QT is more comparable to existing gas stations, two of them a few miles apart aren't really competing with each other because convenience is such a big factor in gas station business that people often won't cross the street for a cheaper price, he said.īuc-ee's is it's own thing, it's a gas station but it's also a destination, said Campbell, who has visited several Buc-ee's in his in-law's state of Texas. QT did not respond to a phone and online form request to comment.
The chain has been around since 1982 but has only been mega-sized in the last 15 years, when it began building stations of more than 20,000 square feet, including a 68,000 square foot location recognized as the world's largest convenience store by the National Association of Convenience Stores.īut it may be fewer stations upgrading than when QT arrived because QT was more of a direct threat to existing gas stations than a single large destination station like Buc-ee's, Campbell said. The memorable Buc-ee's name, as well as the beaver logo and subsequent in-house Beaver brand, comes from a mashup of the founder's childhood nickname of Beaver, his hometown school team of the Buccaneers, his childhood dog named Buck and a toothpaste mascot named "Bucky Beaver," according to a 2019 Texas Monthly profile of founder Arch Alpin III. There is no project, timetable or funding yet for the improvements but Burns said it is a priority.
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The state Department of Transportation has had early conversations about how to improve the intersection along with a potential business developer, spokesman Pete Poore said. Buc-ee's has 36 locations, all in Texas except for one near Mobile, Alabama.
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