202 N Main St, Payne OH 45880
“Kind employees that are helpful answering questions customers ask. Clean atmosphere, can buy gas for vehicles, wide variety of snacks and drinks, cigarettes and tubes tobacco.”
5959 IN-101, Woodburn IN 46797
“Draven (clerk) was extremely helpful, as it was my first visit to a Love's. They had a Subway and a McD's inside, but the food selection in the Travel Center were more appealing (especially, the salads and fresh fruits.) The restroom was clean and the handicapped stall was easy to maneuver in.”
102 N Main St, Antwerp OH 45813
“Been visiting this place, on occasion, since my childhood. You can drive into a sort of "carport," tell the employee what you want, pay them, and never leave your car. Prices may be higher, as it's a convenience mart.”
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.
Read the postLove'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.
Read the postFood 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.
Read the post7-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.
Read the postAmazon 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.
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