“Updated and in a great location. Fair gas prices.. If course there is the usual price spike in snacks and drinks. But all in all good quick stop friendly staff.”
“First review of a gas station. . . Ever. This review is in regards to the convenience store and not necessarily the gas pumps. Clean and inviting, with LOTS of healthy and tasty snack options. . They sell lots of earth friendly cleaning and personal hygiene products, too. I travel a lot and while I live in NH, if I found myself at a truck stop offering similar products while I was on the road, I'd be in bliss. Apparently this is a "concept store", and in a funny location for that, in my opinion. But I hope the owners' visions are coming true with this pilot, because I think the modern gas station should take a page out of Alltown Fresh's playbook. I wouldn't take a star off for this, but when I inquired about taking photos of some products with the cashier I was told that this was "frowned upon" by corporate. I had planned to do a positive social media post. So I'm guessing the owners/the CEO are/is a little old fashioned. . I would take advantage of that type of opportunity, corporate office.”
“Really awesome people to run the convenience store. I love that it's open consistently and until 10. There's very few resources in town. This place has definitely been helpful to grab random items I don't want to drive to Manchester for. Thanks guys!”
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.
Texas-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.
Sheetz 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.
Love'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.