“Best convenience store in the area. The staff is helpful and friendly. The beer is always cold. The propane is always... propane, and ready to fill your tank(s). Also, get their popcorn, if you already haven't.”
“Ray’s Stateline has the cheapest cigarettes near me with convenient hours, excellent parking, and a friendly staff! Great selection of vapes, too!! The staff has been super friendly and helpful, too!”
“From start to finish, my overall experience was amazing, from George to Jack and Karim they are always welcoming and highly recommend stopping in , great selections, great prices!!”
“I only come here from Massachusetts for vaping and smoke products. I've been to the other nearby stores and State Market store on the corner of Jericho Road has the best prices.”
“Very friendly people that work there, and they will order things if they don't carry it. And, they remember your face, so when you walk in, you are greeted kindly.”
“The staff are always kind. The pharmacists are great and always try and accommodate me because I depend on a ride to pick up prescriptions. The pharmacy is always busy yet they are always courteous and helpful. I recently was helped by Carolyn and she was amazing. We always hear the bad reviews but they all deserve a shout out for the great care.”
“I have to say I love this place. I am not one to leave reviews. I live close by and have recently shopped here more often because of the craft beer you now carry!I have to say I LOVE the woman that wears the face shield thing. I asked about her red, white and blue nails a couple of weeks ago and she mentioned that “we are all Americans and this is my little reminder that we should be proud” Several times it was pretty busy but she always greets the customers and makes a joke when the line is long. I find her customer service skills incredible! I don’t always hear what she says but when someone is complaining about a price or something the store is out of or even something about their day, the person always seems to leave with a smile and I see her smiling.She is always polite, friendly, smiling but also professional and gets through the crowd pretty quickly. She seems to know almost everyone and I am definitely going to introduce myself because she also greets most everyone by name and I want to be one of those people. Great job!”
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.