“The owner is a very nice lady. The store is perfect for most of what a traveler needs, and locals also. Diesel fuel and fishing/hunting licenses, movie rentals. It has about everything you are looking for. Employees are friendly and do a great job.”
“Well Circle K is a gas station it also has a good assortment of snacks and soft drinks. It has a small area with auto parts and different fluids for your car. They a a decent size bathroom that is kept clean. You must prepay inside or use your credit or debit card to pay at the pump. The snacks tend to be priced on the higher side. They have food area with several different choices. Pizza, Polar sausage, Burgers and breakfast sandwiches. They also have a good assortment of microwaveable sandwiches. Along with fountain soft drinks. Where I am it's a busy store always has people getting gas munchies or water soda pop. It has limited parking it adaquit but the traffic can be heavy at times some times you sit and wait for an opportunity pull out onto the street. I wish they had more room for getting in and out of business. I stop around 2-3 times a week. They employees are friendly and helpful if you have any questions. I'll have to add photos at a later time.”
“A little pricy but a great selection of fishing tackle. It’s a great little convenient store for tourists if you’re looking for something to get from the range. Great for fisherman ??. Nice little bait store on the Main St Biwabik Mn. Come check it out if you’re a tourist.”
“After leaving the Hoover road location without purchase due to rude employee, we went to this Northside location. Clerk was extremely friendly ! Thank you Dee for turn my frustration into a smile and for the good experience!”
“I really like to buy in this convenience store because their cashier was brilliant and polite. They do have proper maintenance in this place. The stocks were very organized. The price was not overpriced. I'll be back again here.”
“GLUTEN FREE PASTA! THANK YOU! This is the FIRST Convenience store on the Iron Range I know of that has anything specifically for Seliacs disease! I am so grateful to this place! As always good selection & variety. Great staff, they like their job, it shows.”
“The wife and I picked some Holiday coffee and a hot cup of tea on this rainy day. The service was kind and polite. Now on our way to Ely for a hike. Thanks for reading!”
“Stopped here yesterday going from the Lake and heading towards Grand Rapids. Just another stop at another gas station and I really just needed the restroom, but not wanting to be "that" guy, I got some gasoline. The pump had a minor networking issue, so I went in to pay at the counter. Told the lady to put fifty on pump 5. No problem. After a pit stop, I bought a couple Slim-Jim's and the gal very kindly reminded me to not forget the gas. I went out, pumped a little over twenty bucks in gas and then sat there trying to open the Slim-Jim's. After a couple minutes, there's a tap on my driver's side window and I roll it down. The guy tells me they owe me money inside. A little puzzled I went back in where the gal explains I had change coming from the fifty I'd put on the pump. I said assumed the pump would just refund the overage onto my card. She replied that it won't work that way and that they owe me about thirty bucks. To say I was highly impressed is an understatement. They could have very easily not said a word and, honestly, I wouldn't have known the difference. You got some top notch folks working here and any traveler who finds their way to The Crossroads gas station will be very fortunate indeed!!!”
“Easy to steal from, they. Keep their sandwiches ,right in tha kooler with a whole display off potato chips that they can't see though to obstruct their veiw”
“The nicest gas station around! Easy use of pumps and a wide variety of groceries and such. Friendly employees and very helpful. They even decorate inside and out for a few of the holidays.”
“They have Free Air for your tires on the left corner of the building in the front, to the right of the car wash. Hose should reach to all tires. It fills fast so watch the tire pressure gauge! Other than that, regular gas station with gas pumps and convenience store inside. Also has a car wash”
“Nothing,absolutely nothing is ever on "sale' most of the workers are rude Which makes it hard for the good workers to be appreciated. ——-3/16/23 finally they have nice cheerful workers !!!!——-”
“Employees know the different types of fuel available. We were looking for a place to get fuel with as little biodiesel in it as possible. (We are not residents of MN so we were unaware that biodiesel is required.) They were not only able to tell us how much biodiesel was in their fuel, they knew the difference between #1, #2, and blended. They are very friendly and we had great service.”
“The outside view appears that the store is closed, they are very well stocked and the staff is friendly they have most grocery items and greeting cards, make up etc. Good one stop shop when needed. A+++++”
“I really appreciate the good customer service demonstrated by CVS Pharmacy in Virginia, Minnesota. The pharmacists have always been knowledgeable and helpful, including willing to help. The other service technicians are quite willing to address all my inquiries with patience and kindness.”
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.