“Amazon buying Whole Foods for 17 billion sent a chill up my spine, Bezos now controlling food? Freakin' Great - food is a strategic project now, smart shopping carts (gross) Amazon Fresh, gimme a break, the Orwellian feel us so strong. It's a Trojan Horse to other products, your being watched and behaviors observed (yuck) an ecosystem of shopping and I'll not do it - as you night have guessed, I'm not a Prime member and there's no conversion to occur. I'll grocery shop in the little single shops - I met Nassar the owner quickly - we talked, I bought meat and bread, cold beer, bananas and avocados. Beneath the beautiful streamers and the pumping music surrounding me, sombreros and bandanas - happy and uplifting, local and genuine - I'm all about it and not about the global supply chain food markets - I'm sure Alibaba is also got their claws dug in - so glad I'm weird and avoid all people, places and sticky stuff of this sad new world - I feel good scandals and shortages are on the horizon.”
“Outstanding service, and such a unique selection was astonished by what they “carried” in such a small facility. meats we’re great quality food was as well”
“They fix your salads just the way you order it and there is enough to feed 2 adults from 1 salad order. Delicious and fresh. The chicken is an extra that add on and it is moist and quite tasty.”
“OMG THANK YOUUUUU, I lived in San Diego for 5 years then LA for 4 before I moved to Apollo Beach. So I've been looking for authentic Mexican food. I'm so happy I found this place, best food in town. Fresh and so good. I love this place. You have to give it a try, you won't be disappointed. Update: there's also one that just opened in Ruskin right off the freeway, it's just as good.”
“I frequently stop at this 7-Eleven location for gas and convenience items, and I want to start by saying the store is usually very clean and the staff is always friendly and helpful. That’s one of the reasons I continue choosing this station over others. However, I recently had an issue during the $.50 off gas promotion. I purchased gas for two separate cars expecting to receive the promotional discount on both transactions. On my first receipt, I received a $.55 per gallon discount, but on the second transaction I only received a $.05 discount instead of the promotional amount. I’ve already submitted a request hoping to receive a credit or correction for the missing discount, and I’m waiting to hear back. I highly suggest that 7-Eleven look into fixing the gas discount system because promotions like this are a major reason I make a point to fuel up at your stations. I’m hopeful customer service will resolve the issue, and I’ll update my review depending on how my request is handled.”
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.