“I usually come here for only lottery but they obviously got plenty of other things going on in here then just beer as well..... I also like the location its kind of cozy nice area as well.....”
“The owners of this store have restored faith in humanity.One Massachusetts woman threw away her shot at $1 million — but in a twist of fate, got a second chance at the fortune.Lea Rose Fiega of Springfield won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery's "Diamond Millions" instant game on March 30, a pre-tax cash prize she scored from a $30 ticket bought at Lucky Stop in Southwick, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.It's thanks to the owners of Lucky Stop, though, that Fiega got that far — because days earlier, she tossed her ticket in the trash, the owners told told MassLive."She was scratching one day and gave the ticket back to my mom to throw out," Abhi Shah, whose family owns the shop, told the outlet.The winning ticket sat in a pile for 10 days until Shah double-checked the discarded tickets, and quickly realized that one hadn't been fully scratched. Once he finished it off, he made quite the discovery."I had $1 million in my hand," Shah told NBC/CW affiliate WWLP. "I wanted to do something good."Added his father Maunish Shah: "We didn't sleep two nights. He called my grandparents in India, [and] they said, 'Give it back, we don't want that money.'"Because Fiega is a regular at the store, the family knew that the winning ticket was hers, so Shah dropped by her place of work nearby to clue her in, according to MassLive.Though she was concerned something was wrong, Shah reportedly calmed her nerves by telling her, "No, it's something good. It will change your life."Maunish Shah told WWLP that as soon as Fiega came in, he gave her the $1 million ticket and she began to cry."I am sleeping peacefully," Abhi Shah told MassLive.According to the state lottery, the Southwick Lucky Stop will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the ticket.”
“Huge thanks to the team at the Southwick Walgreens! I had to drop off a couple of FedEx packages, and they made the whole process super quick, easy, and stress-free. Exceptional service...highly recommend!”
“Great prices for gas here. Unfortunate they have the pumps with ads on them that blare loud nonsense at you while filling up, but it’s just how things are these days.”
“Good value stop between CT and MA, especially for premium/plus gas. This location accepts stop and shop points and has a full cafe with food and restrooms inside.”
“Unknown to me I dropped my credit card. I called Pride and someone turned it in to the Pride store. Thank you to the honest person who found it and thank you to Pride for keeping it for me.”
“I don't know how this CVS could possibly be better! Staff remembers you, greetings as you pass front checkout, easy to find someone when needed. The Pharmacy reminds me of a neighborhood drug store that not only fills your Rx but provides real customer service.”
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.