16282 W Patrick Henry Rd, Montpelier VA 23192
“I actually love this convenience store they sell my favorite brand nicotine vapes for an extremely fair price and have a great selection of flavors and other brands! Nice to see alternatives to cigarettes. Snack and soda selection also better than most in Richmond! Also had to use their bathroom one time and it was very clean, the store is basically split in half one side snacks and drinks & all the convenience store stuff and the other side seems to be an arcade with game machines with people having fun. Also idk if they’re the owners or employees but the people behind the counter are so friendly and helpful and kind. I choose this over the competitor across the street every time, who only sell the super low quality overpriced rip off Blu brand or puff bar type vapes and the people behind their counter are def underpaid employees and tend to look pretty miserable to be there lol”
16575 Mountain Rd, Montpelier VA 23192
“Visiting this gas station changed my life. There’s soda fountain is amazing and they only charge $.99 for refills. The Diet Coke I got tasted great and I will be back. The Clerk at the register was also very friendly.”
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 postTexas-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.
Read the postSheetz 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.
Read the postLove'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.
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