▁stores ▁in ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Carolina ▁under ▁the ▁Scot ch man , ▁Young s ''' ▁and ▁S - E ▁names . ▁ ▁Form ation ▁of ▁V PS ▁Con ven ience ▁Store ▁Group ▁In ▁Spring ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Village ▁P antry ▁and ▁three ▁other ▁Sun - owned ▁convenience ▁store ▁ch ains — You ng ' s , ▁Li ' l ▁Cr icket , ▁and ▁Scot ch man — beg an ▁re organ izing ▁to ▁cons olid ate ▁account ing ▁and ▁administration ▁with ▁Young ' s ▁and ▁Scot ch man ▁parent ▁company ▁W ors ley ▁Oper ating ▁Corporation . ▁As ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁combined ▁operation ▁ran ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 3 0 ▁convenience ▁stores ▁as ▁V PS ▁Con ven ience ▁Store ▁Group . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁V PS ▁Con ven ience ▁Store ▁Group ▁acquired ▁ 2 2 ▁former ▁App al ach ian ▁O il ▁( App co ) ▁c - st ores ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁south western ▁Virginia ▁and ▁were ▁re brand ed ▁Scot ch man . ▁ ▁G PM ▁In vest ments ▁( operator ▁of ▁the ▁F as ▁Mart ▁and ▁Sh ore ▁Stop ▁convenience ▁stores ) ▁acquired ▁the ▁S out heast ▁operations ▁of ▁V PS ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁Mid western ▁division ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁G PM ▁In vest ments ▁— ▁successor ▁company ' '.