“Unexpected 10-Cent Discount at the Pump! I recently stopped at this particular Duke and Duchess location for regular unleaded fuel. The price displayed on the main sign and on the pump screen before I started the transaction was clearly $2.799 per gallon. I also confirmed that other nearby pumps displayed the same price. However, after I inserted my debit card and the pump processed my payment and initialized the transaction, I was surprised to see the price drop instantly to $2.699 per gallon. This is a full 10-cent per gallon reduction from the advertised price! I was not using any loyalty card, rewards program, or specific app. The pump automatically registered the 10-cent discount simply by processing my debit card. While I had heard that the everyday gas price here was sometimes lower than advertised, experiencing the discount automatically applied at the pump was an excellent surprise. If you are filling up at this Duke and Duchess, be sure to check the price after inserting your payment method—you may be in for an unexpected savings of 10 cents per gallon. Great fuel, great price, and great service for automatically providing the best possible rate. Highly recommended!”
“Your employees made me give you such an excellent review ? ? they are all ? great people. I stop there pretty much every day and they are ALWAYS courteous and friendly. I rarely ever go anywhere else.”
“GREAT. Lovely manager helped me pump my gas today. I got a perks card and plan om using it as much as i can. It is a little small on the inside but it is a great gas station with a nice staff. God Bless.”
“Kroger fuel centers are dependable for high quality fuel at competitive prices. The grocery purchase points discounted off fuel prices are extremely helpful...thank you KROGER'S”
“Friendly people with decent price The only thing wrong with it is I can't get my speedway code on my phone to read at the pumps I have to go in every time even if I don't need anything from inside.”
“2nd Street Speedway is where it’s at in Marietta! They’ve got what you’re looking for, I promise! They get busy, but be patient, they’re doing their best there. Also, the manager is one of the best guys around, as he does a great job keeping things going, as well as trains the other staff to be great too. 10/10 would recommend, as I’ll drive clear across town to visit this location over the other 2 locations in town.”
“Really nice gas station. It would be even nicer if you guys did the upside app here like you do at some of your other stores? I would buy gas here on my way home.”
“Needed coffee on a road trip. The dark roast coffee is VERY good. You'd have to find a Starbucks to get better coffee, and that's only if they even have dark roast. Speedway is a great place to fill your coffee cup!”
“Awesome convenience store! They have everything from cold fireball, to grab and go sandwiches, to locally packaged raw hamburger and sausage! Stop in and see for yourself and with a subway attached you're sure to find something!”
“People complain about kitchen staff but don't understand they do so much more than stand there and give you food. If they arent there they're probably washing dishes taking out trash stocking cooler or simply taking a dang bathroom break. Heard the workers complaining about rude customers when they are busy and not always there.. yall need to treat these workers like people! That little bell cant be heard from many places! I feel bad for the girl that works nights they leave that girl up there alone to die lol only bad thing about this place is the pumps suck can never pay outside and they wont fix them.”
“Never had an issue at this store. Employees have always been polite and taken care of Me. I do agree that they do smoke right in front of the store, but if I need to enter the store, they have always paused their break to provide service.”
“Employees are friendly, but older folks working at front counter. The hot food section is pricy, but was fresh when I got some at 11am. Dining area is usually clean. Bathrooms were in good shape.”
“Marietta Marathon is a great place to stop for gas or conveniences. On a long drive, Marietta has some of the lowest gas prices in the area, especially compared to just across the border in West Virginia. This gas station is well lit and feels safe at night. The service inside is also friendly, and there are restrooms available.”
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.