Waitomo foresees steady expansion beyond 2019

Waitomo foresees steady expansion beyond 2019
Gavin Evans
By Gavin Evans May 15 (BusinessDesk) - Discount fuel retailer Waitomo Group expects to open five to six new outlets annually as it builds out its national network. The Hamilton-based company yesterday opened its southern-most fuel stop in Upper Hutt. It will open an outlet in Wellington in July, and in Christchurch later this year. That adds to unstaffed fuel stops established this year in Hamilton Central, Papamoa, Rotorua and under construction in New Plymouth. Director Jimmy Ormsby says openings this year follow a bit of a lull in 2...

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