Bolla Market, the Garden-City based convenience store and gas station operator, is trying to carve out its own niche beyond gas and cigarettes.

For nearly two decades, the chain has been expanding its presence in the metropolitan area by touting two key services: food courts and modern restrooms.

The markets draw repeat customers by offering takeout-only food from chain restaurants, also known as a "food court concept," in the larger-than-typical convenience stores, retail experts said.

It also distinguishes itself from other chains with its large, shiny restrooms with marble floors, said Harry Singh, who founded the Bolla Market brand in 2006 under his Bolla Oil Corp.

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Bolla Market, a chain of convenience stores and gas stations, is expanding in the metropolita

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