BP will also retain ownership of the ampm convenience store brand. Shortly after that deal, BP grabbed headlines again when it announced that the ampm brand would exit markets in the eastern part of the United States -- including Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Orlando by the end of this year. Company spokesman Scott Dean told CSNews Online that the "strategic decision" will turn the brand's focus to markets in the western U.S. where ampm has more than 900 locations. Dallas-based 7-Eleven also had a busy year on its road to open at least 620 new locations in 2012. Among its many moves, the retail chain closed a deal to add 74 operating c-stores and two land parcels from Prima Marketing LLC to its portfolio. The bulk of the stores are in West Virginia. In addition, 7-Eleven purchased the retail and wholesale assets of TETCO Inc. That deal included c-stores in Utah, and the Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio areas of Texas.