Although the eCommerce effect has presented a new dynamic for the retail market, the convenience store (c-store) channel has shown itself to be resilient. However, experts note that the channel still is navigating other consumer packaged goods (CPG) trends in order to meet the needs of today’s consumer.
“Convenience stores are one of the few remaining bright growth spots across the retail landscape, c-stores were not immune from the impact of the evolving consumer,” says Jordan Rost, vice president of consumer insights for New York-based Nielsen. “As of the first half of 2017, dollar sales at c-stores were growing at less than half the rate seen in the year prior and unit sales growth has dipped into the red.”