Kum & Go Adds PUGS Sunglasses to Merchandise Mix

HAMPTON, Iowa -- Kum & Go convenience stores wants customers to wear their sunglasses at night (and day) thanks to a new agreement with PUGS Inc.

"PUGS delivers exceptional value in their sunglasses, providing fun styles and outstanding quality at reasonable prices," said Kum & Go President and CEO Kyle J. Krause. "Offering their great products in our stores is another way we're making life more convenient for our customers."

Pugs began installing its new sunglass racks and product lines in Kum & Go stores in February.

"We are incredibly excited and humble to have earned the trust of Kum & Go," said Keith Gudmunsen, vice president of key accounts sales at PUGS. "We look forward to providing extraordinary service for their customers and store managers, and we're proud to be part of their vision to be the best."

Castle Rock, Colo.-based PUGS Inc. provides fulfillment of PUGS branded sunglasses, work gloves, electronics, apparel and SNAP brand lighters.

West Des Moines, Iowa-based Kum & Go LC is a family-owned business that operates more than 400 c-stores in Iowa, Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wyoming.