7209 East Grand Avenue, Lonsdale AR 72087
“Best customer service I’ve ever experienced at any restaurant stop. At 3:00 pm the woman there was so supportive and helpful. Clean interior and clean bathroom to boot.”
14201 US-67, Malvern AR 72104
“It's a great local staple locally ran and locally focused , almost everyone that comes through the door is recognized and spoken to like friends and family , as far as im concerned most places like this have been ran out of business . They are a dying breed that should be brought back to life with atmosphere everyone should be able to experience.”
4198 Malvern Rd, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901
“I am paid up for sip and save and the store by my house stopped participating. I have your address, but if you tell me what you are close to on Malvern, you will be my new store for gas and my daily drink.”
3508 Oliver Lancaster Blvd, Rockport AR 72104
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.
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Read the post7-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.
Read the postAmazon 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.
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