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My Stewart’s Story: Meet Stewart’s Shop manager Patrick Sharkey

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A male store manager wearing a black cap and black jacket with a name tag reading 'Patrick, Manager 8 Yrs' stands inside a convenience store. He has a serious expression and looks directly at the camera. The background features store shelves stocked with various products, a digital screen on the wall, and promotional signage. A maroon banner with white text reading 'Come Grow With Us!' overlays the bottom of the image.

Scooping ice cream and working closely with the community are two of Patrick Sharkey’s favorite parts of running the Stewart’s Shop on Erie Boulevard in Schenectady. “You can’t be angry or upset when you’re doing ice cream,” Patrick says. Patrick joined the Stewart’s team nine years ago after the restaurant he was working at closed….
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Stewart’s celebrates a year of milestones in 2024

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Bold black numbers displaying '2024' with a white outline are set against a glittery gold background. A maroon banner with white text reading 'Year in Review!' is placed at the bottom of the image, curving slightly to the left.

A big expansion into Vermont, New Hampshire and New York. A $50 million investment into our shops and dairy plant. Winning the Best milk in New York State competition for the third year in a row. Those are just a few of the milestones that Stewart’s Shops celebrated in 2024 and we are even more…
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Stewart’s Opens New Shop in Colonie

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Stewart’s celebrate the opening of a brand new shop on Route 9 in Colonie. Our new shop features a variety of fresh hot pizza, crispy chicken sandwiches, milkshakes, coffee and hundreds of ways to get-unthirsty! Located at the corner of Route 9 and Wellness Way, this shop sits in the center of a busy commuter…
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Stewart’s Holiday Match raises $1.76 million for local children’s charities

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The Cropseyville shop raised over $7000 to be donated to Holiday Match this Holiday Season for nonprofit organizations for children. Chad Kiesow and Flavor the Cow putting money in a bucket for Holiday Match.

Thanks to our generous customers, Stewart’s 2024 Holiday Match program raised more than $1.76 million for local children’s charities! Stewart’s customers generously donated more than $883,500 between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day this year. The company doubled those donations, penny for penny with no administrative fees. This means hundreds of local nonprofit children’s organizations will benefit…
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Stewart’s celebrates opening of rebuilt Weibel Avenue shop in Saratoga Springs

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A Stewart's Shops gas station and convenience store decorated for a grand opening event. The station features a white canopy over the fuel pumps adorned with colorful pennant banners and red, white, and blue balloons. The store building has a white exterior with a gray roof and a cupola on top. Several cars and trucks are parked in front of the store. Snow is visible on the ground, and the sky is overcast. A maroon banner with white text reading 'Grand Opening!' overlays the bottom of the image.

Stewart’s on December 27th celebrated the opening of our newly reconstructed shop at the intersection of Weibel and Lake avenues in Saratoga Springs. Our new shop represents a $2.9 million investment in the community and serves as a milestone for what became a five-year-long project, evidence that the wheels of government and development are not…
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Holiday Match Spotlight: Girls Inc.

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A group of young children sitting on a colorful rug in a classroom, smiling and waving at the camera. They are dressed in bright clothing and holding stuffed animals. Behind them are blue bookshelves filled with books and various toys. A maroon banner with white text reading 'Holiday Match' overlays the bottom of the image, with a decorative bow graphic on the left side.

During the 2023-2024 Holiday Match season, over $2 million was raised by Stewart’s Shops to support local charities benefiting children. Stewart’s Shops was able to support more than 1,800 nonprofit organizations and programs thanks to our generous customers donations. To highlight the impact of the Holiday Match program, Stewart’s Shops is featuring some of the…
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Holiday Match Spotlight: People’s Place Community Cafe of Ulster County

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Two volunteers wearing face masks and gloves serve food to people at a community kitchen. One volunteer, wearing a striped sweater, is scooping food onto a plate, while the other, in a black jacket, is preparing salad trays. A maroon banner with white text reading 'Holiday Match' overlays the bottom of the image, with a decorative bow graphic on the left side. The background features a stainless steel kitchen with cooking equipment and utensils.

During the 2023-2024 Holiday Match season, Stewart’s Shops raised over $2 million for local charities benefiting children. Thanks to the generosity of our customers, we were able to support more than 1,800 nonprofit organizations and children’s programs this year. To illustrate the impact of the Holiday Match program, Stewart’s Shops is highlighting some of the…
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Stewart’s completes acquisition of Jolley Associates convenience store chain

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A Jolley convenience store and gas station with a blue and white canopy over multiple fuel pumps. The store has a beige and brick exterior with large glass windows and doors. The Jolley logo is displayed above the entrance, and promotional signage is visible on the gas pumps. The background features green trees and a clear blue sky. A maroon banner with white text reading 'Here We Grow Again!' overlays the bottom of the image.

Stewart’s Shops has purchased the assets of Jolley Associates convenience store chain and two affiliated businesses, S.B. Collins and heating oil company Clarence Brown of St. Albans, Vermont. The acquisition was completed Dec. 16. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction adds 45 Jolley stores to Stewart’s portfolio, including five shops in New…
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