“The Wawa at the intersection of 420 & Macdade is my favorite one. I go almost everyday so I've gotten to know the employees pretty well. They are a great bunch of people. Truly, they really are! Wawa is lucky to have them ❤”
“Picture it. It’s Saturday morning. The place is crazy busy and the breakfast sandwiches in the heated cases are down to a few options. I’m not supposed to have sausage and bacon while pregnant. Bummed, I go to the self-service screen to order a breakfast sandwich but I can’t order a simple Egg and cheese on a a biscuit, English muffin or croissant. Instead, the only option is a breakfast sandwich on bread slices. I can have that at home. I’m pregnant and I’m looking for a wee little treat. I asked the fella making the sandwiches: would there be any egg and cheese on biscuit coming out. He said no, but he offered to make one just for me. And just like that, a pregnant woman’s spirits have been lifted! This fella just absolutely made my day! And he was so kind about it. In fact, the whole staff is really kind. This is my favorite Wawa. Corporate Wawa, two requests: 1) please give the folks on this shift a raise, especially this guy, and 2) please improve the egg and cheese options available in the self-service menus to include a “treat” bread like biscuits or croissant. Dietary restrictions: Pregnant women aren’t supposed to have breakfast sandwiches with sausage and/or bacon unless it meets strict guidelines which would be hard to confirm at a fast food location.”
“First time going through swiss farms drive thru. A guy by the name of "chop" took our order. When I tell u he was so nice. So friendly! He gave my dog a treat. If I didn't live so far away from that location I'd be back. Fast service as well”
“The best thing about them is that they open earlier than most other CVS's. Really helped that I was able to get some relief for my fiance who had come down with the flu.”
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.