A Saugerties location is scheduled to open in May, the report added, and construction has begun on a site in Middletown that is slated to open during the second half of the year.
"That's all we have definite this year in New York," John Schaninger, vice president of sales and merchandising, [image-nocss] told the newspaper. Schaninger said the chain is likely to open at least two more stores locally next yeara second location in Wallkill and one in Monroe.
The company's real estate committee visited the region last Wednesday to scout sites. "We're continually looking and aggressively working the Hudson Valley. It's just a great market with great people," he said.
Quick Chek's c-stores are large by industry standards, running more than 6,000 square feet. They include the staples, as well as an extensive selection of sandwiches and flavored coffee. The company prides itself on its coffeebrewed around the clock and dumped after 20 minutesand its gasoline, which tends to underprice the competition, the report said.
"It's pretty much a passthrough product for us," Schaninger said, referring to gasoline.
While the company's growth spurt means a price break at the pump for consumers, the economic impact of each new store is measured in more than pennies per gallon. A typical store generates $1 million in tax revenue and creates 30 jobs, and the chain is dedicated to promoting from within.
"The only way for our people to grow is to open stores," Schaninger told the paper.
Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Quick Chek, the family-owned and operated premier chain of nearly 120 convenience food store locations in New Jersey and New York, includes 12 pharmacy stores and 20 locations with fuel.
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