Susser Holdings Sees Q2 Same-store Merchandise Sales Growth Of About 2.2%

(RTTNews) - Susser Holdings Corp. (SUSS) and Susser Petroleum Partners LP (SUSP) provided partial operating results for the second quarter and first half of 2013.

Susser Holdings expects to report same-store merchandise sales growth of approximately 2.2 percent for the second quarter and 3.2 percent for the first six months of 2013, retail average per-store fuel volume growth of approximately 5.5 percent for the second quarter and 4.9 percent for the first half of 2013.

Susser Holdings said it opened six new large-format Stripes convenience stores during the second quarter and closed one smaller store. For the full year, the company has opened a total of 10 new stores and closed two. The company currently operates a total of 567 Stripes stores, of which 362 include a restaurant.

Susser Holdings and Susser Petroleum Partners will release their second quarter financial and operating results before the market opens on Wednesday, August 7.