Murphy USA Inc., announced the opening of its 1,200th store at 6 a.m., on December 11, 2013, with a Grand Opening Celebration scheduled for December 20, 2013. The store will be located at 2720 N. West Avenue directly in front of a Walmart in Murphy USA’s headquarters hometown of El Dorado, Arkansas.
The site will have eight gasoline and two diesel dispensers and will also include offerings of E15 and E85 for FlexFuel vehicles. The store will be Murphy USA’s new larger design format which allows space to expand the traditional snack, tobacco and beverage offering to include cold beverage dispensers, coffee, and cappuccino, as well as a larger variety of snacks and non-food items. As with all new stores, this site will initially be open 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Andrew Clyde, Murphy USA’s President and CEO, commented, “We are excited to achieve the 1200th milestone by opening this site near our company headquarters which allows us to bring quality, affordable fuel to our neighbors and surrounding communities. We plan to continue our high standard of customer service and retail operations in our home town of El Dorado.”
Murphy USA markets refined products through a network of retail gasoline stations and unbranded customers. Murphy USA’s retail stations are located in close proximity to Walmart stores in 23 states. In addition to the 1,200 stores in Murphy USA’s current network, another eighteen sites are currently under construction.
