Outstanding leadership, great stores and unsurpassed customer service are the hallmarks of the convenience store industry’s exceptional chains. Weigel’s checks each of these boxes and so much more. For decades, the company has been a respected member of the communities it serves, has built a strong foodservice program and has maintained a pristine reputation as…
Kwik Trip Honored as 2018 Chain of the Year
Kwik Trip has a decades-long commitment to the co-workers, guests and the communities it serves. Kwik Trip was honored as Convenience Store Decisions’ 2018 Convenience Store Chain of the Year at a dinner at the Stratosphere Theatre in Las Vegas on Oct. 8 during the NACS Show. La Crosse, Wis.-based Kwik Trip is the 29th…
Sheetz Inc.
With an unsurpassed commitment to foodservice and technology, a world-class distribution model and a total commitment to its vast employee base, Sheetz Inc. embodies the very best the convenience store industry has to offer. Over the past year, the 550-store chain was recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For,…
QuickChek Corp.
Total Customer Dedication. It’s a phrase retailers like to use, but extremely difficult to execute. Not for QuickChek. For Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based QuickChek, Total Customer Dedication is the company mission and, when combined with strong leadership, creates one of the best convenience store chains in the industry–and it shows. Over the past year, QuickChek was…
Family Express Corp.
Innovation, outstanding operations, superior leadership, and an ongoing commitment to convenience retailing are the common characteristics of the best convenience store chains in the industry. Family Express embodies all of these qualities and more. That’s why Convenience Store Decisions is proud to honor Family Express as the 2015 Convenience Store Chain of the Year. While…
RaceTrac Petroleum Inc.
Outstanding retail programs, a people-focused culture, a connection with its guests, an elegant new store design and a growing presence in the foodservice business earn RaceTrac Petroleum Chain of the Year honors for 2014. Exceptional leadership, great stores and unsurpassed customer service are the hallmarks of the convenience store industry’s extraordinary chains. Following these guiding…
Maverik Inc.
There are many common characteristics that comprise Convenience Store Decisions’ Chain of the Year winners. They are retail leaders, innovative marketers, committed to employees and completely driven by a service-first mantra to satisfy their customers. Maverik Inc. embodies all of these wonderful attributes and much, much more. So it is with great pleasure that Convenience…
Nice N Easy
2009 Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes Inc. Nice & Envied When John MacDougall Challenged his team at Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes to come up with a company mission statement, he left pretty simple instructions. “Keep it short, keep it focused and let’s be true to ourselves,” he said. The result was a concise proclamation of…
Rutter’s Farm Stores
2010 Rutter’s Farm Stores Inc. Legacy and LeadershipSuperior Leadership Remarkable Service and a dazzling foodservice menu are the hallmarks of the convenience store industry’s extraordinary chains. Following these guiding principles, Convenience Store Decisions honored Rutter’s Farm Stores as the 2010 Convenience Store Chain of the Year. At a time when many industry marketers are struggling with…
Thorntons
2011 Thorntons Inc. Thorntons Brings Home the 2011 Convenience Store Chain of the Year The Late Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., once said, “A lot of companies have chosen to downgrade customer service. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products and great service in front of customers,…