Winners of 2015 Single Store Owner Store Design Contest Revealed

NATIONAL REPORT — Steve Jobs once said design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works. All three elements hold true for the winners of the 2015 Convenience Store News for the Single Store Owner Store Design Contest, now in its fifth year.

The annual Single Store Owner Store Design Contest honors both new and rebuilt independently operated convenience stores whose designs excel in areas such as interior layout, use and effectiveness of signage and logos, and exterior property and landscaping.

Construction or remodeling of eligible stores must have taken place between January 2014 and February 2015. Winners were selected based on innovation, creativity and the positive impact of the design and/or remodel on the single store’s overall business.

Awards were presented separately to single stores and chains.

This year’s single store winners are:

Best Original Design
Winner: The Hub, Dickinson, N.D.
Honorable mention: Jake's Market & Grill, North Jacksonville, Texas

Best Interior Design
Winner: Andy's Express, Lincoln, Neb.
Honorable mention: Horizon Market, Bismarck, N.D.

Best Sky's the Limit Remodel
Winner: Gas Land Sunoco, Montrose, N.Y.

Best Mid-Budget Remodel
Winner: Dave's Food Mart, Norwalk, Ohio
Honorable mention: Gas Land Sunoco, Hyde Park, N.Y.

Best Low-Cost Remodel
Winner: Gas Station Parada Ferretti, Barra Velha, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Honorable mention: Gas Station Brasilia, Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Best Foodservice Presentation
Winner: Grasslands Market, Douglas, Wyo.

Best Cold Vault
Winner: The Crossroads, Hanwell, New Brunswick, Canada

Look in the December issue of Convenience Store News for the Single Store Owner for profiles on the honorees. In addition, check back on CSNews.com for Winners Gallery slideshows.