“A great stop for some cheap necessities and last minute gifts. I've gotten some pretty great clearance here as well, and the employees have always been helpful and friendly.”
“It's a clean gas station that has gas station food. And coffee. And energy drinks. And water. Like, all the gas station stuff. The store made sandwiches will fill the void.”
“1st I gotta say-there’s a lot of 1-star reviews on here with concerns that need to be handled. I can see management doesn’t pay any attention to these reviews let alone to respond, that’s really bothersome to me. Anyway, we pulled in for the night. Didn’t get gas or use showers so I can’t comment on that. Got a great looking coffee shop but it was closed when we arrived at 5pm. There’s a casino room. Bathrooms are clean. Store was pretty clean & stocked. Little low on the cold foods. Have the buffet window, chic strips, potato wedges, some other minimal fried foods. Got the normal hot dogs ect. Lots of souvenirs for children & adults. Has a big cement lot that’s in pretty good shape. Beautiful surroundings. Outside is clean, no garbage floating around or dumped in the lot which has become the norm these days. No one just floating around the lot, bothering the trucks (lot lizards). Personnel were nice. Was great for overnight. Wish they had a bit more in the food counter, no restaurant or fast food.”
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.