LODI, NJ-Convenience story chains Quick Chek, 7-Eleven and Wawa have identified northern New Jersey as a growth market and have been aggressively opening stores in the region to take advantage of what they say are very favorable demographics.
"We want to build our stores in the path of people with active lifestyles, people on the go," says Dean Durling, chief executive officer and chairman of Quick Chek. "We want to be in the path of people going to work, coming from work, lunch time. If we are, then the store takes care of itself."
Last week Quick Chek opened one of its largest new stores at the corner of Hamburg Turnpike and Pompton Road in Wayne, between William Paterson University and St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital, according to The Record.
A month ago, Wawa re-entered the Bergen County market with a new store in Lodi. Wawa plans to open new stores in Hackensack and Garfield next spring. 7-Eleven expects to open about 30 stores in North Jersey this year, and intends to open 30 or more additional stores in 2014. See story in The Record.
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