Kwik Shop Category: Fuel Station Official Site: KwikShop.com Wikipedia: Kwik Shop Description: A chain of fuel stations in Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Page Sections: History · Article Index |
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Kwik Shop is a chain of convenience stores and gas stations located throughout Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. They offer cold beverages, coffee, snack items, general foods, lottery tickets, and gasoline. It is owned by EG America, which is headquartered in Westborough, MA.
Kwik Shop was founded as an operating division of Dillons, in 1959.
Dick Dillon, developed the Kwik Shop concept, combining the time-saving and personalized service of a small store with supermarket efficiency in management, inventory control and merchandising. In the late 1960s, Kwik Shop expanded into a three state market area of Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa.
In 1972, Kwik Power Gasoline was introduced, offering self-service gasoline for complete one-stop service.
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30 June 2022 | US Department of Labor recovers $62K in back wages, damages for 22 Alabama gas station cashiers denied full overtime wages Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Kwik Shop Stores Inc. failed to compute correct overtime rates and pay full overtime wages due at its locations in Wetumpka and Montgomery. | Press Release (text) Publisher: Department of Labor Byline: Erika Ruthman & Eric R. Lucero Dateline: Birmingham, Alabama Topic: Kwik Shop |