New Convenience-Store Roundup for June 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 June 2024.

Florida topped the ranking with the most stores opened in a month, with seven new locations. 7-Eleven opened eight new stores in June in six states. Casey’s opened six new stores during the month in four states. Notably, Buc-ee’s opened two new mega-convenience stores in June.

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.

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7-Eleven Inc. opened a new 7-Eleven convenience store in San Bernadino, California, on June 27. The 3,010-square-foot store includes six multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

Net new stores*: 1

*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.

A Daybreak Market and 76 Gas Station in Davenport, Florida, opened on June 1.

A new 360 Gas + C-Store opened in Panama City, Florida, on June 6.

Wawa opened a drive-thru-only convenience store—the chain’s third—in Largo, Florida, on June 13. The 2,200-square-foot store is open daily from 5:30 a.m. to midnight and offers breakfast, lunch and dinner items including hoagies, burgers, fries, coffee, breakfast sandwiches, specialty beverages and bakery items. Wawa also opened a 6,119-square-foot convenience store in Palatka, Florida, on June 27.

7-Eleven Inc. opened a new 7-Eleven convenience store in Coral Springs, Florida, on June 20. The 4,100-square-foot store includes six multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt. The retailer also opened a new c-store in Naples, Florida, on June 26. The 4,650-square-foot store includes eight multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt. And the company opened a new c-store in Fort Pierce, Florida, on June 27. The 4,650-square-foot store includes eight multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

Net new stores: 7

Enmarket opened a new convenience-store in Dublin, Georgia, on June 28. It features Bean2Cup coffee, made-to-order food from the Eatery, hot grab and go items, a Mooz frozen yogurt bar and a Marketwash car wash.

Net new stores: 1

Meijer opened a Meijer Express gas station and c-store on June 14, adjacent to a new supermarket, in Noblesville, Indiana. It features hot, ready-to-eat prepared food all day. Breakfast selections include breakfast sandwiches, burritos and pizza, and lunch and dinner options feature a menu of quesadillas, burritos and burrito bowls, along with a variety of sandwich offerings, Meijer Crafted meals and multiple ready-to-eat or made-to-order pizza options. The gas station also offers a variety of drinks and snacks including fresh, hot coffee, cold drinks, healthy snacks, candy and chips.

Net new stores: 1

Casey’s General Stores opened a new convenience store in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 25.

Net new stores: 1

Buc-ee’s opened a 53,000-square-foot travel center in Smiths Grove, Kentucky, on June 24, with 120 fueling positions. In the store, it offers thousands of snack, meal and drink options. Buc-ee’s staples including Texas barbeque, homemade fudge, kolaches, Beaver Nuggets, jerky and fresh pastries also are available.

Net new stores: 1

PMG Airport Plazas opened a new 7-Eleven-branded convenience store in Glen Burnie, Maryland, at Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport on June 6.

Net new stores: 1

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened a new location on June 20 in Sarcoxie, Missouri, along Interstate 44. The location is 24/7 and features an Arby’s quick-service restaurant (QSR). It adds 89 truck parking spaces to Love’s network and RVers have access to three RV hookups.

Net new stores: 1

The Riverside Mini Mart, a drive-thru and walk-thru (but not walk-in) convenience store in Mesquite, Nevada, opened on June 4. It also has a SmartTab app that customers can use to pre-order items. The store offers candy, snacks, chips, soda, beverages, energy drinks and slushies; grocery items including milk and eggs; and beer, wine and tobacco. It also has medications and personal care items.

The Eldorado Pass Travel Center & Truck Stop opened in Henderson, Nevada, on June 5. It offers 30 Shell fuel pumps, eight diesel semi-truck positions and a truck wash. It includes an 11,600-square-foot convenience store with attached Sonic and Dunkin’ Donuts fast-food outlets, showers, laundry facility, trucker’s lounge, massage chairs and 15 slot machines. It also offers air, water tanks and propane. It has parking for semi-trucks, recreational vehicles and cars.

Net new stores: 2

Wawa opened a new convenience store in Hazlet, New Jersey, on June 27.

Net new stores: 1

An Applegreen convenience store opened in late June at the New York State Thruway’s new Scottsville Service Area in Scottsville, New York, on I-90 eastbound between exit 47 and exit 46.

Net new stores: 1

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened a new location in Rural Hall, North Carolina, on June 6. It adds 110 truck parking spaces to Love’s network and RVers have access to three RV parking spaces. It also features a Bojangles quick-service restaurant (QSR).

7-Eleven Inc. opened a new 7-Eleven convenience store in Lexington, North Carolina, on June 27. The 4,650-square-foot store includes eight multi-pump gasoline dispensers and four commercial fueling lanes offering diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

Refuel Operating Co. opened a new convenience store in Wake Forest, North Carolina, in June.

Net new stores: 3

Casey’s General Stores opened a new convenience store in Gwinner, North Dakota, on June 18.

Net new stores: 1

QuikTrip opened its first store in the state of Ohio on June 6. The new travel center is in Dayton, just west of Interstate 75. The new location features a more spacious store design than a traditional QuikTrip and can service 16 cars for gas and has six diesel bays for trucks. The store features a full-service kitchen with fresh, made-to-order meals and grab-and-go options.

Sheetz opened a new convenience store in Huber Heights, Ohio, on June 18.

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened a new location in North Lima, Ohio, off of Interstate 76, on June 27. It adds 108 truck parking spaces to Love’s network. It also features a Hardee’s quick-service restaurant (QSR) and a Speedco facility.

Net new stores: 3

Casey’s General Stores opened new convenience stores in Ringling, Oklahoma, and in Waurika, Oklahoma, both on June 25.

Net new stores: 2

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened a new location on June 13 in Baker City, Oregon. The location is 24/7 and features an Arby’s quick-service restaurant (QSR). It adds 81 truck parking spaces to Love’s network and RVers have access to four RV hookups.

Net new stores: 1

Koch's at Connor, a new convenience store in downtown Johnstown, Pennsylvania, opened on June 3 on the ground floor of the Fulton I. Connor Tower.

Sheetz opened a new convenience store in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, on June 13. It also opened a new convenience store in Houston, Pennsylvania, on June 20. 

Net new stores: 3

Casey’s General Stores opened new convenience stores in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 6 and in Lenoir City, Tennessee, on June 14.

Net new stores: 2

Buc-ee’s opened a travel center in Luling, Texas, on June 10, its largest to date at more than 75,000 square feet. It replaces the city’s current Buc-ee’s store, which was the brand’s first family travel center, built in 2003.The new site offers 120 fueling positions. In the store, it offers thousands of snack, meal and drink options. Buc-ee’s staples including Texas barbeque, homemade fudge, kolaches, Beaver Nuggets, jerky and fresh pastries also are available.

Net new stores: 1

7-Eleven Inc. opened a new 7-Eleven convenience store in Bluffdale, Utah, on June 4. The 2,802-square-foot store includes five multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

Net new stores: 1

Royal Farms opened a new convenience store in Richmond, Virginia, on June 24. The gas station has 12 fueling positions.

7-Eleven Inc. opened a new 7-Eleven convenience store in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on June 26. The 4,650-square-foot store includes six multi-pump gasoline dispensers, including auto diesel, on a 7-Eleven-branded forecourt.

Net new stores: 2

NEW STORES OPENED IN JUNE 2024: 37

STORES CLOSED IN JUNE 2024: 0

NET NEW STORES IN JUNE 2024: 37

TOTAL NET NEW STORES IN 2024: 203