Research & Data

What’s Hot: 7-Eleven Finds Magic With Snackers

The chain’s new Magic Bar is mobile, flavorful and a good value to customers.

C-store Beverage Sales Benefit From Warm Start to Fall

Favorable weather and solid consumer sentiment drove a 4.3-percent overall increase in the third quarter.

The C-Store Alcohol Shopper

Convenience is beer’s single largest platform – but the landscape is evolving.

Buc-ee's Captures Nation's Highest Ratings for C-store Coffee

GasBuddy users rank the best java state by state.

Cenex Makes Strong First Showing in GasBuddy's Q3 2018 C-store Report Card

Overall, outdoor lighting received the most user ratings of any category in the quarter.

How C-store Foodservice Can Appeal to Tomorrow's Consumers Today

Datassential presents research on the younger generations at the 2018 Convenience Store News Convenience Foodservice Exchange.

Sparkling Water's Popularity Shows No Signs of Fizzing Out

Nielsen: Sales spiked $49 million for the week ended Aug. 18, a 22-percent increase from the same time last year.

Getting to the Core: The Skinny on Baked Goods

Convenience store shoppers prefer to purchase bakery products at other retail channels.

NACS: Optimism Among Convenience Retailers at Record Highs

Three-quarters of operators saw in-store sales rise during the first nine months of 2018 due to good weather, positive economic news and low gas prices.

The Hershey Mobile Customer Insights Center

Hershey Bringing Mobile Customer Insights Center Directly to Retailers

The expandable tractor-trailer will make multiple stops across the United States.

Does Pumpkin Spice Still Have Its Mojo?

More and more retailers and brands are jumping on the autumnal bandwagon.

What’s Hot: Two Frozen Treats Show the Power of Co-Branding

Consumers give high marks to Wawa’s Jolly Rancher Cream Smoothie and Circle K’s f’real Cotton Candy Carnival Milkshake.

Unofficial End of Summer Brings Strong C-store Beverage Sales

Heat wave helps drive cold vault numbers up 4.4 percent year over year.

The Top 100 Convenience Store Chains of 2018

Four of last year's top 25 chains disappeared from this year's ranking on account of acquisitions.