Corroborated sources
Tom Howes led I-90 Fuel Services, the company that operated The Gas Stop and Gas Stop Holiday. He and Melissa Howes owned the 17-store chain acquired by Alimentation Couche-Tard in 2020. He is the son of Michael Howes and brother of Andrew Howes. [1]
I-90 Fuel Services
Holiday’s 2013 announcement identifies Howes as president of I-90 Fuel Services and records an agreement to convert 16 stores to its banner. Holiday also agreed to supply fuel and merchandise to three other stores that retained the Gas Stop name. [3]
Sale to Alimentation Couche-Tard
On January 13, 2020, Alimentation Couche-Tard, the parent company of Circle K, acquired the 17 Gas Stop Holiday stores owned by Tom and Melissa Howes in South Dakota and Minnesota. Couche-Tard reported owning the land and buildings at 16 of the sites and leasing the remaining site. Its quarterly report gives US$84.6 million in combined consideration for this acquisition and ten separately acquired stores. The report does not give a standalone price for the 17 stores. In 2022, rebranding began at 12 Sioux Falls-area stations under the Circle K name. [4] [5]