Editing Tim Hortons (section)

====United States====
Initially, the U.S. stores were the result of natural expansion in Canada–U.S. border areas (e.g., stores in [[Maine]] and the [[Buffalo, New York]] area where Horton played from 1972 to 1974 as a member of the [[Buffalo Sabres]]). The first United States locations were opened in [[Deerfield Beach, Florida]] and [[Pompano Beach, Florida]] in 1981, but they proved unsuccessful and were closed.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mullins|first=Paul R.|title=Glazed America: a history of the doughnut|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HtHgAAAAMAAJ&q=%22that+would+in+turn+spread+the+word+about+hortons%22|year=2008|page=115|publisher=University Press of Florida |isbn=9780813032382}}</ref>
[[File:Tim Horton's (8063137516).jpg|thumb|A Tim Hortons in Maine. The company's expansion into the U.S. began in bordering U.S. states.]]
In 1984, the chain returned to the U.S. with a location in [[Tonawanda, New York]].<ref name="sales2008" /> Starting in the mid-1990s, however, the chain began expanding in the U.S. by acquiring former locations from fast-food chains. In 1996 and 1997, thirty-seven former [[Rax Roast Beef|Rax]] locations in [[Ohio]], [[Kentucky]], and [[West Virginia]] were bought by Wendy's International Inc.; 30 of these were converted to Tim Hortons, while the others became Wendy's franchise locations. Thirty-five closed [[Hardee's]] stores in the Detroit area were also purchased with the intention of being converted.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n43_v30/ai_18851071 |title=Wendy's buys 37 Rax units, plans Tim Hortons makeover |access-date=December 8, 2009 |date=November 4, 1996 |work=Nation's Restaurant News}}</ref> By 2004, the chain had also acquired 42 [[Bess Eaton]] coffee and donut restaurants in southern New England. Several combination Wendy's/Tim Hortons units were opened in the US; both in the "traditional" markets of Maine and Buffalo, where there were well over 180 locations as of 2011,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.bizjournals.com/buffalo/print-edition/2011/01/21/tim-hortons-keeps-expanding-in-wny.html?page=all&r=full |title=Tim Hortons keeps expanding in WNY |newspaper=Buffalo Business First |date=January 21, 2011 }}</ref> and in the markets entered through acquisition.

In October 2008, Tim Hortons announced a plan to add 82 locations in [[Tops Friendly Markets|Tops Markets]] stores in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-10-08 |title=Tops, Tim Hortons Announce Exclusive Agreement |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/latest-news/tops-tim-hortons-announce-exclusive-agreement |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=Supermarket News |language=en}}</ref>

On July 13, 2009, Tim Hortons opened stores in [[New York City]] at former [[Dunkin' Donuts]] locations operated by [[the Riese Organization]]. One of the stores is at [[Madison Square Garden]], where Horton played as a member of the [[New York Rangers]] from 1969 to 1971.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/the-donut-wars-begin/ | title = The Doughnut Wars Begin | work=City Room | date = July 13, 2009 | first = Libby | last = Nelson}}</ref> In November 2010, Tim Hortons announced it was closing 36 stores in the northeastern United States due to high competition with New England–based Dunkin' Donuts and [[Au Bon Pain]]. The stores, which made less than half the average company per-store sales, were concentrated heavily in the areas around [[Providence, Rhode Island]] and [[Hartford, Connecticut]], the former of which also has a concentration of stores from the locally competing [[Honey Dew Donuts]] chain, with some 150 outlets in Rhode Island and [[Southeastern Massachusetts]]. In the announcement, the chain stated that it will concentrate its efforts on its core markets such as western Canada. In the same statement, the company announced the sale of its portion of distribution company Maidstone Bakeries to Tim Hortons' European partners. It will use the {{CAD|400&nbsp;million}} generated by the sale for a [[share repurchase|stock buyback]].<ref name="Reuters-Mukhopadhyay">{{cite news |last=Mukhopadhyay |first=Bhaswati |title=Tim Hortons profit climbs; to close 36 U.S. stores |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1022471120101111 |access-date=November 16, 2010 |date=November 11, 2010 |work=Reuters}}</ref>
[[File:Columbus, Ohio 409.jpg|thumb|left|A Tim Hortons store at [[Nationwide Arena]], in Columbus, Ohio. The company has opened several stores in [[multi-purpose arena]]s.]]
In 2010, Tim Hortons opened two kiosks at [[Consol Energy Center]] (now known as PPG Paints Arena) in Pittsburgh, partly as a test to eventual expansion into Pittsburgh (their closest locations at that point were in the Wheeling, West Virginia/Steubenville, Ohio area) as well as [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] star [[Sidney Crosby]] having a longtime sponsorship with the chain as well. In addition, Horton played for the Maple Leafs [[American Hockey League]] affiliate, the [[Pittsburgh Hornets]], earlier in his career as well as the [[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]] for one season in 1971 to 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_699690.html |title=Tim Hortons makes its way to town |publisher=TribLIVE |date=September 16, 2010 |access-date=March 3, 2013}}</ref> [[Aramark]], which operated the kiosks, closed them in 2012, however Tim Hortons proceeded to open full-service locations in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas in July 2012. At the time of the entry into Pittsburgh, of the four NHL cities Horton played in (Buffalo, New York City, Toronto, and Pittsburgh), Pittsburgh was the only one without a Tim Hortons location, and was also where Horton met his future wife, Lori.

