Spinx
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 Spinx in Highlands, North Carolina | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founders | Stewart Spinks |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 80 (July 2023) |
Area served | South Carolina |
Key people | Stewart Spinks |
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| Services | |
Number of employees | 1,400 (2023) |
| Website | www |
Spinx is an American company with multiple gas station and convenience store locations in South Carolina and North Carolina.[1] The company was founded in Greenville, South Carolina in 1972 by Stewart Spinks.[2]
The company name is a word play on the family Spinks and the Sphinx.
History
Founded in 1972, Spinx operates 80 convenience store locations and 50 car washes across South Carolina and North Carolina.[3] The company has also raised money for the American Cancer Society.[4]
The company's gas stations also sell fried chicken, chicken biscuits, and chicken tenders. Writing for It's a Southern Thing, Mary Patterson Boone gave it a negative review, stating "if I'm fantasizing about fast-food fried chicken while eating something claiming to be better because it's the opposite, something isn't quite clicking."[5]
References
- ^ "Find Your Spinx". MySpinx.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Donovan, Spencer (August 9, 2023). "Prominent Greenville street dedicated to Spinx gas station founder". Post and Courier.
- ^ "Greenville-based Spinx expands with Charleston location/". December 21, 2023.
- ^ "Spinx raises more than $300K for the American Cancer Society". November 29, 2023.
- ^ "I tried Spinx gas station fried chicken, here's my review - It's a Southern Thing". www.southernthing.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.