“Since the reopen Brian has significantly improved the place, added new options, replaced the pumps, kept it clean, haven't found a single product out of date, and him and Tracy who I see the most are great people.”
“Korie and Seth at the small speedway in imlay city are the best. The lage speedway employees are rude and the store is a complete joke. They get paid more for for being rude what a joke both store should have same wages. Do better 7-11 / speedway. Fast foid employees get paid more with better benefits.”
“The pharmacy staff here are wonderful. The pharmacist Patricia will call if there's any issue such as insurance not covering the full amount or a delay in filling a prescription. They'll readily contact other pharmacies or your doctors office too (although some docs are slow or don't call back). I've gotten shots here and the staff are very accommodating and the injections relatively painless :-) Even when the online system can't do what I need, I have called and pharmacy staff handled it for me. I think CVS does a great job choosing pharmacists because the previous pharmacist Jim was also just as helpful and personable. Now Patricia and her techs still give great friendly, professional service. My family has been coming here over 25 years. This CVS location is a gem. By the way, there are some other health care and beauty products that that I've needed and this location stocks a good variety. That's on top of the variety of little helpful things like magazines, gadgets, and party items. Oh, and they take good photo ID pics too! Better than the Secretary of State. LOL”
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.