Jubilee, made with oranges.

A 887 square foot store opened Dec. 7 at Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe, Ariz.  It is the first Street Corner location for franchise owners Manisha Brooks and Thomas Cieslak.  Dec. 17 marked the opening of a centrally located, 216 square foot Street Corner kiosk at Tyrone Center Mall in St. Petersburg, Fla.  The store’s owner, Vincent Bruno, became a franchisee after 28 years in the restaurant business, mostly in New York City.  The third new store, a 240 square foot in-line location, was opened Dec. 23 at Stamford Town Center, Stamford, Conn., by Neil Joshi, who owns two other Street Corner stores.

“We’re very excited to welcome two strong new franchise operators into the Street Corner family, and looking forward to continuing our successful relationship with another,” says Peter La Colla, CEO of Street Corner parent McColla Enterprises.  “Every location that opens is a benefit to the franchisee, the mall and the community.”

The Street Corner concept offers entrepreneurs a point of entry into the mall environment, typically the domain of corporate-owned chain stores.  Franchise owners can take advantage of high-traffic, high visibility locations that make the difference in small business success.  

Street Corner is headquartered in Topeka, Kan.  For more information, to find a location, or to inquire about becoming a franchise owner, visit www.streetcorner.com or call 785-272-8529 ext. 2.

Note to Editors: Images of the three new Street Corner stores are available upon request.

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