Consumer Insights

Convenience Store News’ 14th annual consumer study reveals that millennials and Generation Z are increasingly shaping the convenience store proposition.

More than eight in 10 respondents think it is important for the Food and Drug Administration to focus on making smoke-free tobacco products available to adult smokers.

Across all U.S. grocery channels, private label dollar volume jumped 10.3 percent, nearly twice the gain of national brands.

Price is now the top purchase consideration for buyers of c-store prepared food.

Consumers are becoming exceedingly purposeful with their choices, according to data analytics firm Kantar.

A Numerator survey found that convenience ranks third in importance for a shopping experience, behind price and quality.

Roughly 25 million consumers eat plant-based beverages and foods regularly or occasionally, according to Circana.

Eighty-five percent or more say they prefer sharing meals with other people rather than dining alone.