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The Houston District, which
stretches from Galveston to
Huntsville and from Vidor to
Sealy, includes over 4,700 retailers
and generates the largest share -
more than 26 percent -of Texas
Lottery sales in the state. This district
is so big that it is divided into three
regions: Houston Northwest, Houston
East and Houston Southwest. Each
district is supervised by a separate
manager with one common goal -
increase sales to maximize the pro-
ceeds to the Foundation School Fund.
Each district employs experienced sales
staffs who work diligently to ensure
that their retailers are informed of
all Texas Lottery products. Also, all
districts take pride in helping retailers
capitalize on their profits by customiz-
ing inventory, effective use of point-of-
sale materials, promotions and overall
teamwork. An energetic, enthusiastic
team spirit contributes greatly to the
Houston District's success.
In the past year, Houston District staff
has joined Texas Lottery retailers
at a variety of events, including the
Pasadena Strawberry Festival, the
Galveston County Fair and Rodeo,
and Chevy's Freedom Over Texas.Ocean Food Store
Galveston
by Linda Crowe, LSR
It is easy to see why Ocean Food
Store has remained the top-selling
Texas Lottery location in Galveston
County. They are dedicated to their
customers and provide outstanding
customer service to their players.
Just one of the many services they
offer to their lottery players is their
unofficial "results hotline," where
players call in daily after draw
breaks to check if any of their num-
bers matched. They carry 50 slots
and always keep them full, which
has helped grow their weekly aver-
age sales to more than $17,000. They
also pay and post all their winning
tickets. Keep up the great work!
Ocean Food Store Owners Rakesh
and Sanjula jain.
Jack's Grocery
Baytown
by Ana Morales, LSR
Jack's Grocery in Baytown has
been a good example of motivation
on how to sell Texas Lottery tick-
ets. Their fantastic sales range from
$10,000 to $12,700 per week.
Owner/Manager Sulaiman Ali is
an exceptional retailer who really
pushes lottery sales and promotes
every ticket he has in his store.
Now with Extreme Payout, a $50
ticket he likes to sell, he is the firstone in the store telling his custom-
ers about the many prizes in this
game and the many winners he
has seen. Every single slot of his
56-dispenser unit is always full as
he displays the large array of dif-
ferent games available.
Sulaiman wants to continue to sell
as much as he can and flatly states,
"I want to be the best Texas
Lottery retailer in Baytown!"
When asked about having his pic-
ture in RoundUp, [515143] he stated,
"It was about time someone no-
ticed me!" We noticed and we
appreciate your enthusiasm.
Jack's Grocery
Owner/Manager Sulaiman Ali.
Come N Go
Houston
by Arlene Scott-Armstrong, LSR
Tran Quyene, owner of Come N Go
in Houston, is well known to his
customers for promoting Texas
Lottery scratch-off tickets. He car-
ries 46 different games and averag-
es more than $12,000 in weekly
scratch-off sales alone. Tran aims
to increase his sales by 10 percent
each year and his strategy to ac-
complish his goal is double-facing
games that are really good sellers.
He knows his games and knows
how to sell them. He recently did
not just double-face a game, but
even sextupled the Set For Life
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