Inflation, supply chain issues and the ongoing labor shortage have c-store retailers and suppliers more pessimistic about this year's business prospects.
With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down self-serve areas of the convenience store in many regions of the country last year, dispensed beverages suffered as the packaged beverages category benefitted.
After a difficult pandemic-depressed year, the convenience store industry’s single-store owners and small chains are bullish on 2021, but some plan to throw in the towel.
