Simonson Station Stores

Simonson Station Stores, Inc. is a family owned and operated chain of retail convenience stores and gas stations. Established in 1933, the original name used to be Simonson Cash Supply, which was primarily a lumber, hardware, and supply business started by Arch Simonson in Grand Forks, North Dakota. His father Nels Simonson ran a similar business operation around the Minnesota and Wisconsin area in the 1900s. As a part of Simonson Cash Supply, Arch sold petroleum products such as gasoline, fuel oil, and coal to his customers. Depending upon the amount of the customers purchase and/or the distance they traveled to get to him, Arch would give that customer a portion of the fuel purchase at no charge as part of a Free Delivery Service. Archs life ended prematurely in 1941 after a Northwest Orient plane crash in Fargo, North Dakota. After Archs death, his wife Carroll continued to oversee the business operation until their two sons John and Peter took over the operation of the business ...