“This is by far my favorite store ESPECIALLY after a long day at work. Josh always makes me laugh and ALWAYS so helpful. I just can’t say enough about his customer. The store itself is always clean and stocked, but it really goes to show you how good employees can make your business thrive. Forever a Kwik Shop customer”
“Always friendly, they have good snacks, beer, liquor and some home supplies ( like paper towels, toilet paper, canned goods etc.)Oh, and ice cream and boiled peanuts!”
“I was having issues getting my prescription at another pharmacy they took too long and didn't text me when it was ready even though I signed up for that. Went to Walgreens they had it ready in less than an hour and text me when it's ready. I know where I'm getting my prescriptions for now on”
“This store is Definitely a pleasantly place to shop! The sales associates are pleasant and helpful, the Pharmacy techs are cheerful and pleasant. The Pharmacist has a great attitude and wonderful disposition! They are ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP!! THANK YOU!!”
“The Circle K is So Nice inside I like what they did on the inside I give this a Four star because and employee Was Rude to me and my husband so the self check out machine scanned other items from another customer and we didn’t have those items at first the machine showed on the screen something we didn’t have we had two jerky sticks and two slushies at first it rung up to $5.89 cents then then the blonde lady Said y’all been over here for a minutes what’s the problem we said it wasn’t ringing up right it kept showing our items plus another customers item and then we took off our items and put them back on and it rung up to $6.98 cents which’s didn’t make since for two slim Jim’s and two 69cents for slushies which adds up to $1.58cents for those but anyways that lady had no respect talking about y’all been up here for a hot minute now so what’s the problem. Needs an attitude check for sure! We was confused on how the self check out worked that’s all and that’s what we got in return was rude and disrespected because of one blonde employee. Please treat others with respect and don’t rush someone all because we couldn’t figure out how the self check out worked.”
The Iowa retailer, the third-largest convenience store operator in the country, built its new three-year plan around three priorities: store growth, food and beverage expansion, and kitchen technology upgrades. The company plans to add 120 stores during the current fiscal year. Its previous plan, launched in 2023, delivered more than 500 new stores and earned the company a spot in the S&P 500.
Love's Travel Stops is starting 2025 with ambitious growth plans, adding 20 new stores and updating 50 current locations across the country. The truck stop company will upgrade its stores through its Strategic Remodel Initiative, which started in 2022. This includes the modernization of its recently acquired turnpike location in Stroud, Oklahoma. By 2035, over half of Love's 655 stores will be either new or updated.
Food service giant Sodexo plans to open nearly 100 "Food Hive" locations on campuses nationwide by 2026. The company has already started the process, aiming to launch about 30 new college convenience stores during the current 2024-25 academic year.
7-Eleven is going big on food and "frictionless shopping." The convenience store giant plans to open 500 new "food-forward" locations across the U.S. from 2025 to 2027. The expansion builds on 7-Eleven's "Evolution" store concept, first launched in Dallas in 2019. These larger-format stores feature in-store restaurants, premium products like craft beer and cigars, and an emphasis on fresh, grab-and-go meals.
Amazon has quietly opened a new type of grocery store in downtown Chicago. Called Amazon Grocery, the 3,800-square-foot store is a testing ground for Amazon's latest experiment in brick-and-mortar retail. The first Amazon Grocery location shares a building with a Whole Foods Market, which Amazon purchased in 2017.