“I had a very positive experience here. I made an appointment online and was seen quickly. My shot was easy and painless. I was made aware of the cost up front. Thank you for your service!”
“CVS at Wolf Rd in Colonie is the best place to go for vaccines. I have had many vaccines there and it's easy to schedule. The pharmacist was friendly and informative.”
“Nice people nice store... The only issue is location busy times very hard to get out of Lincoln Ave can only handle so many cars. I would have moved the store closer to the church and enlarge the road at the end of Lincoln avenue to 4 lanes 2 on 2 off to central ave”
“I travel all over the Hudson valley and upstate New York for work and Stewart's shops is one of my go-to places. This location in particular is a cut above the rest. Recently renovated, clean and well stocked. The employees are friendly and super helpful. Highly recommend checking out this location”
“I ended up coming here multiple times during my trip to Albany since I was staying at the Quality Inn next door. Love the selection of hot meals (hot dogs, empanadas, pizzas), the coffee bar, and the soft drink station.”
“I entered this on the survey and share it here now. Firstly, I am a long way from home—I live in San Antonio, Texas—and am visiting New York to attend my son’s graduation from Navy Nuclear School in Ballston Spa. My parents, who are from Puerto Rico, had been visiting my brother in Virginia and joined me here for the occasion. The service we received was exceptional from the moment we walked through the door until the time we checked out. When my father and I asked Ms. Nipura where we could find the pain medicine, she didn’t simply point us to the aisle. Instead, she took the time to connect us with one of the outstanding pharmacists, who helped my father select the appropriate lidocaine patches and recommended the diclofenac cream my mother needed. t has now been about six hours since my mother applied the diclofenac cream, and the difference has been remarkable. She has experienced significant relief, and we are incredibly grateful for the pharmacist’s recommendation. In today’s world, it is becoming increasingly rare to receive this level of genuine customer service. Ms. Nipura and the pharmacy staff treated us with kindness, professionalism, and compassion, making what could have been a routine shopping trip a truly memorable experience. Please pass along our sincere thanks and appreciation to Ms. Nipura and the pharmacy team. They are outstanding representatives of your store and deserve recognition for the exceptional care they provide.”
“The girls behind the counter were helpful, but like overly so. I was just trying to buy 2 things and they kept trying to sell me other items rather than just ring me up”
“The CVS always has what we need in stock, it’s a clean store and never too busy, all the staff are friendly and happy to help. The pharmacy is always prompt and organized and all of the pharmacists are always very kind and informative. We had to last minute update insurance for an Rx, and none of the folks made it seem like it was any trouble at all (which is so sweet because it can certainly get very busy fast!).”
“I have been getting gas at Speedways since they were HESS . That was many years ago. I have never used my points and have 42,000. I have to find out what that is worth. If you liked my review, give a reaction. A reaction❤️ maybe.”
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.