Quik Trip

Quik Trip

QuikTrip (abbreviated QT) is a Tulsa-based chain of convenience stores primarily found in the Midwestern and Southern United States.

The first QuikTrip was opened in 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma by Chester Cadieux and Burt B. Holmes. QuikTrip promotes its gasoline as "high-quality" through guaranteeing it. In 2005 QuikTrip and Chevron were the first two retailers to earn a "Top Tier" rating from General Motors, BMW, Honda, Volkswagen, Audi, and Toyota. (The "Top Tier" rating exceeds the United States Environmental Protection Agency's standards for gasoline additives.) QuikTrip stores are known for a wider-than-normal selection of fountain drinks, gourmet sandwiches, and grill items.

QuikTrip locations are larger than the average gas station, offering anywhere from 6 to 28 gas pumps and a large retail space inside. All stores are owned and operated by the company and have a uniform layout: to the right of the doors is the candy and grocery items, and the coolers housing bottled soda and alcohol; and to the left is the snack display, fountain drinks (including coffee and frozen drinks), the hot food area (comprising Oscar Meyer Beef Hot Dogs, Chicken Taquitos, Pepperjack Cheese Taquitos, Steak Taquitos, Buffalo Chicken Bites, Johnsonville Brats, Corn dogs, and Jalapeño Cheese Dogs), the coolers with cold sandwiches inside and the microwaves for frozen products. QuikTrip sells Freezoni, a frozen drink comparable to 7-11's Slurpee. Front and center is the checkstand, which usually has space for two or three employees and three to five POS registers. Some stores have a slightly different layout, oftentimes with the arrangement of the store being "mirrored".