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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Esso_On_The_Run.jpg) On the Run store in Santiago, Chile, 2008 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Convenience store |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Exxon and Mobil |
| Headquarters | United States |
Number of locations | About 2000 (2021) |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | ExxonMobil |
| Parent | Alimentation Couche-Tard (United States) Parkland Corporation (Canada) ExxonMobil (other territories) |
| Website | ontherun.com |
On the Run is a flagship convenience store brand developed by ExxonMobil, used at Exxon and Mobil stations in the United States and at Esso and Mobil stations internationally. Alimentation Couche-Tard acquired the On the Run trademark and franchise network in the U.S. in 2009, and Parkland Fuel did the same in Canada in 2016; ExxonMobil retains full ownership of the brand in the rest of the world.
On the Run stores are described as larger and having more products than older-model convenience stores, featuring "fresh snacks, fill-in groceries, health & beauty supplies, plus quick meal options".[1]
The name "On the Run" is used, untranslated, around the world. Locations in the Canadian province of Quebec utilize similar branding as "Marché Express"; Imperial Oil faced criticism in 2007 when it planned to rebrand the locations as On the Run (beginning with a new location at a Mount Royal Esso station), but threats of boycotts by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, as well as sanctions from the Office québécois de la langue française (which enforces legal protections of the French language), caused the company to backtrack on this decision.[2]
- ^ "Gas, Diesel, and Service Stations | Esso and Mobil". www.esso.ca.
- ^ "Quebec Esso reverses name-change plan". CBC News. Retrieved August 6, 2018.