New Convenience-Store Roundup for August 2024

This edition of CSP’s New Convenience-Store Roundup features new-to-industry (NTI) c-store openings, as well as closings, that took place in August 2024.

Despite some store closures, Georgia, California and North Carolina topped the state ranking with the most stores opened in a month, each with five new locations.

The unscientifically gathered roundup—gleaned from company announcements, websites, email, social media and newspapers around the country, among other sources—is by no means complete, but it serves as a monthly competitive snapshot of newly opened or closed U.S. c-stores, gas stations, truckstops and travel centers.

• Click here for new c-store roundups from previous months, along with other grand opening and new-store coverage. And click here for coverage of convenience industry mergers-and-acquisitions activity.

Many of the stores listed here are owned by independent operators, while others belong to major chains. Some are part of CSP’s Top 202 ranking of c-store chains by size. Some of the owners and operators are new entrepreneurs, and some are industry veterans.

Click through for the state-by-state tally ...

Tidwell’s CITGO, a full-service gas station in Oneonta, Alabama, that opened in 1959, closed its doors on Aug. 1.

Wawa opened new convenience stores in Mobile and Robertsdale, Alabama, on Aug. 29.

Net new stores*: 2

*Represents new-to-industry stores opened minus stores closed in this state for the month of this count only. Other c-stores not captured by this count may have opened or closed in the state. The roundup does not include razed-and-rebuilt, remodeled or replacement stores, acquisitions, new ownership or temporary closings.

7-Eleven opened a new 7-Eleven convenience store on March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California, on Aug. 8. The 4,088-square-foot store includes six multi-pump gasoline dispensers and two commercial fueling diesel lanes, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt. It also opened a new 7-Eleven c-store in Placerville, California, on Aug. 29. The 3,000-square-foot store includes six multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

The Buena Vista Rancheria Tribal Council opened the Buena Vista Gas Station in Ione, California, in late August. The gas station’s pumps are operational 24/7 with credit card payments, and the kiosk accepts cash from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Native American brand tobacco products are also available for sale during staffed hours. The station also offers high-volume diesel for campers, high-capacity diesel vehicles and equipment. Plans for the future include an RV park, discounted fleet pricing, Harrah’s Northern California team member discounts and eventual integration with Caesar’s Rewards programs.

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened a new location in Bakersfield, California, on Aug. 21. It features an Arby’s quick-service restaurant (QSR) and a Love’s Fresh Kitchen. It is one of Love’s largest locations, with 111 truck parking spaces for professional drivers and a Speedco truck maintenance facility. It also has eight RV parking spaces with hookups, water and sewer services for overnight stays, and a dog park.

Net new stores: 4

7-Eleven opened a new 7-Eleven convenience store with a Laredo Taco Company quick-service restaurant in Keenesburg, Colorado, on Aug. 1. The 4,650-square-foot store includes six multi-pump gasoline dispensers and three commercial fueling diesel lanes, on a Conoco-branded forecourt.

Net new stores: 1

7-Eleven opened a rebranded 7-Eleven convenience store in Torrington, Connecticut, on Aug. 8. The 3,521-square-foot store includes four multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a Sunoco-branded forecourt.

Net new stores: 1

Wawa opened a new convenience store in Sarasota, Florida, on Aug. 16.

Net new stores: 1

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened a new location in Valdosta, Georgia, on Aug. 1. It features a Bojangles and a Godfather’s Pizza quick-service restaurant (QSR) and a Love’s Fresh Kitchen. The site has 111 truck parking spaces and a CAT scale. It also has five RV hookups.

Pilot opened a new travel center in Ellabell, Georgia  , on Aug. 1. It offers eight diesel lanes, 72 truck parking spaces, 62 car parking spaces, showers, laundry facilities and three self-checkouts.

QuikTrip opened a new travel center in Dublin, Georgia, on Aug. 1.

Parker’s opened a new convenience store in Rincon, Georgia, on Aug. 7 and Hepzibah, Georgia, on Aug. 9.

Net new stores: 5

Casey’s General Stores opened a new convenience store in Washington, Illinois, on Aug. 20.

Net new stores: 1

Kwik Trip opened a new Kwik Star convenience store in Norwalk, Iowa, on Aug. 29.

Net new stores: 1

Royal Farms opened a new convenience store in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Aug. 19. This location features a gas station with 16 fueling positions.

Net new stores: 1

Sheetz opened a new convenience store in Romulus, Michigan, on Aug. 27, its first store in the state. The location features four truck diesel lanes.

Net new stores: 1

Casey’s General Stores opened a new convenience store in Bell Plaine, Minnesota, on Aug. 29.

