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Sunoco LP has added 36 convenience stores to its growing portfolio, a move that underscores the fuel distributor’s steady march across the U.S. retail landscape.

The acquisition, from Pops Mart Fuel LLC, was completed this week, according to American Business Brokers and Advisors, the Fort Myers Beach, Florida-based firm that advised Pops Mart on the transaction.

Pops Mart Portfolio Partially Changes Hands

Cayce, South Carolina-based Pops Mart Fuel operates 54 convenience stores spread across North Carolina, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

The company entered Wisconsin in 2023 through its purchase of Scully Oil in Lyndon Station, Wisconsin, expanding its footprint beyond the Carolinas.

Sunoco LP ranks No. 96 on CSP’s 2025 Top 202 list of U.S. convenience-store chains by store count, while Pops Mart sits at No. 153.

Deal Driven by Strategic Fit

Pops Mart Fuel CEO Don Draughon said the company had been weighing additional dealer-site acquisitions and further expansion when discussions with Sunoco began.

According to American Business Brokers and Advisors, Draughon cited strong synergies between the two companies as the key factor that led him to consider a sale. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Sunoco’s Store Count Climbs

With the addition of the 36 locations, Dallas-based Sunoco’s U.S. convenience-store count rises to roughly 310.

The move follows a much larger deal completed in November, when Sunoco closed on its $9.1 billion acquisition of Calgary, Alberta-based Parkland Corp., a transaction that reshaped the company’s North American presence.

More Deals on the Horizon

Sunoco has signaled that the buying may not be over. In its 2026 guidance, the company outlined a “multi-year path of bolt-on acquisitions totaling at least $500 million annually.”

Sunoco did not disclose how it plans to integrate or operate the newly acquired Pops Mart stores.

For now, the message is clear: as Sunoco acquires 36 convenience stores, it continues to fuel an aggressive growth strategy — one acquisition at a time.