404 US-71, Clarissa MN 56440
“Love this local municipaly ran gas station. Municipalities should be running businesses like these, so much more caring about the community than the giant corporate gas stations. The money stays in these small towns when you spend it there. The way it used to be back when the world made sense.”
26762 County 26, Staples MN 56479
“Wow, I used to stop here regularly back in the mid-late '90s during my summer job out in the sunflower fields (Breckenridge, MN-based SIGCO Research & Mycogen Seeds). Our little van crew would stop here to eat on our lunch break, cool off inside, and buy snacks and ice cold drinks. Looking at these pictures, everything appears just as I remember it! What a time capsule! I live in Detroit Lakes nowadays and I think I'm going to have to make a special trip over there this summer just to visit for old time's sake!! Don't ever change, Don & Dave's!!!”
457 N Main St, Browerville MN 56438
“This caseys had the best customer service i have ever seen. The nice young lady that was at the register was so nice and polite! I love the food here to it is great. The best food I’ve had from a gas station yet. Keep up the good work!”
202 US-71, Eagle Bend MN 56446
“This the store formerly know as staples bakery now under new ownership now called Little store in Eagle Bend they still offer the same great staples bakery products.”
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.
Read the postTexas-born Buc-ee's is changing the way people think about gas stations and convenience stores. This chain is known for its huge stores along highways, some with over 100 fuel pumps. With its funny billboard ads, award-winning clean bathrooms, and branded items Buc-ee’s is hard to miss. The company wants people to actually plan to stop at Buc-ee's during road trips, not just go there as a last resort. And it's working - the chain has a huge fan base, with Facebook groups dedicated to Buc-ee's having hundreds of thousands of members.
Read the postSheetz Inc., the Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, is making big moves in the Motor City. The company announced plans to open four more locations across metro Detroit, weeks before opening its first Michigan location. The first Michigan Sheetz will open its doors in late summer at 33380 Wick Road in Romulus. More locations are planned for Taylor, Warren, and Macomb Township, each employing around 30 people, mostly full-time.
Read the postLove's Travel Stops is rolling out a new system that turns work into a game for its restaurant employees. Picture this: Three big screens in each restaurant, tracking how fast workers greet customers, take orders, and hand out food. It's not just for show - early results say it's making service 11 seconds faster on average. "These monitors track key performance metrics in real-time, such as greet times, order processing times and the time it takes for food handoff," Love's explains. The system creates a more interactive environment, fostering friendly competition between stores.
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