Do you think QT could make it

[buzz words]

Qt obviously is at the top in the "Convenience Store" world.  Do you think QT could make it as a grocery store?  What would make them different?

[Townsend]

Checkout speed

[NellieBly]

Actually, I think QT has expanded enough into the food market. Between QT kitchens and the lottery, visiting a QT is a lot slower and more crowded.

This is an apples and oranges question, anyway. It may work in larger, urban settings where small, family markets are more prevelant, but that's not their business plan, overall. They make money on their beverages for the most part. High mark-up.

[Conan71]

Could QT make it?  Likely.

Would they ever do it? No.

I seem to remember a story in the Tulsa World maybe 10 or 15 years ago where QT viewed it's future as being a gasoline retailer with convenience.

By their very nature, they are the anti-grocery store.  They exist for quick impulse purchases and that's their success.

I really wouldn't see the point in them becoming full grocery stores- goes against their entire business philosophy and model.

[mdunn]

2am..you woke up like a flash of lightning,and this question popped into your head??Was that how it was?