In 2011, Tim Hortons aggressively expanded into the [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]] region.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/2011/10/tim_hortons_coffee_doughnut_sh.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140619214826/http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/10/tim_hortons_coffee_doughnut_sh.html|url-status=dead|title=Tim Hortons coffee, doughnut shop prepares to open several more West Michigan locations|first=Ron|last=Cammel|date=October 12, 2011|archive-date=June 19, 2014|website=mlive}}</ref>

In 2012, Tim Hortons began advertising in the [[Youngstown, Ohio]], area in anticipation of an eventual expansion into the [[Mahoning Valley]]. The closest location at the time was in [[Calcutta, Ohio]], about 50 miles south of Youngstown. The chain entered the area in July 2012 with the opening of a location in Hermitage, Pennsylvania.<ref name="Vindy.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/jun/26/tim-hortons-looks-to-expand-in-valley/ |title=Youngstown News, Tim Hortons looks to expand in Valley |publisher=Vindy.com |date=June 26, 2012 |access-date=March 3, 2013 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615120729/http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/jun/26/tim-hortons-looks-to-expand-in-valley/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> This location has since closed, but Tim Hortons would return to the market in the spring of 2019 with the opening of two locations, one in Youngstown and one in Girard, Ohio,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wfmj.com/story/39982976/tim-hortons-announces-several-mahoning-valley-locations |title=Tim Hortons announces several Mahoning Valley locations |publisher=[[WFMJ-TV]] |date=February 18, 2019 |access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref> though both would suddenly close within weeks of each other by the end of the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfmj.com/story/41403378/tim-hortons-closes-in-girard|title=Tim Hortons closes in Girard|website=www.wfmj.com}}</ref>
[[File:2021 - Tim Hortons - Allentown PA.jpg|thumb|A Tim Hortons in Allentown, Pennsylvania, 2021]]
As of 2012, the company had expanded across the U.S. states of Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and West Virginia.<ref name="sales2008"/>

On January 7, 2014, Tim Hortons opened a kiosk in what's now the [[Desert Diamond Arena]] (where the former [[Arizona Coyotes]] of the [[NHL]] used to play) in Glendale, Arizona.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id%3D699452 |title=Coyotes unveiling Arizona's first Tim Hortons at Jobing.com Arena |work=KTAR News |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826012137/http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=699452 |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref> On March 5, 2014, The Arizona Coyotes announced that as of March 10, 2014, the Tim Hortons stand would be open to the public from 9:00 to 15:00, seven days a week.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id%3D707909 |title=Tim Hortons Stand at Jobing.com Arena Open Monday Through Sunday from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. |publisher=Arizona Coyotes |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825214828/http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707909 |archive-date=August 25, 2016 |df=mdy }}</ref> This location is the first Tim Hortons in Arizona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ktar.com/22/1687933/Coyotes-unveiling-Arizonas-first-Tim-Hortons-at-Jobingcom-Arena |title=Jobing.com Arena Now Serving Tim Hortons Premium Blend Coffee and Hot Chocolate at All Coyotes Games |publisher=Arizona Coyotes |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030235901/http://ktar.com/22/1687933/Coyotes-unveiling-Arizonas-first-Tim-Hortons-at-Jobingcom-Arena |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> A flagship Tim Hortons location within the Buffalo area opened across from the [[KeyBank Center]] (then First Niagara Center) at the [[LECOM Harborcenter]] complex on October 29, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://buffalorising.com/2014/10/tim-hortons-the-flagship-store-opens/|title = Tim Hortons – The Flagship Store Opens|date = October 29, 2014|website = Buffalo Rising}}</ref>

In 2016, Tim Hortons expanded to Minnesota with a store inside [[Mall of America]]. However, this location is closed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ewoldt|first1=John|title=Tim Hortons now open at Mall of America|url=http://www.startribune.com/tim-hortons-restaurant-will-open-on-thursday-week-in-mall-of-america/401140905/|access-date=September 29, 2017|work=Star Tribune}}</ref> In 2017, the chain announced an expansion to Northeast Ohio with 105 stores to come to the greater Cleveland area.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Petkovic|first1=John|title=Tim Hortons donut chain to move into Northeast Ohio with 105 stores (photos)|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2017/10/tim_hortons_donut_chain_to_mov.html|access-date=June 16, 2019|work=Cleveland.com}}</ref> The first of these opened in the Ellet neighborhood of Akron in July 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ohio.com/news/20190627/tim-hortons-sets-july-date-for-ellet-store-opening |title=Tim Hortons sets July date for Ellet store opening |newspaper=[[Akron Beacon Journal]] |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-date=August 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828010408/https://www.ohio.com/news/20190627/tim-hortons-sets-july-date-for-ellet-store-opening |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2020, Tim Hortons partnered with Bolla Market to open "15 to 20 over the next 12 to 18 months" across Long Island. The stores are located inside gas stations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csnews.com/bolla-market-brews-new-partnership-tim-hortons|title=Bolla Market Brews Up New Partnership With Tim Hortons|website=Convenience Store News|date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>

In 2022, Tim Hortons announced a planned expansion into Georgia and Texas. Over the next five years, it plans to open over 20 new stores in the Atlanta and Columbus, Georgia, areas plus greater [[Houston, Texas]], and [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-26 |title=Tim Hortons coming to Georgia with 15 planned locations |url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/tim-hortons-coming-georgia-with-15-planned-locations/6ZGDZTSJJFDB7KZEGI56NMU5ZE/ |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta |language=en}}</ref>

On December 22, 2024, Tim Hortons opened their first location in Austin, Texas.<ref>https://locations.timhortons.com/en/tx/austin/16201-ranch-road-620-n/</ref>