Gateway Newstands

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Gateway Newstands
Subsidiary
Industry newsstand
Founded 1983
Headquarters 240 Chelsea Road, Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Number of locations
500+
Area served
Canada, United States of America
Key people
Michael Aychental - Co-Founder and CEO
David Goldman - Co-Founder and President[1]
Products tobacco, lottery, snacks, soft drinks, newspaper
Parent Tobmar Investments International Inc.
Subsidiaries Bakery on the Go, Cafe on the Go
Website Gateway Newstands

Gateway Newstands [sic] is a chain of convenience stores and kiosks in large office buildings, shopping centres, public places, and transit stations in the United States and Canada. Woodbridge, Ontario-based Tobmar Investments International Inc. (known simply as Tobmar) is the company that runs Gateway Newstands. The stores operate as independent franchisees and sell a wide variety of convenience items from tobacco and lottery tickets; to candy, chewing gum, and non-alcoholic beverages; and newspapers and magazines. There are currently over 500 Gateway franchises in the network.[2][3]

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Gateway Newstands at Bloor Yonge subway station in Toronto
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Gateway Newstands at Queen station

Gateway Newstands operates 65 locations in the Toronto subway system since the mid-1990s.[4] Competitors to Gateway Newstands accused the Toronto Transit Commission (the operator of the subway system) of sole-sourcing.[5]

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  2. http://www.gatewaynewstands.com/about-us/
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  5. http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/transportation/article/1319728--ttc-lease-extension-has-newsstand-competitor-crying-foul


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