Gateway Newstands
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | newsstand |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | 240 Chelsea Road, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada |
Number of locations | 500+ |
Area served | Canada, United States of America |
Key people |
Michael Aychental - Co-Founder and CEO David Goldman - Co-Founder and President[1] |
| Products | tobacco, lottery, snacks, soft drinks, newspaper |
| Parent | Tobmar Investments International Inc. |
| Subsidiaries | Bakery on the Go, Cafe on the Go |
| Website | Gateway Newstands |
Gateway Newstands [sic] is a chain of convenience stores and kiosks in large office buildings, shopping centres, public places, and transit stations in the United States and Canada. Woodbridge, Ontario-based Tobmar Investments International Inc. (known simply as Tobmar) is the company that runs Gateway Newstands. The stores operate as independent franchisees and sell a wide variety of convenience items from tobacco and lottery tickets; to candy, chewing gum, and non-alcoholic beverages; and newspapers and magazines. There are currently over 500 Gateway franchises in the network.[2][3]
 Gateway Newstands at Bloor Yonge subway station in Toronto |
 Gateway Newstands at Queen station |
Gateway Newstands operates 65 locations in the Toronto subway system since the mid-1990s.[4] Competitors to Gateway Newstands accused the Toronto Transit Commission (the operator of the subway system) of sole-sourcing.[5]
References
- ↑ "Company Overview of Tobmar Investments International Inc.". Bloombery Businessweek. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ http://www.gatewaynewstands.com/about-us/
- ↑ "Franchising Gateway Newstands". Gateway Newstands. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "GATEWAY - LEASE" (PDF). Toronto Transit Commission. 21 January 2013.
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/article/1319728--ttc-lease-extension-has-newsstand-competitor-crying-foul