C-store/gas stations fuel American dream for hard-working couple
Rooziman Shah poses for a portrait at his convenience store located on Germantown Road, just south of the state line July 22, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Rooziman and Nighat Shah have just bought 45 acres at Hacks Cross and Shelby Drive, with plans to build a convenience store/gas station as well as a 16,000-square-foot shopping center on the corner. They own more than 100 C-stores in and around the Memphis area.
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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