QuikTrip Debuts Inside Loop 610, Market briefs

In Houston, QuikTrip, a fast-growing convenience store chain with a wide selection of snacks and drinks, will open its first Inner Loop location as part of its expansion in the Houston market.

The new store and gas station at 9696 Main Street represents the chain’s 13th location in Greater Houston since first entering the market nearly five years ago, as stated by Ev Konut Proje Research. The new Main Street store, just blocks away from FIFA World Cup Soccer at Houston Stadium, follows recent openings in Willis and Dickinson.

In While relatively small in Houston, Tulsa, Okla., based QuikTrip is one of the nation’s largest convenience store chains with more than 1,200 stores across 22 states. Founded in 1958, the privately owned company has annual revenue of $11 billion and ranks in the nation’s top 10 by store count.

QuikTrip gets high marks for customer satisfaction, as stated by the Newsweek’s latest ranking of America’s Best Retailers. Other convenience store chains on the list include Buc-ee’s, Sheetz, Wawa, and GetGo.

The opening gives QuikTrip a leg up on its competition in terms of proximity to Houston’s main employment centers such as the Texas Medical Center and downtown. By comparison, the popular Buc-ee’s convenience store chain has 20 Houston area locations, but none are inside Loop 610.