126 S Main St, Granada MN 56039
“Stop in for a drink, soda, or a beer. They sell gas, &got a convenience store area, bathrooms, bar tables , bar stools, every thing, even truck batteries! I enjoyed a drink ,and the company of the local people. Was swell. ...B.T.”
1317 N State St, Fairmont MN 56031
“Family stopped to get gas. Small but clean store. Even their bathrooms were clean! Both mens and womens (❤️) Lady behind the counter was very nice. Thank you.”
217 S State St, Fairmont MN 56031
“This place is almost too fancy to be called a gas station. Screw their carwash though, it sucks bad. Don't get yer car even remotely clean. And only one of the vacuums doesn't eat your quarters, so good luck diy cleaning your car there either.”
2197 N State St, Fairmont MN 56031
“My favorite stop always clean well maintained love the coffee wide variety of snacks and drinks always find what I'm looking for easy access Hometown atmosphere really good people outstanding service !”
917 S State St, Fairmont MN 56031
“I forgot one of my bags of groceries in my cart and when I went back to the store, staff were very helpful. Especially MacGyver! He provided excellent customer service on a day when things hadn’t been going well for me. He certainly brightened my day!”
302 N 5th Ave E, Truman MN 56088
“Great pizza, not the best customer service but not bad overall. Would stop again if in the area and hungry for a slice of pizza, I stopped a bit before 11am on a weekday and they had 4 types of pizza on the warmer and they all looked good.”
202 E Blue Earth Ave, Fairmont MN 56031
“Visited this location on a trip. Ordered on the app and was scheduled for 6:15 pickup. Arrived and found out the store had received a flurry of orders and was a little behind. Staff apologized multiple times and kept working hard to get orders out the door. We don't have Caseys where we live and the wait was worth it. Thank you so much!”
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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