RUTTER’S OPENS C-STORE BAR CONCEPT

Plus, Love’s, Maverik and more also recently opened new locations.

Rutter’s opened its first location of 2025 featuring its new on-site bar and lounge, according to a press release sent to NACS.

The nearly 11,000-square-foot store is the retailer’s 89^th location and features a 21+ space with nearly 75 alcoholic beverage options, including canned cocktails, beer and wine, five video gaming terminals, large-screen TVs to watch sports, exclusive bundle deals and access to Rutter’s food service menu.

The location is also open 24/7.

Love’s Travel Stops recently opened a new travel stop in St. Clairsville, Ohio. The store is the company’s fourth travel stop to open in 2025, according to Love’s.

The new location has 21 truck parking spaces, laundry, showers, a CAT scale, four RV hookups, Wi-Fi and other amenities.

The travel stop will add 120 jobs ranging from store retail operations to foodservice and truck maintenance.

The location also has space for EV chargers allocated to be able to quickly partner with local utility companies and install EV charging stations should there be customer demand.

In honor of the grand opening, Love’s will donate $2,500 to Union Local School District and $2,500 to the Belmont Volunteer Fire Department.

Dash In recently held a ribbon cutting for its new location in Bryan’s Road, Maryland.

“As part of the celebration, we’ll be donating $10,000 to Accokeek Foundation at Piscataway Park and Worship Center Community Food Pantry,” Dash In posted on LinkedIn.

Maverik opened a new store in West Haven, Utah, the retailer posted on LinkedIn.

Refuel held a grand re-opening of its Greensboro, North Carolina location.

“This re-opening represents an exciting milestone in our continued journey to serve and fuel the Greensboro community.

We’re incredibly proud of the work that’s gone into this transformation and even more excited to welcome our customers back through the doors,” Refuel posted on LinkedIn.

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