Net new stores: 1

A new 76 Fill Up Market gas station and convenience store opened its doors in Pearl, Mississippi, on Aug. 9. A new 76 Rankin Mart gas station and convenience store also opened in Brandon, Mississippi, on Aug. 10.

A 90 Express convenience store and gas station offering 16 Chevron fueling positions opened on Aug. 18 in Biloxi, Mississippi. It is located off of Highway 90. The facility also features a 90 Proof Liquor store. The store is teaming up with the Biloxi Police Department and using a program called Fuse Net, a system created to maintain safety around the store. The store has 67 cameras providing 24-hour security.

Net new stores: 3

Casey’s General Stores opened a new convenience store in Winfield, Missouri, on Aug. 22.

Net new stores: 1

Wawa opened new convenience stores in Mount Olive, New Jersey, on Aug. 1, Logan Township, New Jersey, on Aug. 22 and West Windsor, New Jersey, on Aug. 29.

Net new stores: 3

Cliff’s Local Market opened a new convenience-store in Oswego, New York, on Aug. 13. Along with CITGO-branded gasoline and diesel, the new store features an expanded menu of savory options, Utica Roasting Coffee and a beer cave with a large selection of craft beers.

Net new stores: 1

7-Eleven opened a new 7-Eleven store in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Aug. 8. The 4,650-square-foot store includes eight multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

Sheetz opened a new convenience store in Hendersonville, North Carolina, on Aug. 15.

Cashion’s Quik Stop in Huntersville, North Carolina, closed its doors on Aug. 17. Huntersville town commissioners purchased the gas station for $2.3 million as part changes planned for the intersection.

ARKO’s GPM Investments opened a new, 5,600-square-foot Handy Mart convenience store in Newport, North Carolina, on Aug. 26.

Sheetz opened new convenience stores in Asheville and Warsaw, North Carolina, in August. The Asheville location features four truck diesel lanes, and the Warsaw location features five truck diesel lanes.

Net new stores: 4

Maverik closed a Kum & Go convenience store in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Aug. 5.

Sheetz opened a new convenience store in Warsaw, North Dakota, on Aug. 20.

Net new stores: 0

Sheetz opened new convenience stores in Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and Franklin, Ohio, both on Aug. 6.

Beck Suppliers opened a FriendShip Kitchen convenience store in Maumee, Ohio, in mid-August.

Net new stores: 3

On Aug. 1, QuikTrip closed a 40-year-old convenience store in Tulsa, Oklahoma, across the street from the University of Tulsa campus. “The store was not consistent, and it was not performing to expectations,” the company said. The site is on a relatively small physical footprint, and the store did not conform and could not be enlarged to the chain’s expanded and remodeled layout of its newer stores. The expansion of the on-campus Hurricane Market c-store may have been a factor, according to a report by The Collegian campus newspaper.

Net new stores: -1

Sheetz opened new convenience stores in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 15 and Meadowlands, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 29.

Net new stores: 2

Kwik Trip opened new Kwik Star convenience stores in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Aug. 8 and Harrisburg, South Dakota, on Aug. 22.

Net new stores: 2

7-Eleven opened a new 7-Eleven store with a Raise the Roost Chicken & Biscuit quick-service restaurant in Hermitage, Tennessee, on Aug. 22. The 5,398-square-foot store includes five multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

Net new stores: 1

BW Gas & Convenience Holdings closed an Allsup’s convenience store in Denton, Texas, near the University of North Texas, in early August. The company took “the opportunity to divest certain stores that do not match our strategy and reinvest the proceeds in locations that enable us to provide a better customer experience,” a spokesperson said.

7-Eleven opened a new 7-Eleven store in Woodway, Texas, on Aug. 8. The 4,650-square-foot store includes six multi-pump gasoline dispensers and two commercial fueling diesel lanes on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt. It also opened a new 7-Eleven store with a Laredo Taco Company restaurant in La Porte, Texas, on Aug. 20. The 4,650-square-foot store includes eight multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

Net new stores: 1

Sheetz opened a new, 6,000-square-foot convenience store in Charleston, West Virginia, on Aug. 22.

Net new stores: 1

Kwik Trip opened a new convenience store in Cadott, Wisconsin, on Aug. 22.

Alimentation Couche-Tard opened Circle K convenience stores in Appleton and Menasha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 27.

Net new stores: 3

NEW STORES OPENED IN AUGUST 2024: 48

STORES CLOSED IN AUGUST 2024: 5

NET NEW STORES IN AUGUST 2024: 43

TOTAL NET NEW STORES IN 2024: 264

To be sure your locations are listed in upcoming roundups, please send new-store announcements and other news to Greg Lindenberg at greg.lindenberg@informa.com