USA: Thorntons opens new store in Tennessee
It’s the first location built along the New Salem Highway for retail solutions and with 10 fueling dispensers to satisfy customers needs.
Thorntons has announced the opening of its newest Tennessee Store, it being the third located in Murfreesboro. The store, located at 1785 New Salem Highway, opened last week and has upped the total number of company’s stores in Tennessee up to 17.
This Thorntons is one of the first stores to be constructed in this planned development along New Salem Highway. It sits on 2 acres and is 4,400 square feet. There are 10 fueling dispensers offering 3-grades of gasoline, diesel, and ethanol blends beneath a customized fuel canopy.
This location offers a variety of features to serve their on-the-go Guests, including: Self-checkout to drive a faster and more efficient Guest experience; LED lighting for Guest and Team Member safety and energy efficiency; freshly made burritos and sandwiches prepared throughout the day in the store’s onsite kitchen; and a variety of top-of-the-line beverages, including fresh bean to cup coffee and ice-cold fountain beverages with nugget ice.
The firm has also announced the donation of $2,500 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee to commemorate the new site and following its commitment to help feed the hungry in all the communities where it operates. Thorntons has contributed more than 100,000 pounds of food to all of its Feeding America Food Bank Partners in 2021.
Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Thorntons is part of the bp portfolio and operates more than 200 stores that provide high quality fresh foods, beverages, and fuel in six states: Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Florida. Thorntons’ mission is to be people’s favorite place to stop when they are on-the-go and people’s favorite place to work. The company has its own fuel terminal, blending plants, transportation fleet and commissary.
