In 1988, we launched the first of our convenience stores developed and designed exclusively for the large regional shopping mall evnironment. Our first store and the Company's headquarters are based in Topeka, KS. After building out eight company-owned stores, which include our locations at the Mall of America, Underground Atlanta and many other national tourist destinations in various regions of the country, we began to gain recognition as a national convenience store and geared uniquely for the world of the enclosed malls retail centers. In 1996, we launched a franchise program for our mall based "Street Corner" concept. Whe have since sold all of our company owned stores and now solely franchise. We expect to close our 2004 year with about 50 store operations coast-to-coast. Our stores cater to the often-overlooked needs of our country's regional malls.
