Uni-Mart is Pennsylvania-based company that owns, operates and franchises hundreds of convenience stores in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Henry D. Sahakian founded Uni-Mart in 1972, with the first store opening in State College, Pennsylvania. Over the next 15 years, Uni-Mart grew and became a successful convenience store brand. In December 1986 Uni-Mart became a publicly traded company on the American Stock Exchange. In July 2004, Uni-Mart reverted to private company status following a merger with Green Valley Acquisition Co., LLC.
Uni-Mart owns and operates 282 stores in Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, and Maryland. The number of privately-owned franchise locations is not clear.
According to local reputation in central Pennsylvania, the tricolor red-blue-orange motif used in Uni-Mart's logo and signage is a direct reference to the flag of Armenia, a tribute the heritage of the company's founder.
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