QuikTrip opens 11th store in Colorado with more in the works

One other day, one other opening of a gasoline station/comfort retailer by an organization with a well known model and constant following that’s intent on making inroads into Colorado.

QuikTrip Corp., primarily based in Tulsa, Okla., formally marked the opening of its second Denver retailer Wednesday by inviting neighborhood members and nonprofits the corporate works with to a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The shop at 6477 E. Evans Ave. is the eleventh QuikTrip inbuilt Colorado since 2022.

The celebration of the shop’s opening got here two days after Texas-based Buc-ee’s opened its first journey heart in Colorado. The Buc-ee’s retailer opened Monday in Johnstown on the nook of Interstate 25 and Colorado 60.

“We heard about that, and we have been like, “Uh oh, they open this week, too,’ ” mentioned Aisha Jefferson, QuikTrip’s company communications supervisor.

The brand new QuikTrip at East Evans Avenue and South Monaco Road Parkway opens to the general public at 7 a.m. Friday.

Jefferson welcomed members of the neighborhood to the shop earlier than workers and nonprofit companions went outdoors to chop the ribbon.

“This retailer signifies greater than only a new location for us. It represents our dedication to our prospects and the neighborhood,” Jefferson mentioned.

Since its founding in 1958, QuikTrip has grown to a greater than $11 billion firm with 1,000 shops in 17 states. The privately held firm employs 232 individuals in Colorado and a complete of roughly 31,000 throughout the nation.

Jefferson mentioned the corporate donates 5% of its internet income to charitable organizations in communities the place it has shops.

Elle Janc with Mile Excessive United Method spoke concerning the group’s partnership with QuikTrip. She mentioned greater than half of the corporate’s Colorado workforce contributes to the nonprofit and QuikTrip matches their donations, thus far elevating practically $50,000.

“These donations go to assist important packages and companies that Mile Excessive United Method supplies in metro Denver,” Janc mentioned.

Jefferson mentioned QuikTrip plans to have 5 extra shops underneath development this yr in Colorado. The corporate is drawn to the state’s development and vitality, she mentioned.

“It’s the place to maneuver now,” Jefferson mentioned. “It’s simply rising tremendously.”

Jefferson pointed to the fixed site visitors on East Evans Avenue.

“Our actual property guys do an superior job of pinpointing the correct location each time. They do a variety of detailed analysis,” Jefferson mentioned. “They do their homework and be certain that each location is the correct spot for our prospects and the communities we wish to be in.

“And QuikTrip makes certain that at each location we’ve got workers in our shops that appear to be our communities. That’s essential to us,” Jefferson mentioned.