Whether you are a customer, vendor, employee or prospective employee, we appreciate
you taking the time to visit our website and learn a bit more about us. There is a
great deal to tell, but we'll keep it short on history and speak more about our Rally Vision,
which has guided us in the past and will frame our business into the future.
Our industry roots go back to the 1930's in western Pennsylvania where P.N. Risser,
Sr. sold petroleum products in his hometown of Bedford. P.N. "Bud" Risser, Jr. (second
generation), founded Risser Oil in Clearwater, FL in 1960 and later started a Texaco
distributorship in Lake City, FL. Now P. N. Risser III, (third generation) is Chairman
of the Board for The Risser Companies and continues that sense of community by our
commitment to Neighbors serving Neighbors. It was from this Texaco distributorship
in Clearwater that Rally Stores, Inc. eventually emerged in August of 1970. While
the wholesale petroleum business has prospered with the supply of more than one hundred
gas station locations in ten Florida counties under the BP/Amoco, Supergas, Texaco,
and Chevron brands, Rally Stores, too, has grown as a company-operated entity.
Today, Rally Stores is a Pinellas County convenience marketer with a global image
and top performing sales. Rally is an inspired day-to-day effort to bring products,
services, and value to customers in a clean, friendly, and comfortable environment.
Today, that set of products includes petroleum products, car washes, foodservice products,
prepaid and financial solutions, and convenience based products and services. We suspect
that mix will change over time, however, we all share a responsibility to ask customers
what they might want, and be looking for "what's next". It is this thinking and
proactive retailing that has earned Rally Stores a leadership position in the eyes
of vendors and consumers in the highly competitive world of convenience retailing.
Our mission is to grow people, assets, and profits within a positive working environment
and thru the highest standard of ethics, integrity, and professionalism. We employ
a team of directed, conscientious employees who enjoy working together to achieve
our collective goals. Additionally, we take great pride in our involvement with
various charitable organizations and with projects that add to the quality of life
in the Tampa Bay area.
If you are a customer or vendor and wish to contact us, please click here.
We encourage and appreciate your comments as we continue to build and develop an offering
that you want. If you are an employee candidate and wish to learn more or join our
family, please click here.
Thanks, again, for your interest in Rally Stores.