22755 US-52, Holy Cross IA 52053
“Come here before you go anywhere else! I was biking across America when I became weary and in need of rest. The food took care of my hunger, and the people lifted my spirits! Thank you, thank you!!!”
1501 1st Ave E, Cascade IA 52033
“Great food and lots of choices but older lady at register is so rude been in twice and both times she has just been so rude. Made a comment about me cashing in lotto tickets at noon when no one else was even in line. Going for a third time today so we will see if she can go for strike three.”
1501 1st Ave E, Cascade IA 52033
“Nice place. Quiet, truck parking available, Showers, and reasonably priced diesel compared to everywhere else. Store is not open 24/7. But if you need parking late at night this is the spot!!!”
717 1st Ave E, Cascade IA 52033
“Great place to stop on a long trip for a break and a snack. Everything looks well organized and clean. Service was a great experience. Mandy enforces the rules in a diplomatic but firm way, demonstrating leadership and control. Our stop was a pleasant experience. Check out these great pictures!”
185 Peosta St, Peosta IA 52068
“Awesome Employees very helpful and nice. Showers clean, liked the shower stall with door. Water pressure a little liite. Liked the music but a little hi for a small room. Need more hooks and more places to set things down. All in All good stop.”
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.
Read the postLove'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.
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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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