“Coming from OHare at midnight and wanted a few things on the way to the hotel. We'll assorted typical C-Store. The beverage could have been colder and the lotto machine ate an extra dollar but the place was fine. No drama here.”
“Since manager Jonathan took over things have changed a lot Restrooms are very clean. This gas station is very convenient and offers electric charging stations and fuel for trucks.”
“Miguel (from the front of the store) was such a gem with my family and I!! His customer service and problem solving skills, at the Photo Center, made all the difference in our experience. THANK YOU”
“Walgreens OMGGGGG this place is a lifesaver! I went in thinking I just needed to grab a couple of things, and somehow I ended up finding everything I didn't even know I needed. From snacks to medicine to random household stuff, they have it all. It's like a treasure hunt where every aisle has something useful. The staff was super friendly and helpful. The employees answered my questions, pointed me in the right direction, and made the whole trip easy. The service was so good I felt like they deserved an award for dealing with people like me who wander around looking completely lost. The store was clean, organized, and easy to navigate. Everything was neatly stocked, and I didn't have to spend an hour searching for what I came in for. The atmosphere was surprisingly nice too. Bright lights, clean aisles, and a comfortable shopping experience that made me want to keep browsing. The pharmacy area was efficient, and the whole store felt well-managed. Whether you need medicine, snacks, drinks, beauty products, or that one random item you suddenly remembered at 9 PM, Walgreens somehow has it ready and waiting. Would I come back? Absolutely. Will I probably end up buying more snacks than I planned? Also absolutely. Great service, great selection, and a convenient place to get just about anything. Walgreens never disappoints. Greg out.”
“A great addition to the shops near Schiller Park, I’ve been here many times and not once has it disappointed me. The food is decent quality, they are always stocked up on gift cards making gifting and purchasing a lot more straightforward, and they constantly change up their stock to things that’ll be useful to all types of people. Overall a great convenience store.”
“It’s a great place very convenient close to the highway so when you come back from the airport, it’s very easy to pull in gas up and buy what you need snacks and cold drinks”
“Slurpee's!! Yesss! You never know what flavor there's going to be. It could be grape or orange or Mountain Dew or some kind of soda flavor. Today it was a sweet lime, blue raspberry and cherry. Gotta try them all! Sometimes a small is on sale for 99c. Bathrooms aiight, stall, not the cleanest.”
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.