New Convenience-Store Roundup for October 2018
By Greg Lindenberg on Nov. 11, 2018CHICAGO -- This edition of New Convenience-Store Roundup features new c-store openings, closings and more for the month of October 2018.
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. convenience stores, gas stations, truckstops and travel centers not previously reported in CSP Daily News.
- Click here for new c-store roundups from previous months, along with other grand-opening and new store coverage. Click here for recent M&A activity.
Many of the stores listed here are owned by independent operators, while others belong to major chains. And many are part of CSP’s Top 202 list of the largest chains in the industry. Some of the owners and operators are new entrepreneurs, and some are industry veterans.
- Click here to view the Top 202 c-store chains for 2018.
Unless otherwise noted, the new locations offer the food, snacks, beverages, tobacco, merchandise, services and amenities found in most c-stores. Most offer fuel.
Click through for a state-by-state breakdown …
Alabama
Wadsworth Oil Co., a Motiva Enterprises 76 brand licensee, opened a new gas station on Oct. 19 in Moody, Ala. It offers Hunt Brothers Pizza.
Net new stores*: 1
*Represents 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. It also does not include store openings previously reported in CSP Daily News.
Arizona
Running Man Fuels 2 opened Oct. 3 in Parker, Ariz. The gas station and c-store is an enterprise of the Colorado River Indian Tribes.
Net new stores: 1
Florida
Illinois
Crosstie Convenience, a new gas station and c-store, opened Oct. 8 in a former Mobil station in Galesburg, Ill. It has eight gas pump for cars and one diesel fueling station. Inside, it has six booths that will seat 16 people.
Foxtrot Market opened a new c-store in Chicago on Oct. 18.
Net new stores: 2
Indiana
Maui Stop N Shop opened Oct. 1 in a former grocery store in Terre Haute, Ind., after completing its conversion into a gas station.
Net new stores: 1
Iowa
The Boondocks USA Truckstop near Williams, Iowa, owned and operated by Bob and Mim Welch for more than 45 years, closed on Oct. 20. Welch has suffered health issues but is closing the location because he couldn’t find enough employees and because of competition from nearby large truckstop chains.
Net new stores: -1
Kansas
Kentucky
Hauck's Handy Store, a c-store in Louisville, Ky., closed its doors in October after 106 years. The owners, Lynn Hite and Karen Hauck, can no longer run the shop that was started by William and Elizabeth Hauck, their grandparents, in 1912.
Net new stores: -1
Massachusetts
Northline Shell opened in Edgartown, Mass., on Oct. 17 in the airport business park. The Martha’s Vineyard airport commission owns and leases the property to Louis Paciello.
Net new stores: 1
Missouri
Nevada
Eagles Landing Travel Plaza opened a new store in Mesquite, Nev. The $10 million facility includes two restaurants, a c-store and liquor store. The plaza has 77 parking spaces for trucks, 16 gas pumps for cars, five RV gas pumps and eight diesel lanes for semitrailers.
Net new stores: 1
New Jersey
QuickChek opened a new 5,496-square-foot c-store in Raritan, N.J., on Oct. 2. It includes indoor seating for 11 people, outdoor seating for eight, 16 fueling positions and 86 parking spaces. The chain also opened a new 4,542-square-foot store in Woodbridge, N.J., on Oct. 16. It includes outdoor seating for eight people, 16 fueling positions and 46 parking spaces.
Net new stores: 2
New York
The Goods Mart, a health-focused c-store, opened a new location in New York in the SoHo district on Oct. 22.
Stewart’s Shops closed two c-stores in Albany and Amsterdam, N.Y., in October rather than renovate the stores.
A Speedway station in Long Island City, N.Y., closed in mid-October.
Net new stores: -2
Pennsylvania
A Snappy’s Convenience Store in State College, Pa., closed on Oct. 1. An employee said the unpredictability of different construction and road projects over the past year made it harder to continue regular operations.
Wawa opened a new c-store in Philadelphia in the City Center district on Oct. 4.
Sheetz opened a new c-store in Lantz Corners, Pa., on Oct. 17
Net new stores: 1
South Carolina
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores opened a new location in Yemassee, S.C., on Oct. 11. The more than 11,000-square-foot facility features a Hardee's restaurant, laundry facilities, seven showers and a Love's Truck Tire Care center.
Net new stores: 1
Texas
QuikTrip opened a new c-store in Live Oak, Texas, on Oct. 1. It also opened a new c-store in Sherman, Texas, on Oct. 18. The 5,858-square-foot “Gen 3” location includes 20 gas pumps. And it opened a new c-store in Leon Valley, Texas, on Oct. 25.
Buc-ee’s opened a new c-store in Denton, Texas, on Oct. 30. The 55,000-square-foot center will have 122 fueling positions and a car wash.
Net new stores: 4
Virginia
Wawa opened a new c-store in Richmond, Va., on Oct. 18.
Tugwell’s Market, a c-store in Richmond, Va., opened in October.
A 7-Eleven c-store in Arlington, Va., closed on Oct. 30.
Net new stores: 1
Washington
West Virginia
Par Mar Stores opened new c-stores in Charleston and Bartow, W.Va., in early October.
Net new stores: 2
Wisconsin
Kwik Trip opened new c-stores in Cameron, Wis., on Oct. 4 and Kenosha, Wis., in mid-October.
Net new stores: 2
TOTAL NEW STORES FOR OCTOBER 2018: 20
TOTAL NEW STORES FOR 2018: 266
To be sure your locations are listed in this roundup, please send new store announcements to Greg Lindenberg at glindenberg@winsightmedia.com.