UtoteM
UtoteM, also spelled U-tote-M or U Totem, was a chain of convenience stores which operated until 1984, primarily in the southwestern United States and Florida.Melcher expanded UtoteM from ten stores to more than one thousand across thirteen states.In 1983, the Circle K Corporation bought all of the stock of Utotem Inc. for 225 million dollars from American Financial Corporation, and in 1984 rebranded the stores as Circle K stores.Ralston made history when he designed, built and opened the first convenience store in the United States that also offered gas.This United States retail business article is a stub.