Buc-ee’s charts major expansion into 6 new states

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The Buc-ee's in Athens opened Nov. 21, 2022. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)One of the lines waiting for the opening of Buc-ee's in Athens on Nov. 21, 2022. More than 100 people were in line when the store opened. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)The sun had not yet risen on Nov. 21, 2022, when Buc-ees opened its doors for the first time in Athens on I-65. More than 100 people were in line when it opened. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)The beaver statue outside the Buc-ee's in Athens, which opened Nov. 21, 2022. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)Rachel Bolen, left, and Ashley Larkin were among the early arrivals at the Buc-ee's opening in Athens on Nov. 21, 2022. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)Tyler Williams said he drove to Athens from Carmel, Indiana, to be at the opening of Buc-ee's on Nov. 21, 2022. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)The Buc-ee's that opened in Athens on Nov. 21, 2022, has 120 gas spots. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)Olivia Martindale, left, and Talitha Mays were first in line at one of the doors at Buc-ee's for the Nov. 21, 2022 opening of its Athens location. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)Blaise Ledbetter, left, drove from Nashville to be at the Buc-ee's opening Nov. 21, 2022, with her friend, Derek May. They are wrapped in Buc-ee's blankets employees gave out before the store opened. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)An inflatable Buc-ee's beaver greets customers at the Nov. 21, 2022, opening of the Athens location. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)Giselle Delamora, left, flew in Sunday from Seattle to be at the Nov. 21, 2022 opening of Buc-ee's in Athens with her boyfriend Allen Buchanan. (Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com)

Buc-ee’s is eyeing expansion in six states, which would bring its reach into 20 states by the end of 2027.

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