The Kwik Trip convenience store chain is looking to become a little more convenient for its customers by giving them the option of not having to get out of their cars to buy coffee and other items from a new location in Onalaska, Wisconsin.
Hans Zietlow, director of real estate for the company, told the Holmen Courier that the store would have "the first ever drive-through for Kwik Trip."
The drive-through had been used by Taco John's, which was housed inside a Shell station/store that Kwik Trip acquired. Aside from the drive-through, Mr. Zietlow said the rest of the store will look like the other 350 stores in the Kwik Trip chain. The company plans to have the new location open for business 24/7 at some point in early April.
"It's a good location for us," Mr. Zietlow said. "We'll be reaching a part of the area we don't regularly reach."
Discussion Questions: Will drive-throughs become more commonplace at convenience stores in much the same way that gas operations have become in many parts of the U.S.? What do you see as the opportunities and challenges associated with operating drive-throughs in convenience store outlets?