“This place is family owned and operated. The owner, Mr. B., is always very polite, happy & eager to help &/or serve you, he's patient, friendly, and always has a smile & something funny to say when I bring my children in the store. You can tell that this family has Pride in their growing business and it shows by how Clean, organized, always having fully stock items, they make everything on their menu & fill your deli or hot food order quickly & with lots of care. Charron's has a vast selection of sodas, juices, teas, hot coffee, dairy, energy drinks & adult beverages(both non alcoholic & alcoholic) along with a wide selection of snacks, icecreams, grocery & deli, and a menu that has something for everyone. I absolutely Love their 12inch turkey bacon club! Mr. B always knows what I'm going to order when I walk in the door. I believe everyone should show some love and support for this small business and I'm sure that everytime you walk in you'll feel that warm welcoming vibe that Mr. B, his family, small staff, and the regulars that come in and leave happy and satisfied exude! Don't forget to visit their newly opened wine & liquor store on the right side entrance! Show the people at Charron's some love!”
“Friendliest staff. Always ask how my day is going. Good beer selection. Give my daughter a lollipop whenever she comes in with me. They will have my business for a long time.”
“I just wanted to give a shout out to the two wonderful ladies working tonight who along with another customer (a man wearing a Bills jacket) assisted me at the air machine when I needed to fill up my tires after my low tire light came on. It’s nice to know there’s still good people left in this world ?”
“They are under new management and it's a 100% difference! From the cleanliness to the service it's great, also I've used my Pricechopper savings card here no issue (I use the card option at the fuel tank with ease). In addition, Brian, the store clerk is amazing and super nice and friendly. I go out of my way to stop here because they are worth it and they are clearly trying to turn it around and build a client base so disregard the old reviews as there's new management in town and worth stopping in.”
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.
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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.
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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.