“It is not often I am impressed by a restaurant. I used to manage the kitchen of a breakfast, lunch, and dinner place. Firstly the staff are wonderful. I wanted a club sandwhich, a meal many do not offer any more. It was not on their menu. So many food places these days will argue and outright refuse if you merely want bread to be toasted or a slight modification. Here they genuinely care about helping you. No only did they make the club sandwhich (which again is not on their store menu,) they used high quality roast beef, the amount of meat was triple what most places use in a club, and was on both bread segments. They even used the perfect amount of James River bbq sauce. A sauce often not used in restaurants due to its cost. The fries were not the bland crap most places use. It had a pleasant crunchy seasoning. Even though there are no waitresses (it's an order and takeout or sitdown place,) staff member brought the food over. (Which was very nice. I was in a car crash recently and walking is difficult.) The kitchen is clean. And I mean above and beyond. The grease traps above the grills are often neglected by restaurants. I was surprised at how clean they were. I highly recommend the Derry Quick Mart. Excellent customer service. Amazing menu selection. (They even have fried dough!!!) Tasty high quality food. Extremely clean. Good pricing and great deals. Phenominal drink selection. Only areas for improvement are: Seating space is a bit small. In the future I recommend the owners expand the sitting area if they are able to without cutting to muh into the parking lot. (Maybe horizontally) Temperature could be a a bit cooler.”
“The Irving here in Derry New Hampshire off of the 28 bypass is very busy most of the time the cashiers and everything on the inside a very friendly and they help you out as fast as they can with all the stuff they have to do it can be stressful so just be courteous in they will get to you as quick as possible. They're a great bunch of people there.”
“a woman had to sleep in her car was inoperable. Will who works at speedway called an Uber for her. I took her to a car rental place. Will went out of his way for this very cold woman. Paid for her ride. An outstanding young man.”
“Great beer and wine selection. Staff are helpful and knowledgeable. In addition, they have almost everything you could need for everyday grocery shopping. The takeout counter is excellent as well”
“Got there just at closing time for a few items. Cashier was helpful and pleasant when she could have been more eager to close up. Good employees will always make a business successful.”
“Cumbies in the center of Derry is the best place for gas, coffee, cigarettes, and whatever you may need. The office manager and retail clerks are friendly and helpful. The Cumberland coffee is wonderful, and only .99, the best around, better than DD.”
“The owner is so accommodating! He could be locking the door and will open it back up if you pull in. Their store smells cleaner than a doctors office and they are so friendly!”
“The CVS store was clean and well organized. The team member helped me. There was an issue on issuing extra bucks so the Manager was called and resolved the issue.”
“I've always had a positive experience with the staff. The young lady behind the counter had a good greeting when I came to the counter to make my purchase. Well stocked pastry shelves. Clean inside and out. Convenience store prices, though they do have sales. Well dressed staff. The Irving has the lowest fuel prices, perhaps in all of NH and Maine. I've traveled to Canada and the Derry Irving is one of the lowest priced for fuel. I bought a slice of banana nut bread ? and it tasted okay, though it was a little greasy. Coffee and slushy machines open. Facemasks required.Bathroom are locked so you have to get the key from the cashier. Bathroom was in good shape, though the outside bottom of the urinal needs a cleaning.”
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.