The Buc-ee’s convenience store is seen on June 12, 2024 in Luling, Texas. The Texas-based convenience store and gas stop, Buc-ee’s has become the world’s largest convenience store with over 100 gas pumps and a 75,000 square feet store. T (Photo by Br
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Popular mega-gas station chain Buc-ee’s opened up their first location in Arizona this week, bringing their nationwide total to 56 locations across 13 states.
Ohio also saw a new location in Huber Heights open up just weeks ago.
Their newest location in Goodyear, Arizona boasts 120 gas pumps on a 74,000-square foot property near Interstate 10 and Bullard Avenue.
What they’re saying:
Stan Beard, Buc-ee’s director of real estate development, said in a statement, “We could not have picked a better location for our first store in the Grand Canyon State. Perfectly placed for our road-trippers headed out to California or coming in for the destination-rich Phoenix area, Goodyear will be the place to stop.”
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Other locations planned
Earlier this year, Buc-ee’s confirmed the chain will open in at least seven new states over the next two years: Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin.
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A Buc-ee’s spokesperson confirmed to FOX Business that three more locations are set to open this year in Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee. In total, 12 new locations by 2028.
- San Marcos, Texas Aug. 12
- Benton, Arkansas Aug. 17
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee Nov. 16
- Ruston, Louisiana 2027
- Kansas City, Kansas 2027
- Gallaway, Tennessee 2027
- St. Lucie, Florida 2027
- Boerne, Texas 2027
- Monroe County, Georgia 2027
- Oak Creek, Wisconsin 2027
- Mebane, North Carolina 2028
- Lafayette, Louisiana 2028
What’s next:
More locations are expected starting in 2029 in Ocala, Florida; West Memphis, Arkansas; Oak Grove, Kentucky; and Hardeeville, South Carolina.
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The backstory:
Founded in 1982, Buc-ee’s is known for its large-scale gas stations and convenience stores. The change holds multiple records for the largest convenience store in the world and the longest car wash clocks.
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