CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. -- NOCO Express Stores unveiled its newly rebuilt gasoline convenience store in Cheektowaga, N.Y., across from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. The store opens to the public today, December 13.
The former 1,600-square-foot store was demolished in early September and has been replaced with a 5,000-square-foot store featuring NOCO's "store within a store" concept, new convenient amenities for customers such as a kiosk for check-in at the airport and various green building technologies to reduce energy consumption.
"NOCO Express continues to raise the bar in bringing high-quality products and amenities to our customers at home, at work and on the go," said Michael F. Newman, NOCO executive vice president. "The convenience store industry is continuously evolving, and we are proud to offer a variety of new features to our customers in addition to constructing our most environmentally friendly store to date."
NOCO also has hired an additional 14 employees to accommodate the customer needs of the new store, bringing the total workforce at the store to 21 employees.
The store was constructed with several building technologies to reduce energy consumption, including low-watt LED lighting, a refrigeration energy management system and white roofing for increased light reflectivity. A light-harvesting system was installed using skylights that allow natural light into the store and an energy management control system that automatically dims the store lighting during the daylight hours on an as-needed basis. The store is also equipped with the infrastructure to accommodate electrical charging stations for electric cars.
The new NOCO Express offers customers meal options for breakfast, lunch and dinner with an evolution of the traditional Charlie The Butcher Express concept--"Taste What Buffalo is all About"--which will serve Charlie's signature fresh-carved "beef on weck" (a type of steak sandwich served primarily in western New York), turkey and carve-of-the-day along with the introduction of a hot breakfast menu and full pizza and chicken wing offerings
Charlie The Butcher will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily with delivery also available.
In addition, customers can select from a variety of grab-and-go items, such as NOCO's signature Nickel City Roast premium-blend coffees, sandwiches, salads and fresh fruit.
Due to the proximity to the airport, the new store features a realtime departure and arrival screen for guests to monitor flight times and also a kiosk where travelers can check in and print boarding passes. The store also offers expanded cooler and merchandising space along with a walk-in beverage cooler lending to an increased variety of on-the-go products.
NOCO is a family-owned and operated company with deep roots in the western New York community, with headquarters in Tonawanda, N.Y. Its line of energy products and services includes natural gas, electricity, propane, heating oil, HVAC sales and service, commercial fuels and industrial lubricants. The company also operates 32 NOCO Express convenience stores throughout the region.
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