The world’s largest convenience store just got a little less convenient. With over 85,000 locations globally, 7-Eleven became a gas station powerhouse, operating in 20 countries. The chain has 13,000 locations across the US alone. But stores are disappearing like the last drops from a slushie machine. During a fiscal first-quarter earnings presentation last week … Read more
You may want to throw out that college degree because the famous bronze beaver is shelling out big bucks to work at the gas station. In a post on X that recently went viral, a sign was set outside of a Buc-ee’s location showing the range of salaries and positions available, with one job paying … Read more
Gas stations are getting a luxury makeover as Beverly Hills prepares to welcome LA’s first high-end fueling stop: Maggie’s Refuel. Inspired by Japan’s 7-Eleven culture and Italy’s Autogrill, food-tech entrepreneur Alex Canter wants to turn the routine pit stop into a five-star experience. Named after Canter’s French bulldog mix, Maggie’s will pair elevated soft-serve and … Read more
Buc-ee’s employees are spilling the secrets on the mega-chain’s food waste policy, and it’s not appetizing. Known for the “cleanest restrooms in America,” the chain has a cult-like following as it has become a very fun tourist trap with its massive gift shop and bronzed, smiling beaver to score a picture with. The world’s friendliest … Read more
Get ready to be fully tanked this Fourth of July weekend. With gas prices up by nearly 40% since February, some of your favorite retailers and grocery stores have done the unthinkable — become charitable by offering giant savings. Ahead of July 4, companies like Amazon, JCPenney, Walmart and more are giving customers some much-needed … Read more
Forget 9-5 because Dolly is working overtime. The Queen of Country opened up her brand new truck stop, cutely called Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop. In typically Dolly fashion, the spot is “a place where you’re greeted not just with fuel and food, but with warmth, comfort, and a little sparkle of Dolly Parton magic.” Right … Read more
The “world’s friendliest beaver” is adding 15 more pit stops. Famous for the “cleanest restrooms in America,” the mega-sized convenience hub and gas station is giving roadtrippers more chances to stop and fill up. Buc-ee’s first opened back in 1982 and offered Texans a simple and clean place to fill up their tanks. However, it … Read more
A road-trip bathroom stop turned into a viral parenting showdown — complete with police, shouting, and a wave of moms rushing to defend a dad who was just trying to help his daughters. In a now-viral TikTok video posted earlier this week, Tyler Brodsky is seen helping his young daughters wash their hands in a … Read more
Costco’s famously chaotic gas lines could soon get a whole lot shorter… at one giant location. The bulk shopping retailer is set to dramatically expand its Santa Clarita fueling station after city officials approved plans for a huge overhaul of the site. The City of Santa Clarita approved plans for the warehouse retailer to expand … Read more
Wawa is ditching their drive-thru experiment in favor of a “fly thru.” The cult-favorite gas station and convenience store chain has plans to swap their drive-thrus with a mobile pickup window call Fly Thrus, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. The mobile pickup windows will allow customers to order from Wawa’s mobile app and pick … Read more
Jeff Bezos just might help you cry a little less at the pump. Amazon Prime members can now score up to 20 cents off per gallon of gas — but there’s a catch: you’ll have to time your fill-up just right. The retail giant is doubling its usual 10-cent discount for a limited time, offering … Read more
It was a real Kwik takeover. Wawa is no longer the king of America’s convenience store scene. Kwik Trip dethroned the Pennsylvania mart to take the top spot, per a recent survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI®) Convenience Store Study 2025. The ACSI noted that while, like other spots, the Midwestern-owned convenience and gas … Read more
On the outside, the Shell station at the corner of Victoria Boulevard and Seneca Avenue on Staten Island looks like any other of the hundreds of fuel depots in NYC’s most car-centric borough — but only one of them can claim Italo and Gerardo Perito. Venture through the sliding doors into what elsewhere might be a … Read more
While gas stations are few and far between in New York City, amazing food is not. New York has always been known as one of the food capitals of the world — bagels, pizza, pastrami, halal — you name it. But now, we’ve got another title to brag about: having one of the best gas … Read more
A rap-rock band’s frontman was arrested for throwing a pop-up concert at a gas station just days after their “legendary” Lollapalooza performance — despite claiming he had a deal to host the gig. Silly Goose frontman, Jackson Foster, 23, was seen being handcuffed at a BP gas station in Chicago, Ill. on Saturday and taken … Read more
A budget-friendly recipe is going viral for channeling an Italian delicacy with just two ingredients that can be found at most roadside rest stops: coffee and an ice-cream sandwich. “It’s July and you know what that means: It’s gas station affogato season,” New York-based travel expert and television host Samantha Brown recently posted on social media. An … Read more
Customers are getting a lot of mileage out of this change. Costco has extended the hours of its gas stations and tacked on more pumps, causing fuel sales to soar and delighting loyal customers fed up with languishing in mile-long gasoline lines. The big-box retailer announced in a Facebook post several months back that the … Read more
Gas station food is as much a slice of American cuisine as a single serving of pizza, according to one celebrity chef. In an interview with Fox News Digital, chef Andrew Zimmern, based in Minnesota, said he’s spent the better part of 25 years traveling the country in a van. “I’m not sure there’s someone else alive … Read more
Wawa has opened up shop in Ohio. The popular convenience store chain’s first location in the Buckeye State held its grand opening on Wednesday morning in Liberty Township, not far from Cincinnati. The grand opening event, which took place on Wawa’s 61st anniversary, involved announcements of grants to local “community partners,” a “Hoagies for Heroes hoagie-building contest” … Read more
Imagine stepping into a gas station bathroom, shutting the door behind you — then realizing you might not be able to open it again. A quick roadside pit stop turned into a potential nightmare for a Texas woman named Shelby after she noticed a chilling detail involving the women’s room. In a series of viral … Read more