Buc-ee’s is expanding to new locations. Here’s where the next stores will be built

(Gray News) - Buc-ee’s appears to be looking at expanding its national footprint with more than a dozen planned new locations.

The Texas-based convenience store chain, known for its massive travel centers and expansive selection of snacks and merchandise, has listed 15 new store locations expected to open over the next five years.

According to the company’s website under inquiries, Buc-ee’s plans to open new stores in San Marcos, Texas; Benton, Arkansas; and Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this year.

Those locations would join the latest Buc-ee’s to open as the travel center chain opened its first Arizona location this week in Goodyear.

Thousands of customers attended the opening ceremony on Monday, while hundreds of people were seen lining up even hours before the store officially opened its doors.

The Goodyear travel center is said to be nearly 75,000 square feet of space, featuring 120 fuel pumps, and, of course, with its lovable beaver mascot and hot food on display.

Future locations listed include Kansas City, Kansas, St Lucie, Florida, and Lafayette, Louisiana, with those to open within the next couple of years.

The chain currently operates more than 50 locations in about a dozen states. It has been awarded the best restrooms in the country for convenience stores and boasts the record for the largest gas station in the world at its Sevierville, Tennessee, location.