Dive Brief:
- QuickChek is targeting the Albany area of New York for an expansion bid, according to local reporting.
- The retailer, which is owned by Murphy USA, has begun permitting for at least eight locations in Colonie, Brunswick, Latham, Clifton Park and Halfmoon. Two of those locations have already received approval, according to local ABC affiliate News10.
- The move represents a significant push into a new market for QuickChek, something the company hasn’t done in years.
Dive Insight:
QuickChek has only opened 13 total new stores since it was purchased by Murphy USA in 2021, and its total store count has dropped since then, according to its quarterly earnings releases. The banner’s only new store in 2025 opened in Robbinsville, New Jersey, where it already has one store, according to a press release. Similarly, openings in 2024 and 2023 focused on adding stores to existing markets in New Jersey and New York.
The company had five stores under construction at the end of 2025, according to its Q4 earnings release.
QuickChek did not respond by press time to questions about the expansion. However, a spokesperson told News10 in Albany that the company is “excited to bring QuickChek to New York’s Capital Region.”
QuickChek’s current northernmost site in New York is in Newburgh, about 90 miles south of Albany, according to the company’s website.
This latest expansion push comes after Murphy USA President and CEO Mindy West said in the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that leadership was working to simplify QuickChek’s menu based on performance, among other tweaks to the model.
“While growth is important, we have to earn money,” West said in the call.
QuickChek’s well-known beverages and made-to-order menu are housed in stores that run larger than the industry average of around 3,000 square feet, according to NACS data. The site in Brunswick, for example, is expected to have a 6,730-square-foot c-store along with gas pumps, according to city planning documents.
The eight stores in Albany will compete with national brands, like 7-Eleven-owned Speedway, as well as regional powerhouse Stewart’s Shops.
