Sheetz plans to open its newest Michigan store at 7840 Haggerty Road in Van Buren Township on Thursday, Nov. 12, with a grand-opening celebration running from 9 to 11 a.m. The event is set to include gift card giveaways, a ribbon-cutting and remarks from company leadership and local officials, part of a broader push by the Pennsylvania-based chain to plant roots across southeast Michigan.
According to the Detroit Free Press, Sheetz plans to award two $250 gift cards at 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., followed by a $2,500 gift card drawing at 11 a.m. A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. and will include remarks from Sheetz leadership, local officials and nonprofit partners. The chain, known for its 24-hour stores, made-to-order food and fuel service, says it now operates more than 800 locations across seven states, including Michigan.
A Long Road Through Local Planning
Getting to opening day took months of local review. On Sept. 11, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission recommended approval of a special land-use request for a Sheetz gas station and restaurant at the southwest corner of Haggerty and Ecorse roads, according to the station's report in The Belleville Independent.
The same report notes the commission also unanimously approved a preliminary site plan, contingent on the township board signing off on the special land use. The proposed project includes a 6,139-square-foot convenience store and restaurant building, a 4,786.7-square-foot canopy, and 12 fueling pumps. A Sheetz representative told the commission the company has an investment of $9 million to $10 million in the Van Buren Township project, and said the company would be working with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on plans for wetlands and floodplains at the site.
Part of a Bigger Michigan Build-Out
The Haggerty Road store is one piece of a much larger expansion. Sheetz opened its first Michigan store in Romulus in 2024, and the company has since opened locations in Orion Township in July and Macomb Township in August, per the Free Press. Stores are also under construction in Highland Township, Roseville and Royal Oak, with the Roseville project rising on the former Sacred Heart Catholic Church property.
Sheetz says it plans to open 50 to 60 locations in southeast Michigan, and the company has indicated it will announce its 2027 openings sometime in the near future. Earlier this year, Sheetz said it was set to open 14 locations across Southeast Michigan in 2026 as part of a broader half-billion-dollar investment in the state, according to WDIV ClickOnDetroit. That station reported each location is expected to employ at least 30 workers, many in full-time positions, resulting in more than 400 new jobs across the region, with planned stores including addresses in Orion Township and Macomb.
Other Projects Moving Through the Pipeline
Sheetz's Michigan footprint has been growing on multiple fronts at once. The company opened a location at 8200 Telegraph Road in Taylor on Sept. 1, where it donated $2,500 each to Special Olympics Michigan and Forgotten Harvest, as MLive reported. That same report said a Royal Oak location at 3200 West 14 Mile Road had won approval and was under construction, while Springfield Township's planning commission had approved a final site plan for a proposed Sheetz at 8500 Dixie Highway, a project planned to include 49 parking spots and added noise buffers.
MLive's report also described Sheetz as operating more than 800 stores across Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland, a slightly different count of states than the seven cited by the Free Press. The outlet reported the company plans to have between 50 and 60 locations in Michigan by 2034, underscoring just how aggressively the chain is working to establish itself in a state it only entered two years ago.
