West Memphis Buc-ee’s part of larger growth plans for massive travel centers
The sun rises beyond the 120 gasoline pumps outside a Buc-ee’s store early Thursday, April 4, in Johnstown, Colorado. (David Zalubowski/AP file)
Buc-ee’s, the darling of road trip gas plazas and convenience stores, is stepping up its growth strategy with more locations and bigger stores — including the two recently announced in the Memphis area.
For years the company built about four stores a year. This year, it came out of the box with seven, a growth trajectory that shows no sign of slowing.
“I would say it’s about 20 to 25% more growth a year,” said Jeff Nadalo, legal counsel for the company known to travelers for its mascot — a grinning beaver in a bill cap — brisket and scrupulously clean restrooms.
“They are also bigger stores,” Nadalo said. “Our older stores were the smaller size.”
Founded in Texas in 1982, Buc-ee’s now has 50 stores across the Southeast, with an outlier in Colorado.
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Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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