Jun 11, 2024 - Business

World's largest convenience store now open in Texas

Kelly Tyko

Buc-ee's storefront — Luling, Texas now has the biggest Buc-ee's in the country. Photo: Courtesy of Buc-ee's

The world's largest convenience store is now open in Luling, Texas, with 120 fuel pumps, a massive 75,000 square feet store and the "world's cleanest bathrooms."

Why it matters: Texas-based Buc-ee's — renowned for huge locations and super-clean bathrooms — has developed a cult-like following across the South.

The new location is bigger than the Tennessee Buc-ee's that opened in June 2023 by less than 300 square feet.
It's almost 30 times the size of traditional convenience stores, which average 2,500 square feet, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores.

Zoom in: There are now 50 Buc-ee's across the country with 36 locations in Texas.

There also are locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri and Colorado.
The company broke ground on its first Virginia and Mississippi locations and plans are in the works for the first Arizona and North Carolina Buc-ee's.
The new Buc-ee's, like other locations, has thousands of food and drink options, including "Texas barbeque, homemade fudge, kolaches, Beaver Nuggets, jerky and fresh pastries," the company said.

Flashback: The flagship Buc-ee's travel center (the giant store that made the brand famous) opened in Luling in 2003, but the first location actually opened in Clute in 1982, Axios' Madalyn Mendoza writes.

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