“I signed up at CVS for the extracare program and I’m so happy I did! I get a $10 bonus every month plus I get percentage off, dollar off coupons all the time! Today I bought vitamin gummies-buy one get one then with my $10 off I paid $1.85 for 2 gummie vitamins and got 6 more coupons!!”
“This store is very organized and stocked, whenever I go for an emergency or because I was passing by I find what I'm looking for, the staff is very friendly and although sometimes it depends on the schedule they are always willing to help! Thank you CVS for being there for me when I and my family need it.”
“I've been going to this CVS since I was in middle school and several of my family members are regulars. It's an above average pharmacy and I'm grateful I've had it nearby. The service from the pharmacy is pretty good. Pharmacy counters are often cesspools of terrible service since they're in the overlapping part of the Venn diagram of things that involve health insurance, are tightly regulated, have employees endowed with strange power and uncomfortable responsibility, are subject to the hassles of day-to-day retail, etc. But, over twenty years, including very recently, we've had almost all good experiences and none as bafflingly bad as I've found commonplace at many pharmacies. The retail store has a nice selection and covers all of the bases you'd expect. The aisles and sections are well labeled and the layout is fairly intuitive, so you can find what you need even if you're the mix of confused, tired, and stressed out that one sometimes is when searching a drug store. In addition to medicines and toiletries, they have a lot of the odds, ends, seasonal items, and conveniences that sometimes draw one to a CVS. And, the checkout counter staff are generally pretty pleasant and try to be helpful. As of this writing, the overall star rating for this store seems unfairly low. I'm sure that the reviewers who gave bad ratings due to a bad experience are telling the truth... I've had my share of bad reviews pharmacy experiences, and I'm sure this location isn't immune to them... but, I don't think those are reflective of the norm at this store, where across countless visits the vast majority of our experiences have been great, and where even when there have been challenges with, say, coordinating with a doctor's office or insurance company, they've been competent and willing to be helpful.”
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.