BRENTWOOD, TN — Home Depot plans to open its third Fuel c-store/gas station/carwash combination this fall in Acworth, GA, the CSP Daily News reported.
Dave Long, a Home Depot store manager trainee who oversaw the recent launch of Fuel in the Nashville market, told the Daily News the company is sticking to its current plan to open 300 c-stores by 2010, adding $1.5 billion in sales a year.
CSP Daily News reported on an Atlanta Journal-Constitutions visit to the Brentwood, TN, store which showed at least half the 14 gasoline pumps were steadily busy.
"This place has become real popular," landscaper David Johnson said in the article. "I used to go to the Shell station down the street but now I come here. It's convenient."
According to CSP, Home Depot executives are hoping shoppers pop in the store for a sandwich, giant bag of chips or other higher-profit item, such as an $8 carwash.
To read about one operator's experience with Big Box competition (Sam's Club), check out this bulletin board post.
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