Don’t Put All Your Eggs in the Millennials’ BasketSOI: Multiple changes in the nation’s demographic makeup will impact c-stores. CDC: E-Cigarette Use by Youths Tripled in 2014Cigarette use declined by about 3 percent during the same time. Category Snapshot: Ice Cream & Frozen Novelties Nielsen data shows c-store sales growth outpacing other channels. Hispanics Increase Foodservice Visits & Spending NPD: Group favors QSRs more than non-Hispanics. More Good Times Ahead for C-store Retailers Optimism abounds at 2015 NACS State of the Industry Summit. 2014 Was Historic Sales Year for U.S. C-store Industry In-store sales increased by 4.6 percent to total $214.9 billion. Low Gas Prices Lead to April Surge in Consumer Optimism Uptick in positivity reflects ongoing trend this year. Consumer Gas Spending to Drop to Lowest Level in a Decade Average household expected to spend $1,817 in 2015. NRF Invests In Research, Analysis Tools Establishes the Retail Research and Analysis Center. Three-Quarters of Consumers Using Mobile In-Store Shoppers like to compare prices online. First Previous 181 182 183 184 185 Next Last
