Tweet of the week

Nov. 2, 20095:53 p.m.

“Is there anything QuikTrip cannot do??”

— A tweet on Twitter from Douglas and Main creator Bobby Rozzell (@bobbyrozzell) after he saw news of a woman who gave birth in the parking lot of QuikTrip at Harry and Webb

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At least two new Braum’s stores to open in Wichita next year

Sept. 21, 20092:58 p.m.

braumWICHITA — Two new Braum’s stores are planned for the Wichita area, and more could follow.

One will be at 1261 S. Rock near Harry and Rock.

A source with Braum’s, who prefers not to be named, says that location will fill a void in the chain’s market area.

Leisa Lowry, a broker with J.P. Weigand & Sons, represented Braum’s and closed the deal Friday.

Weigand brokers Grant Tidemann and his son Bradley represented the seller.

Braum’s will tear down the vacant building on the property, which has been a couple of different restaurants in recent years.

Once Braum’s has a building permit — and that can take several months — it typically takes four to six months to build a building depending on weather.

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Dillons Fuel Center coming to 13th and West

July 9, 200910:17 a.m.

dillonsWICHITA — Construction starts next week on a new Dillons Fuel Center at the Dillons at 13th and West. It will be similar to the company’s fuel center at 13th and Tyler and should be open by late summer.

“It’s all abut convenience,” says spokeswoman Sheila Lowrie.

The center will be at the southwest corner of the Dillons parking lot.

It will have five fuel pumps as well as a service kiosk that sells things like cigarettes, newspapers, lottery tickets and candy bars. There also will be vending machines.

A QuikTrip is located across the street on the southeast corner of 13th and West. But Lowrie says that’s not why Dillons selected this new location.

“Really, it’s about feedback from our customers,” she says. “It’s a convenience that our customers tell us they really enjoy.”

Lowrie says the fuel center will allow customers to easily redeem Dillons’ fuel-saver rewards while stopping off for groceries. That’s 2 cents off every gallon with a Dillons Plus Card, or 10 cents off a gallon if customers are part of the Dillons fuel-saver rewards program.

Lowrie says customers can shop, get their rewards for grocery purchases and “fill up right there at the store.”

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Braum’s to open north of Douglas and Seneca

May 5, 200910:23 a.m.

braumsAnother new Braum’s is coming to town.

No one with the Oklahoma-based company returned calls to comment. But according to planning documents, the new Braum’s will open at 201 N. Seneca on a vacant lot just north of QuikTrip.

There’s another much older Braum’s just around the corner from there at 1220 W. Douglas. It seems likely that that Braum’s will close when the new one opens.

A new prototype for Braum’s just opened near 21st and Amidon where a previous Braum’s was destroyed in a 2003 fire.

The almost 6,000-square-foot store is the company’s latest model, which includes a double drive through and an expanded fresh market with fruit, vegetables and meat along with traditional dairy and bakery offerings.

We’ll let you know more as soon as a Braum’s representative calls back.

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