QuikTrip, Quick Chek CEOs to Lead NACS Show Panel

The session is part of the annual Business Strategy Day at the NACS Show. The day’s General Session presentations also will include the Ideas 2 Go video presentation, a fast-paced video tour of some of the most interesting, creative and potentially profitable ideas in the convenience and petroleum retailing industry.

The panel presentation will take a close look at how two successful companies continue to innovate and grow their customer bases, with practical examples for other retailers to consider. The session will be moderated by Steve Sheetz, chairman of the board of Sheetz Inc.  

QuikTrip was founded in 1958 and today operates more than 500 stores, with annual sales in excess of $8 billion. It recently expanded its foodservice offer with QT Kitchens. For the past seven years it has been named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work for in America” by Fortune magazine.

Quick Chek was founded in 1967 and has more than 120 stores in New Jersey and New York. In addition to its traditional Quick Chek Food Stores, Quick Chek operates 12 pharmacy stores and 15 stores that sell fuel. The retailer is the title sponsor of the Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning, the largest summertime hot air balloon and music festival in North America. The NACS Show will take place Oct. 20 to 23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. More than 21,000 attendees and 1,200 exhibiting companies are expected to attend.  

Founded in 1961 as the National Association of Convenience Stores, NACS is the international association for convenience and petroleum retailing, representing more than 2,200 retail and 1,800 supplier member companies.