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Convenience store shopping increases during holiday season

Consumers are more likely to buy a drink at a c-store while holiday shopping

December 12, 2013

As consumers rush to finish their holiday shopping, they say they will rely more on convenience stores for beverages and snacks, stocking stuffers, party items and cash from ATMs, according to a consumer survey released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), Alexandria, Va.

Convenience stores enhance the speedy shopping experience

Convenience stores upgrade their offerings to maximize purchase opportunities

Stephanie Cernivec

September 10, 2013

Thirty years ago, many consumers had a negative perception OF buying food at a gas station.

Convenience stores strengthen beverage share

Convenience makes the channel a beverage destination

Elizabeth Fuhrman

September 17, 2012

The environment is looking up for convenience stores, and particularly for beverages sold in the channel.

Drug stores' prescription for success

Pricing, merchandising attract drug store shoppers

Stephanie Cernivec

August 10, 2012

The drug store channel showed higher-than-average growth last year with unit sales increasing 2.2 percent versus a retail industry average decline of 0.6 percent in food, drug, convenience and mass merchandise stores, excluding Walmart, according to Susan Viamari, consumer insights expert at Chicago-based SymphonyIRI Group.

Catalina expands coupon service to convenience stores

October 4, 2011

Catalina Marketing Services announced that it is expanding its nationwide point-of-sale (POS) media network into convenience stores at the National Association of Convenience Stores Show in Chicago. The expansion follows a successful pilot program with technology partner Outsite Networks.

Convenience, drug stores fare well in economy

Jessica Jacobsen

March 7, 2011

Convenience stores saw a sales growth of 2.6 percent in 2010, according to data from Euromonitor International, Chicago, which was a more robust increase than the grocery market overall during the same time period.

Last Drop: Priority evolution

Jennifer Zegler

November 12, 2010

Occasion-based need states are predicted to drive shopping habits in the future, finds Beverage Industry's Managing Editor Jenny Zegler. Consumers are choosing beverages less by category and more by occasion-based need states, according to trend presentations at...